Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
447 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING FAR NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
.AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHWEST AND SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE STATE MAY EXPERIENCE A BRIEF LULL IN THIS WINTER STORM BEFORE
ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
NORTHWEST...AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT AS IT SPREADS INTO NORTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. LIGHT TO MODERATE AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY...AND
BECOME NORTH TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THE SNOW AND
WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
ON THURSDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WITH MODERATE AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. HOWEVER...THE NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES
WILL PLUMMET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...CAUSING WIND CHILLS
OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE STATE...WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA.
FURTHERMORE...THE COLD CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS
WILL LIKELY GENERATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE YOUR WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT AND LET
OTHER KNOW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.
CURRENT FORECASTS AND WEATHER STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT
NWS Bismarck, ND Home Page OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
447 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW INTENSITY WILL BECOME LIGHTER ON
THURSDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
* HEAVY SNOW WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.
* AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.