2012年2月28日星期二

Bismarck-Mandan residents prepare for winter storm

Before the snow set in late Tuesday afternoon, people visited stores to stock up on winter equipment.

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"It was pretty dead before but we're moving quite a bit of (snowblowers) now again," he said.

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"I think people are more waiting to see what's really going to happen," he said.

Seven North Dakota counties including Stutsman, Sioux, Emmons, Logan, McIntosh, LaMoure and Dickey were in a blizzard warning as of 4 p.m. Tuesday. Twenty-one counties, including Burleigh, Morton, Grant and Oliver, were in a winter storm warning.

National Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Ayd said Bismarck and Mandan can expect light snowfall early in the evening with heavy snowfall beginning between 8 and 10 p.m. In the late evening, winds would pick up from the north and continue into the morning, he said.

Bismarck and Mandan can expect between 5 and 7 inches of snow by Wednesday morning, he said.

"I wouldn't be surprised if we pick up eight inches," he said.

Jamestown, LaMoure, Ashley and Wishek could receive between eight and 10 inches of snow, he said.

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