HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 338 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 700 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
337 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009
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HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY-
SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP-
WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH-
337 PM MST (437 PM CST) SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE REGION WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST
THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS INTO THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT...BUT
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST...PRODUCING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ACROSS
THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE
OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 347 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD TO CRIPPLE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA ON CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE NORTH CENTRAL UNITED
STATES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND SLOWLY EXIT THE REGION ON
SUNDAY. SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL TAKE HOLD TODAY OVER
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING...WITH WEATHER
CONDITIONS BECOMING QUITE BAD IN MOST AREAS AS THE DAY EVOLVES.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PLAINS OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
TODAY THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. VERY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE WITH
THE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ARE AVAILABLE BY
CALLING 511...OR 1-866-697-3511. IN WYOMING...CALL 511...OR 1-888-
996-7623.
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HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-
SHANNON-JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...
BELLE FOURCHE...FAITH...DUPREE...SPEARFISH...FOLSOM...WALL...
PHILIP...PINE RIDGE...KYLE...KADOKA...MARTIN...WHITE RIVER...
MISSION...WINNER...STURGIS...UNION CENTER...COLONY
347 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009 /447 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
SATURDAY...
THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND ALONG THE
PINE RIDGE.
* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH THE VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE FROM 15 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. STAY
INDOORS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM IS OVER.
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