HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 722 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 730 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY...WITH MOST OF IT FALLING TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
BE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW AND WIND WILL WIND DOWN ON SATURDAY...THEN SUNDAY WILL BE
MUCH BETTER WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND ONLY FLURRIES. THE REST OF
NEXT WEEK LOOKS DRY AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WE NEED SNOWFALL REPORTS. PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN GRAND FORKS.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 604 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL HIT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...
.AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER A BIT LESS SNOW
WILL FALL WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR 7 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS
ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS
FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE
REGION.
FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... TODAY WILL
SEE BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
FROM SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL
OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH THE
SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND
SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS
DISCOURAGED....ESPECIALLY TRAVEL THROUGH RURAL NON- SHELTERED
AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE NEAR ZERO.
FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOW WILL FALL AS WELL WITH ANOTHER 8 TO
10 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS
STRONG AND THUS BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF AN ISSUE. DRIFTING
SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM IN OPEN COUNTRY.
CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND
MINNESOTA.
MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-261800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
603 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE
  EXPECTED FROM 6 AM FRIDAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THIS WOULD
  MAKE SNOW TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 10 TO
  18 INCHES.
* THE NORTHEASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON
  CHRISTMAS DAY...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN
  AREAS.
* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF
  POSSIBLE. CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA
  ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES.
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.
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