WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 220 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH THIS
SYSTEM WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA
BORDER.
* WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT
FACTOR...BUT THEN TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
THURSDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS COMBINED
WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE SNOW DRIFTS THAT MAY CAUSE SOME
ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSABLE.
* ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD MONITOR LATER 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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