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Hoosier Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 Why are we starting a 4th? Why did we start a 3rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 MSP AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 247 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 DISCUSSION MAJOR WINTER STORM REMAINS ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF AND GFS TODAY OFFER A VERY CONSISTENT SOLUTION ON THE DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN IA ON SATURDAY. THE 15Z SREF DEPICTS THIS SCENARIO AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE TRACK HAS BEEN CONSISTENT...THERE HAS BEEN A 1 OR 2 MILLIBAR DROP IN THE FORECAST PRESSURE BY MIDDAY SATURDAY OVER NORTHERN IA. THIS SUBTLE CHANGE OVER THE PAST 36 HOURS OR SO HAS RESULTED IN A MUCH STRONGER WIND FIELD IN THE LOW LEVELS. BUFKIT PROFILES FOR KRWF AND KFRM SHOW WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS AT 200 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH MID LEVEL MOMENTUM IN THE MID 30 KNOT RANGE AND TOP OF THE CHANNEL REACHING 45 KNOTS. GIVEN THE SNOW WE ARE EXPECTING AND THE WIND...THE WINTER STORM WARNING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MN HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING WITH THE ADVISORY OVER WEST CENTRAL MN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING AS WELL. THE WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE BLIZZARD WARNINGS. WE CONTINUE TODAY WITH INCREDIBLE UPGLIDE AND ADIABATIC OMEGA DEVELOPING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOW COULD BE INTO THE TWIN CITIES AFTER 9 PM TONIGHT. ONE PROBLEM THAT EXISTS DURING THE NIGHT IS A WARM LAYER PROGGED ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MN. BUFKIT PROFILES INDICATE FREEZING RAIN EARLY ON...CHANGING TO SNOW TOWARDS DAYBREAK. HENCE...MAINTAINED A SMALL AREA OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THREE TIERS OF COUNTIES. BY SATURDAY...CROSS SECTION DATA SHOWS STRONG FRONTOGENESIS OCCURRING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FROM SOUTHWEST MN THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES AND INTO NORTHERN WI. THIS FRONTOGENESIS IS IN THE PRIME DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE WITH A LARGE AREA OF NEAR NEGATIVE TO NEGATIVE EPV ABOVE. THE AGEOSTROPHIC CIRCULATION IS ESSENTIALLY STRAIGHT UP FROM 700 TO 300 MB. ANOTHER FEATURE THAT IS A REAL TROUBLE MAKER ON SATURDAY IS THE POTENT PV ANOMALY PROGGED INTO SOUTHERN MN BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z...RIGHT ALONG THE DEFORMATION ZONE. THIS IS ALL OCCURRING WITH MIXING RATIOS IN THE 2 TO 3 G/JG RANGE WITH 2.5 IN THE DEFORMATION ZONE. NEEDLESS TO SAY...NOT HOLDING BACK ON THIS SYSTEM GIVEN THE FORCING...INSTABILITY AND PV ANOMALY. LATEST SNOW TOTAL GRIDS HAVE 12 TO 14 INCHES FOR THE TWIN CITIES WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE 16 INCH AMOUNTS ARE IN THE RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH AREAS. ELSEWHERE...10 INCH AMOUNTS CURVE FROM MORA THROUGH ST CLOUD...WILLMAR TO MANKATO WITH 6 INCH AMOUNTS FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH CANBY TO FAIRMONT AND ALBERT LEA. THE STORM WILL MOVE AWAY SATURDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO POTENTIAL WIND CHILL ADVISORIES/WARNINGS. RIGHT NOW...PROGGED WIND CHILLS BY SUNDAY MORNING ARE IN THE -35 TO -40 DEGREE RANGE IN THE MN CWA WITH -20 TO -30 DEGREES IN THE WI CWA. WILL LET LATER SHIFTS DEAL WITH THIS. MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES MN...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY FOR CHIPPEWA-LAC QUI PARLE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-STEVENS-SWIFT- YELLOW MEDICINE. BLIZZARD WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR BLUE EARTH-BROWN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-LE SUEUR- MARTIN- NICOLLET-RICE-SIBLEY-STEELE-WASECA-WATONWAN. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR ANOKA-BENTON-CARVER-CHISAGO-DAKOTA- HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANABEC-KANDIYOHI-MCLEOD-MEEKER-MILLE LACS- POPE-RAMSEY-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-STEARNS-WASHINGTON-WRIGHT. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR GOODHUE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR DOUGLAS-MORRISON-TODD. WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-RUSK- ST. CROIX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 The only sad thing about missing out on a system like this is to then watch the lake belts get clobbered again. However, i will not be complaining because this rain means my local pond gets "flooded" and then with all the cold air coming down refreezes . some good pond hockey days await Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilly84 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Why did we start a 3rd? I dont like change, shouldve let chicago start it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Why did we start a 3rd? Yeah sorry I wasn't part of 1-2 haha, didn't notice this thing has been discussed through 4000 posts already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 The only sad thing about missing out on a system like this is to then watch the lake belts get clobbered again. However, i will not be complaining because this rain means my local pond gets "flooded" and then with all the cold air coming down refreezes . some good pond hockey days await It's not a lock that it's going to be rain for us, although the 18z NAM looks a bit warmer than its 12z cousin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim Martin Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 337 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 OHZ010>014-020>023-033-089-PAZ001>003-110500- /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.A.0005.101212T1800Z-101216T0100Z/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-MAHONING-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...YOUNGSTOWN... ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE 337 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION THIS WEEKEND. IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM SYSTEM VERY COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE ON GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. THE LAKE EFFECT MACHINE WILL BEGIN BY MONDAY MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS AN AREA NORTH OF A LINE FROM OBERLIN TO MEDINA TO AROUND YOUNGSTOWN. AFTER THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BEGINS MONDAY MORNING IT WILL LIKELY PERSIST UNTIL AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS ALL OF THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE A FOOT OR MORE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE USUAL HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHEAST OHIO INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA COULD SEE 2 OR MORE FEET OF SNOWFALL. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS MAY BE AS HIGH AS 5O MPH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO ASSIST IN KEEPING WIND CHILLS IN A RANGE FROM ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxMidwest Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 WOW, packed isobars on the EURO ensemble mean are hardcore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Wonder if LOT is going to pull the trigger on a WWA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 WOW, packed isobars on the EURO ensemble mean are hardcore... 1040 surface highs FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 Wonder if LOT is going to pull the trigger on a WWA? Maybe not yet but I'm pretty sure the combination of snow and wind is going to require some type of headline. Sunday is just gonna be nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Wonder if LOT is going to pull the trigger on a WWA? They can wait until tomorrow and see what the 00z models show..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Perhaps a bit OT...but according to the 18z NAM, the entire state of Maine gets 2-4" of rain...incredible for mid-December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 oh id still love for it snow. I am slightly concerned even if it shows snow about the lake temperature. Ive looked online and all i could find is the NWS water temp for lake ontario which is stil in the 42-44 range. Im assuming thats why all the snow maps put out so far show the golden horseshoe in the donut of low accum? It's not a lock that it's going to be rain for us, although the 18z NAM looks a bit warmer than its 12z cousin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Wonder if LOT is going to pull the trigger on a WWA? Maybe if Izzi's in the office, otherwise no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 The model wind fields around northeast IL look extreme on Sunday...950 mb winds are progged to be near 50 knots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 continue so i guess #5 becomes the official OBS thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 ILX already has a WWA so I assume LOT will too AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 300 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 DISCUSSION ISSUED 300 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS WEEKEND...WITH STRONG WINDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND-CHILLS...AND LIGHT SNOW. SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY SHORT-WAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER MONTANA/WYOMING WILL AMPLIFY AND TRACK INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT...ALLOWING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO ORGANIZE ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA. AS THE WAVE MOVES FURTHER EASTWARD...DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA INTO CENTRAL/NORTHERN WISCONSIN. FURTHER SOUTH...TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. MODELS CONTINUE TO PUSH PRECIP INTO THE FAR W/SW KILX CWA BEFORE 12Z SAT...BUT THINK THIS WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO AMPLE WEDGE OF MID-LEVEL DRY AIR NOTED ON FORECAST SOUNDINGS. WILL THEREFORE ONLY INTRODUCE LOW POPS ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A PEORIA TO EFFINGHAM LINE. GIVEN STRONG WAA...THINK THERMAL PROFILE WILL BE WARM ENOUGH TO SUPPORT LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. MAIN RAIN EVENT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY...WITH WIDESPREAD ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH AMOUNTS. COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE WABASH RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. IN ITS WAKE...SHARPLY COLDER AIR WILL SURGE EASTWARD...CHANGING ANY LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS TO SNOW SHOWERS. THINK BULK OF PRECIP WILL PUSH INTO INDIANA BEFORE THE COLD AIR ARRIVES...SO SNOW CHANCES WILL INITIALLY BE QUITE LOW. AS WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST...SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. BASED ON THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THE LOW...HEAVIEST DEFORMATION ZONE SNOWS WILL REMAIN JUST N/NW OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA...HOWEVER 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES...WILL BE COMMON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A CANTON TO BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL LINE. FURTHER SOUTHEAST...LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70 WILL SEE LESS THAN ONE INCH. MAIN STORY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WILL BE THE VERY STRONG WINDS. LATEST BUFKIT GUIDANCE AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING/BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HAVE THEREFORE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO HIGHLIGHT THE THREAT. