WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 852 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
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...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL INTENSITY INCREASING DURING THE DAY
ON THURSDAY. DEPENDING ON THE STORM TRACK...ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES...IN NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA...TO AS MUCH AS 5 TO 9 INCHES ELSEWHERE.
* NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY TO 20 TO 25 MPH. STRONGER
WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* DEPENDING ON SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND SUSTAINED WINDS...
VISIBILITIES MAY BE RESTRICTED TO A FEW MILES ON THURSDAY. A
FURTHER REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES MAY BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY
DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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