BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 727 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD WILL POUND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SATURDAY...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE NORTH CENTRAL UNITED
STATES THROUGH SATURDAY...AND SLOWLY EXIT THE REGION ON SUNDAY.
SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY OVER WESTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PLAINS OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG
WINDS TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS.
SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF EARLY THIS EVENING INCLUDE 15 TO 25 INCHES
OVER THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS. OVER THE SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS 3 TO 7
INCHES HAS FALLEN WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE NORTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS.
INTERSTATE 90 IS CLOSED ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
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RAPID CITY-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAPID CITY...HERMOSA
727 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...HEAVY AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE
  LEAST AMOUNTS IN THE HERMOSA FOOT HILLS.
* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70
  MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH THE VISIBILITY
  REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE FROM 10 BELOW TO 25 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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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 439 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 700 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
430 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
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BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON-
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-
430 AM MST (530 AM CST) FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE
AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER ALL OF THE AREA EARLY
TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ON THE OPEN
PLAINS...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THE POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ITS GRIP ON THE REGION
THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY...AND THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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WINTER STORM 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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NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD...HILL CITY...
MT RUSHMORE...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS
347 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY...HEAVY
AT TIMES..AND CONTINUE THROUGH ALL OF SATURDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM DEADWOOD TO O`NEIL PASS...BUT ONLY AROUND
6 INCHES IN THE HILL CITY AND MOUNT RUSHMORE AREAS.
* GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW...
REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
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