...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ANY SNOW SHOWERS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE PRAIRIE COTEAU.
* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.