Black Ice (STORMWATCH #4)

Weather News 1

“Good evening. I’m Joyce Adams for Channel Five Weather. The National Weather Service has just released an updated warning for our area for winter storm Holly. The outlook here in Deadwood is not improving.

“After inundating Nebraska with record accumulations, Holly is determined to keep snow plows and salt trucks in business here in South Dakota.

Previous predictions that we should expect two to four feet of snow have been increased to six to eight feet in some areas.

Drifts to ten or twelve feet are possible, with the high winds associated with Holly.

“If those numbers sound impossible, that’s because we haven’t seen a storm like this in eighty years.

Now is the time to check your emergency supplies.

You can find a list at our website, or use the ticker at the bottom of your screen.

Please, double check your emergency plans and be prepared for road closures as early as tomorrow morning.

“Trooper Bob, our correspondent from the South Dakota Highway Patrol, has more information. Over to you, Trooper Bob.”