More Info Regarding The Snowy End of Strong Storm System

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1200 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...BRINGING SNOW TO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL
BETWEEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS
EXPECTED IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW
VISIBILITY...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...NELIGH...
PIERCE
1200 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW THEN CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY NORTHWEST OF
A LINE FROM NELIGH TO LAUREL...WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS
FORECAST. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY...AND
AT TIMES NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHEN THE SNOW IS FALLING.
OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ONLY SLIGHT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK
1200 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN SHOULD BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS
WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND COLDER AIR MOVES IN. PERIODS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY.
OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ONLY SLIGHT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
THURSTON-STANTON-CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...STANTON...WEST POINT...
COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER
1200 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY.
RAIN SHOULD BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS
WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND COLDER AIR MOVES IN. PERIODS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY.
OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ONLY SLIGHT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
WESTERN IOWA NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY ROTATE NORTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM...AND CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE AS MAINLY RAINFALL IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THEN START TO DECREASE IN
INTENSITY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE
WIND TO CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST NEAR A
LINE FROM GREGORY SOUTH DAKOTA TO MARSHALL MINNESOTA WHERE AREAS
OF A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOWFALL ARE LIKELY.
LYON-ROCK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR..CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...YANKTON...VERMILLION
1117 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH AROUND A HALF AN
INCH EXPECTED. BY EARLY EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY AND
COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WHEN COMBINED WITH
A 20 TO 30 MPH WIND...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW. PLEASE BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...HURON...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...
BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA..BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR
1117 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.
RAIN WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS MORNING...AND WILL MIX WITH
AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY MID AFTERNOON AND IN THE
VALLEYS BY LATE AFTERNOON. ONCE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO
SNOW...THE INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE.
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY ON
FRIDAY...BUT THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO VARY FROM
8 TO 12 INCHES.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...
JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
1117 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY MIX WITH
AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE 3 TO 5 INCHES...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE
DURATION OF THIS EVENING WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND IMPAIR
TRAVEL.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
OSCEOLA-SIOUX-DIXON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...
WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1117 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM
CDT FRIDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE 2
TO 4 INCHES...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF
THIS EVENING WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND IMPAIR TRAVEL.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE WARNING BEGINS AT 4 PM FOR WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF APPLETON...
CANBY...REDWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON AND ST. CLOUD. THE WARNING
BEGINS AT 7 PM FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND EAST IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE
FALLS...MORA...THE TWIN CITIES...RICE LAKE...AND LADYSMITH.
A PERIOD OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW FOR A TIME THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE RAIN SNOW MIX WILL TRANSITION TO ALL
SNOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS
EVENING. A LONGER PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION...INCLUDING
RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET...IS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHERE THE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW WILL
LIKELY NOT OCCUR UNTIL CLOSER TO DAYBREAK FRIDAY. THIS COULD
DRAMATICALLY REDUCE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO...RICE
LAKE...AND LADYSMITH AREAS.
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN A SWATH
FROM CANBY TO REDWOOD FALLS NORTHEAST TO ALEXANDRIA TO CAMBRIDGE
WHERE 9 TO 13 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...VISIBILITY IN THE HEAVY SNOW
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FRIDAY...BUT
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THESE
AREAS...INCLUDING GAYLORD...THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...RICE
LAKE...AND LADYSMITH ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...THERE WILL BE VERY
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR
VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY.
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
REDWOOD FALLS
1249 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY.
A PERIOD OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW FOR A PERIOD THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE RAIN SNOW MIX WILL TRANSITION TO ALL
SNOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS
EVENING.
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN A
SWATH FROM CANBY TO REDWOOD FALLS NORTHEAST TO MORRIS AND SAUK
CENTRE...WHERE 9 TO 13 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS
EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...VISIBILITY IN THE
HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL
DECREASE FRIDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR.
THE HEAVY SNOW IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
FAIRMONT
1249 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SATURDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SATURDAY.
A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY BRINGING VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ALONG WITH A MIX OF PRECIPITATION.
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH A
TRANSITION TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY WITH
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS
SOME DRIFTING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.