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Winter Weather Alert: Which states will see snow storms today, Christmas Day, Monday December 25?

Winter weather will be affecting communities across the country creating hazardous conditions in some areas. Check out the full list of NWS alerts.

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Cold temperatures and snow are creating dangerous conditions around the country. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued dozens of alerts. If you live in an affected area, it is advised that you take the proper precautions to stay safe. We have compiled all of the current winter alerts active for Christmas Day, Monday 25 December, and for the full details, check out the NWS website.

What is a Winter Weather Advisory?

The NWS issues a Winter Weather Advisory “for any amount of freezing rain, or when 2 to 4 inches of snow (alone or in combination with sleet and freezing rain), is expected to cause a significant inconvenience, but not serious enough to warrant a warning.” For the details, please review the information uploaded to the NWS website, which compiles and updates these alerts.

What is a Winter Storm Warning?

The more severe alert issued by the NWS is a Winter Storm Warning, which includes “heavy snow of at least six inches in 12 hours, or at least eight inches in 24 hours, is expected. It can also be issued if sleet accumulation will be at least half an inch.”

What is a Freezing Fog Advisory?

The NWS issues a Freezing Fog Advisory when visibility is below one mile in freezing fog. Low visibility can make driving conditions hazardous. Freezing fog will also lead to icy spots on roadways, especially on elevated surfaces such as overpasses and bridges.

What is an Ice Storm Warning? A Blizzard Warning?

The NWS also issues other severe weather alerts: one is called an Ice Storm Warning, where ice accumulation of at least one-fourth of an inch is expected, while a Blizzard Warning is given when blizzard conditions are expected for at least three hours.

Alaska

Winter Storm Warning: Municipality of Skagway, Haines Borough and Klukwan (until Dec. 26 9 a.m. AKST)

Colorado

Blizzard Warning: Phillips County; Sedgwick County, North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet, North Lincoln County; Washington County, Kit Carson County; Yuma County, Cheyenne County (until Dec. 27 5 a.m. MST)

Iowa

Winter Weather Advisory:

  • Harrison; Mills; Monona; Pottawattamie (until Dec. 25 9 p.m. CST)
  • Dickinson; O'Brien; Osceola, Lyon; Plymouth; Sioux; Woodbury (until Dec. 26 12 a.m. CST)

Kansas

Winter Weather Advisory:

  • Jewell; Mitchell; Osborne; Phillips; Rooks; Smith, Gove; Greeley; Logan; Wallace; Wichita (until Dec. 27 6 a.m. CST)
  • Ellsworth; Lincoln; Russell; Saline, Ellis; Trego, Lane; Ness; Rush; Scott (until Dec. 27 12 a.m. CST)
  • Clay; Cloud; Ottawa; Republic, Marshall; Washington (until Dec. 26 p.m. CST)

Blizzard Warning:

  • Cheyenne; Decatur; Graham; Norton; Rawlins; Sheridan; Sherman; Thomas (until Dec. 27 6 a.m. CST)

Minnesota

Winter Weather Advisory:

  • Cottonwood; Jackson; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Nobles; Pipestone, Rock (until Dec. 26 12 a.m. CST)
  • East Otter Tail; Grant; Wadena; West Otter Tail, South Cass (until Dec. 25 6 p.m. CST)
  • Clay; Wilkin, East Becker; Hubbard; Mahnomen; North Clearwater; South Beltrami; South Clearwater; West Becker, Central St. Louis; Koochiching; North Cass; North Itasca; North St. Louis; Northern Cook, Northern Lake; South Itasca; Southern Cook, North Shore (until Dec. 26 12 p.m. CST)
  • East Marshall; Kittson; Lake Of The Woods; North Beltrami; Roseau; West Marshall, Big Stone; Traverse (until Dec. 26 6 p.m. CST)
  • Brown; Chippewa; Douglas; Kandiyohi; Lac Qui Parle; Martin; Pope; Redwood; Renville; Stevens; Swift; Watonwan; Yellow Medicine (until Dec. 25 3 p.m. CST)

Nebraska

Winter Weather Advisory:

  • Thayer (until Dec. 26 6 p.m. CST)
  • Burt; Cass; Dodge; Douglas; Gage; Jefferson; Johnson; Lancaster; Otoe; Saline; Sarpy; Saunders; Washington (until Dec. 25 9 p.m. CST)
  • Antelope; Boone; Cedar; Knox; Madison; Pierce; Platte; Stanton; Wayne (until Dec. 26 12 p.m. CST)
  • Dakota (until Dec. 26 12 a.m. CST)

Winter Storm Warning:

  • Butler; Colfax; Cuming; Seward; Thurston (until Dec. 25 9 p.m. CST)
  • Clay; Fillmore; Nuckolls (until Dec. 26 6 p.m. CST)
  • Franklin; Harlan; Webster, Dawes; North Sioux (until Dec. 27 6 a.m. CST)
  • Dixon (until Dec. 26 12 a.m. CST)

