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More Snow on the Way

Written by Administrator Sunday, 29 March 2009 14:09

Weather reports are calling for more blizzard conditions in Gillette for the evening of March 29th and into tomorrow.  AccuWeather predicts "Blizzard conditions with strong winds, low visibility and heavy snow, accumulating 8-12 inches."  These conditions are anticipated from 6 pm tonight until 6 pm tomorrow.  Could this be a repeat of last week's storm?

The National Weather Service also issued blizzard warnings for both Buffalo and Rapid City today.  For up-to-date information see www.crh.noaa.gov/riw.

Buffalo:

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT MONDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THIS AREA THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
IS FORECAST WITH DRIFTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET.

A STRONG NORTH WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6O MPH WILL
OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

INTERSTATES 90 AND 25 AND OTHER STATE HIGHWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.

Rapid City:

ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM IS DEVELOPING FOR NORTHEAST WYOMING
AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES TONIGHT AND CROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON MONDAY.
THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATER
TONIGHT. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR
AS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST WYOMING AS WELL AS THE PLAINS OF
NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE
FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY NIGHT.

THE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AROUND TWO FEET OF SNOW
IN THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS. 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
PLAINS...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90.