Winter Storm Warnings For Mid West

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
436 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO PARTS
OF THE REGION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. THE WARNING BEGINS AT 1 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 IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
INCLUDING ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS...AND MORA.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
INTO SATURDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE
HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES
THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AREAS
OF MINNESOTA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN
AND SNOW...BUT A QUICK TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND BY EVENING ACROSS THE
REST OF THE WARNING AREA.
THE CUTOFF FROM SNOW TO RAIN WILL BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND ALONG THE
HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE AREAS MAY SEE
PRECIPITATION OSCILLATE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW...AND POSSIBLY
SLEET...THIS EVENING WHICH WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY.
VISIBILITY IN THE HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING WILL BE REDUCED TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATING OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FRIDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR.
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN A SWATH FROM
CANBY TO REDWOOD FALLS NORTHEAST TO ALEXANDRIA TO CAMBRIDGE WHERE
12 TO 15 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED BY
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
THESE AREAS...INCLUDING GAYLORD...THE TWIN CITIES METRO
AREA...RICE LAKE...AND LADYSMTH ARE EXPECTED TO SEE FROM AROUND 6 TO AS
MUCH AS 12 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.
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.
CONSIDERING THE LATE SEASON NATURE OF THIS STORM...ENSURE YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY ARE STILL PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER.
ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...AMERY..BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
436 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN
AREA...RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH.
PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BEGIN AS A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. THIS MIX WILL TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING WHEN HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE CUTOFF FROM
SNOW TO RAIN WILL BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR IN
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE AREAS MAY SEE PRECIPITATION
OSCILLATE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW...AND POSSIBLY SLEET...THIS
EVENING WHICH WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
VISIBILITY IN THE HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING WILL BE REDUCED TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATING OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL
DECREASE FRIDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM GAYLORD TO MINNEAPOLIS TO CAMBRIDGE AND
EASTWARD TO RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6
TO 12 INCHES BY FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE WHERE THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR MIXED
PRECIPITATION.
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.
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.
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
436 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AREAS
OF MINNESOTA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN
AND SNOW...BUT A QUICK TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 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 AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
FURTHER REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. SNOW INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FRIDAY BUT
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN A SWATH FROM
CANBY TO REDWOOD FALLS NORTHEAST TO ALEXANDRIA TO CAMBRIDGE WHERE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
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
436 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
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.
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA AS WELL AND START OUT AS
RAIN BUT MIX WITH SNOW OR SLEET AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MAINLY SNOW TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. THE AREA WILL BE ON THE FRINGE OF WARMER AIR ALOFT SO
PRECIPITATION MAY OSCILLATE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO AS
MUCH AS 6 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.
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...GREELEY...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD
344 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED.
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 SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS
MORNING...THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO IOWA
THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM...AND CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN AS RAINFALL...BUT WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. 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.
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
410 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA 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 EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BY THE MIDDLE OF
THE AFTERNOON. ONE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW...THE
INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE. THIS
COMBINED WITH THE STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
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 EIGHT TO
THIRTEEN INCHES..THOUGH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
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.
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
410 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND MIX WITH AND
CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS
COMBINED WITH THE STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
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
SIX TO TEN INCHES...THOUGH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
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
410 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
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 WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND GRADUALLY MIX WITH
AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE 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
410 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND GRADUALLY MIX WITH
AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN TWO TO FOUR 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.