WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
* 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM.
* THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE RED
RIVER VALLEY FOR FRIDAY. EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WINDS WILL
BE 10 TO 20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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