Blizzard Warning

  • Hamilton; Merrick; Nance; Polk; York (until Dec. 26 6 p.m. CST)
  • Adams; Buffalo; Dawson; Gosper; Greeley; Hall; Howard; Kearney; Merrick; Nance; Phelps; Sherman; Valley, Furnas, Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow, Arthur; Chase; Frontier; Grant; Hayes; Hooker; Keith; Lincoln; Logan; McPherson; Perkins; Sheridan; Thomas; Western Cherry, Blaine; Boyd; Brown; Custer; Eastern Cherry; Garfield; Holt; Keya Paha; Loup; Rock; Wheeler, Deuel; Garden (until Dec. 27 6 a.m. CST)
  • Antelope; Boone; Cedar; Knox; Madison; Pierce; Platte; Stanton; Wayne (until Dec. 26 12 a.m. CST)

North Dakota

Ice Storm Warning: Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Richland; Sargent, Grand Forks; Griggs; Nelson; Steele; Traill, Dickey; La Moure (until Dec. 26 6 p.m. CST)

Winter Weather Advisory: Benson; Eastern Walsh County; Eddy; Pembina; Ramsey; Western Walsh County, Wells, Emmons; Foster; Logan; McIntosh; Sioux; Stutsman (until Dec. 26 6 p.m. CST)

Oregon

Winter Weather Advisory:

  • Central Columbia River Gorge (Until Dec. 25 4 p.m. PST)
  • Northern Oregon Cascades (Until Dec. 25 10 p.m. PST)
  • Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; South Central Oregon Cascades (Until Dec. 25 11 a.m. PST)
  • Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; North Central Oregon, East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon (Until Dec. 26 10 a.m. PST)

Ice Storm Warning: Upper Hood River Valley (Until Dec. 26 4 a.m. PST)

South Dakota

Winter Weather Advisory:

  • Brookings; Moody, Lake; Lincoln; Minnehaha; Union (until Dec. 25 11 p.m. MST),
  • Beadle; Bon Homme; Davison; Hanson; Hutchinson; Sanborn; Yankton (until Dec. 26 11 a.m. MST)
  • Aurora; Brule; Charles Mix; Douglas; Gregory; Jerauld (until Dec. 26 5 p.m. MST)

Winter Storm Warning:

  • Clay; Kingsbury; McCook; Miner; Turner (until Dec. 25 11 p.m. MST)

Blizzard Warning:

  • Beadle; Bon Homme; Davison; Hanson; Hutchinson; Sanborn; Yankton (until Dec. 25 11 p.m. MST)
  • Aurora; Brule; Charles Mix; Douglas; Gregory; Jerauld (until Dec. 26 11 a.m. MST)
  • Eastern Fall River (until Dec. 26 11 p.m. MST)
  • Campbell; Corson; Dewey; Edmunds; Faulk; Potter; Walworth, Buffalo; Hand; Hughes; Hyde; Jones; Lyman; Stanley; Sully (until Dec. 26 5 p.m. MST)
  • Ziebach (until Dec. 26 5 p.m. MST)
  • Mellette; Todd; Tripp, ennett; Haakon; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Southern Oglala Lakota, Northern Oglala Lakota; Pennington Co Plains (until Dec. 26 11 p.m. MST)

Ice Storm Warning: 

  • Clark; Deuel; Hamlin (until Dec. 26 2 a.m. MST)
  • Codington; Day; Grant; Marshall; Roberts, McPherson, Brown; Spink (until Dec. 26 11 a.m. MST)

Washington

Winter Weather Advisory: 

  • Central Columbia River Gorge (Until Dec. 25 4 p.m. PST)
  • West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes, West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Simcoe Highlands, Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest; Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest, Kittitas Valley; Yakima Valley, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains, Central Chelan County; Western Chelan County, Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Wenatchee Area; Western Okanogan County (Until Dec. 26 10 a.m. PST)
  • Moses Lake Area; Upper Columbia Basin; Waterville Plateau (Until Dec. 26 7 a.m. PST)

Ice Storm Warning:

  • South Washington Cascades (Until Dec. 25 10 p.m. PST)

Wyoming

Winter Storm Warning: Niobrara County (until Dec. 27 5 a.m. MST)

It’s important to keep yourself updated with the latest weather alerts. To get the full details, you can visit the NWS website. In most cases, these warnings will advise you to stay off the roads or take necessary precautions. For instance, make sure to give yourself extra time to reach your destination as the roads might be slippery and require you to slow down at certain points. When you’re not on the road, it’s also important to be cautious while walking on walkways, sidewalks, and paths as they can become icy and increase the risk of injuries.

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