Snow coming Friday with dangerous wind chills

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE…DEC 16, 2016

ACCUMULATING SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY LIFE

THREATENING WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE WEEKEND…

LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY

AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT…EXPANDING ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR

NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH

FRIDAY NIGHT OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN HIGHWAY 2 AND

THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 TO THE SOUTHERN

BORDER…SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE IN PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING

SNOW SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94.

FOLLOWING THE SNOW….LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS NEAR 50 BELOW

ZERO WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY

NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FRIDAY

THROUGH SUNDAY…PREPARE NOW FOR SNOW FOLLOWED BY BITTERLY COLD

AIR AND WIND CHILLS.

KEEP UP TO DATE ON ANY WATCHES OR ADVISORIES