1 hr · THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. DEVELOPING WINTER STORM MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS AND BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT, THEN STALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS MONDAY. RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, CHANGING TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS AND BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON, THEN CHANGE TO SNOW BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ENHANCING SNOWFALL ACROSS THESE AREAS. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT, FINALLY TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN. THIS SLOW MOVING SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE CHEYENNE CROSSING TO ONEIL PASS INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. AREAS INCLUDED: NORTHERN BLACK HILLS, CENTRAL BLACK HILLS, WYOMING BLACK HILLS, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF, LEAD, DEADWOOD, HILL CITY, MT RUSHMORE, SUNDANCE & FOUR CORNERS * TIMING - RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * MAIN HAZARD - 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS - WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW, TRAVEL MAY BE HINDERED. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS - A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW, STRONG WINDS, FREEZING PRECIPITATION AND COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION OR THE INTERNET FOR UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE TIME TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS BEFORE THE STORM DEVELOPS.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 17:26:32 +0000
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