WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 914 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY INTO
SATURDAY...
.THE SECOND WAVE OF THE ANTICIPATED STORM WILL MOVE IN LATER
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO
SATURDAY...WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CAUSING WIDESPREAD
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS SNOW REDEVELOPS AND
INTENSIFIES...AND WINDS INCREASE. SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOCAL AREA. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 13 TO 16 INCHES FROM AREAS AROUND JAMESTOWN AND SOUTH...10
TO 14 INCHES FROM ELGIN AND FORT YATES TO BISMARCK AND NORTH TO
HARVEY AND RUGBY...8 TO 12 INCHES FROM HETTINGER TO GARRISON TO
BOTTINEAU...5 INCHES FROM BEACH TO STANLEY TO KENMARE...AND 2 TO
4 INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWBELLS.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS
MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT ALL LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH
THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK.
NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-251115-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
914 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /814 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST
/5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
  TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
  SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL
  RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50
  MPH FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
  DURING THIS TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 414 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS DAY INTO
SATURDAY...
.THE SECOND WAVE OF THE ANTICIPATED STORM WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO SATURDAY WITH HEAVY
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
YESTERDAY AND TODAY 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN AGAIN AS SNOW
REDEVELOPS AND WINDS INCREASE. THIS HARSH WINTER WEATHER WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY AND SATURDAY...AS BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW DEVELOP. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 13 TO 15 INCHES
FROM AREAS FROM JAMESTOWN AND SOUTH...12 INCHES FROM FORT YATES TO
BISMARCK TO HARVEY...10 INCHES FROM HETTINGER TO GARRISON TO
BOTTINEAU...5 INCHES FROM BEACH TO STANLEY TO KENMARE...AND 2 TO 4
INCHES FROM WILLISTON TO BOWBELLS.
MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH
THE LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
NDZ003>005-011>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-250615-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.BZ.W.0006.091225T1200Z-091227T0000Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
414 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /314 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST
/5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL
RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DURING
THIS TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 519 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

/401 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY WITH
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND CHILL VALUES
IN THE WEST WILL RANGE FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ALONG WITH AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES FOR MOST OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
WORSEN LATE TONIGHT AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW DEVELOP
BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TO 20 AND 35 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO LOWER VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS LATER TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS THE WEST.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN A
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM MINOT TO
BISMARCK AND INTO JAMESTOWN. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE THE
VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL
BE OBSERVED AT TIMES. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF AT ALL POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
SNOW WILL LESSEN IN INTENSITY SATURDAY BUT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
ABATE DURING THE DAY.
MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE
LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED DURING THIS STORM.
STORM SPOTTERS AND COOP OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WITH THEIR SNOWFALL REPORTS AND STORM TOTALS.
$$