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY...EVENTUALLY BOTTOMING OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WIND-CHILL VALUES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY AND WILL PLUNGE INTO THE -10 TO -20 DEGREE RANGE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL COVER THE LOW WIND-CHILLS AS WELL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 ILX already has a WWA so I assume LOT will too I thought they might, they'll probably rip off my 2-5" call from this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierwx Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 LMK calling for 4" even for down here. With 35-40 mph gusts blowing it around it is going to be pretty cool. I think about everyone is going to get some good weather out of this thing even if it isn't burying them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I thought they might, they'll probably rip off my 2-5" call from this morning. 2-3 inches of fresh powder wrap around snow plus 3-5 inches of the wetter snow cover already on the ground with 40-50 MPH wind gust would make for blizzard conditions even with only light snow falling I supect some moderate bursts of snow is likle sunday afternoon and of course there are always "suprises" too with a system this strong wonder if DVN will fo with winterstorm warning and/or blizzard watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 2-3 inches of fresh powder wrap around snow plus 3-5 inches of the wetter snow cover already on the ground with 40-50 MPH wind gust would make for blizzard conditions even with only light snow falling I supect some moderate bursts of snow is likle sunday afternoon and of course there are always "suprises" too with a system this strong wonder if DVN will fo with winterstorm warning and/or blizzard watch BEARS Blizzard Watch it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I thought they might, they'll probably rip off my 2-5" call from this morning. They're not the only one's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 oh id still love for it snow. I am slightly concerned even if it shows snow about the lake temperature. Ive looked online and all i could find is the NWS water temp for lake ontario which is stil in the 42-44 range. Im assuming thats why all the snow maps put out so far show the golden horseshoe in the donut of low accum? Yeah, you're right on the lakeshore aren't you? E-SE winds'll be ripping so yeah, you might have bigger bl temp issues there. Although if the 18z NAM is right, I'm not going to be much better off here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 ouch URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 307 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WINDS AND LIFE THREATENING COLD SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 2 TO 5 INCH AMOUNTS OF A POWDERY SNOW COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS RESULTING IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE INDEPENDENCE AND VINTON LOCATIONS AROUND 9 PM. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND OVERSPREAD ALL THE AREA BY 3 AM SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY EVEN THOUGH NEW SNOWFALL WILL END BY LATE MORNING SUNDAY DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. WHEN WINDS ARE 35 MPH OR MORE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN OPEN AND RURAL LOCATIONS. WIND SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR MORE WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EVEN IN URBAN AREAS. THEREFORE...PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY EVEN IN THE LARGEST URBAN LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS BY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE LOW TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE VERY HIGH WINDS...WILL PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY MORNING LASTING INTO AT LEAST MID DAY SUNDAY. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-110715- /O.NEW.KDVN.BZ.A.0001.101212T0300Z-101213T0000Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS... MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 307 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING AROUND 9 PM SATURDAY EVENING AROUND THE VINTON AND INDEPENDENCE AREAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AND OVERSPREADING ALL THE WATCH AREA BY 3 AM. * SNOWFALL: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF AN ADDITIONAL POWDERY NEW SNOW. * WINDS: 12 HOURS OR MORE OF A NW WIND OF 35 TO 50 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD...EXTENDED PERIODS OF A VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS BUT POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN URBAN SETTINGS. * TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL: TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS NORTH AND LOWER TEENS SOUTH SUNDAY MORNING AND NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THE DAY. WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY WILL MAKE FOR POTENTIAL DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING COLD FOR ANYONE STRANDED OUTSIDE. * IMPACTS: LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR STRANDED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Seriously, this Bears game has epic potential, Forte better be ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 ILX going with a WWA regionwide, even down here in Clay county... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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