Issued by The National Weather Service
Bismarck, ND
3:28 am MDT, Thu., Oct. 9, 2008
… WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA FROM LATE TONIGHT THOUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW… SLEET… OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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… WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT…
.THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS… ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON I-94 AND HIGHWAY 85 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE THEIR HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR THIS FIRST WINTER STORM. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA… AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. STAY TUNED FOR FORECAST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES.