BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1051 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY....WITH HEAVIER SNOW
ARRIVING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR.
* THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TODAY...BUT TURN
NORTHEASTLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY CHRISTMAS MORNING...
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WITH WIDESPREAD
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* 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.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1051 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY....WITH HEAVIER SNOW
ARRIVING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR.
* THE WIND WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TODAY...BUT TURN
NORTHEASTLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY CHRISTMAS MORNING...
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WITH WIDESPREAD
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$
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