SD to get the biggest snow
Posted by JAC on 12/23/2009, 8:34 am
 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 527 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-241130- TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- 527 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /427 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BE AFFECTING ALL OF THE UPPER MIDWEST. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL TAKE EFFECT THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 20 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LATE THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. WIND SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ALONG WITH HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE RESPONSIBLE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA LIFTS SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE REGION. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 511 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO IOWA BY FRIDAY MORNING AND INTENSIFY. AS THIS OCCURS...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-231915- /O.EXT.KABR.WS.W.0007.091224T0000Z-091226T1200Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 511 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /411 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE JAMES VALLEY...AND 16 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. BY LATE THURSDAY...THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MOHR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short |
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In this thread:
Big Storm for Central CONUS - JAC, 12/23/2009, 7:48 am
- Live coverage from Oklahoma - Fred, 12/24/2009, 3:45 pm
- Possible Severe Weather in East TX to Develop - JAC, 12/23/2009, 8:38 am
- Re: Possible Severe Weather in East TX to Develop - Conclue, 12/23/2009, 1:11 pm
- Here comes east TX - JAC, 12/23/2009, 2:16 pm
- Re: Possible Severe Weather in East TX to Develop - JAC, 12/23/2009, 2:11 pm
- Firing up in East OK - JAC, 12/23/2009, 1:56 pm
- Re: Possible Severe Weather in East TX to Develop - Conclue, 12/23/2009, 1:11 pm
- Freezing Rain to Develop across IA to Chicago - JAC, 12/23/2009, 7:56 am
- Surface Low developing - JAC, 12/23/2009, 2:05 pm
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