WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FRI NOV 21 2003

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
343 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2003

...MAJOR WINTER STORM APPEARS TO BE HEADING FOR MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.OVERVIEW...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE
PORTION OF MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT
SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARNEST SATURDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT. AT LEAST SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND SOME AREAS
MIGHT EVEN RECEIVE A FOOT OF SNOW BY MONDAY MORNING.

STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE PROBLEMS. THE WIND
SHOULD STRENGTHEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN QUITE WINDY SUNDAY
NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED. ANYONE
CONSIDERING TRAVEL BY CAR OR TRUCK SHOULD EITHER LEAVE EARLY...OR
WAIT OUT THE STORM.

LOW PRESSURE IN COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN HEAD FOR WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY
EVENING. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THIS PATH...AND
THE STORM COULD VEER SOMEWHAT. BUT THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT SOME
PORTION OF THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BE CLOBBERED BY A MAJOR WINTER
STORM...AND RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE MUCH OF MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN CAN EXPECT HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-220800-
ANOKA-BARRON-BENTON-BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHIPPEWA-
CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-
HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANABEC-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-
MCLEOD-MEEKER-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-NICOLLET-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-POPE-
RAMSEY-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-RUSK-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-ST. CROIX-
STEARNS-STEELE-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WASECA-WASHINGTON-WATONWAN-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...ALEXANDRIA...APPLETON...
BALSAM LAKE...BENSON...BLAINE...BLUE EARTH...BUFFALO...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...CHASKA...CHIPPEWA FALLS...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE...ELK
RIVER...ELLSWORTH...FAIRMONT...FARIBAULT...FOLEY...GAYLORD...
GLENCOE...GLENWOOD...GRANITE FALLS...HUTCHINSON...LADYSMITH...
LAKEVILLE...LE CENTER...LITCHFIELD...LITTLE FALLS...MADISON...
MANKATO...MENOMONIE...MILLE LACS...MINNEAPOLIS...MONTEVIDEO...
MONTICELLO...MORA...MORRIS...NEW RICHMOND...NEW ULM...OLIVIA...
OWATONNA...PRINCETON...PRIOR LAKE...RED WING...REDWOOD FALLS...RICE
LAKE...SHAKOPEE...ST. CLOUD...ST. JAMES...ST. PAUL...ST. PETER...
STAPLES...STILLWATER...WASECA...WILLMAR...
343 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2003

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...BEGINNING LATE ON
SATURDAY AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
FOR AT LEAST SIX INCHES OF SNOW. A FEW SPOTS MIGHT SEE A FOOT OF
SNOW. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...AND
THERE COULD WELL BE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW...WIND AND
BLOWING SNOW.

LOW PRESSURE IN COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN HEAD FOR WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY
EVENING. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THIS PATH...AND
THE STORM COULD VEER SOMEWHAT. BUT THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT SOME
PORTION OF THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BE CLOBBERED BY A MAJOR WINTER
STORM...AND RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE MUCH OF MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN CAN EXPECT HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND. REMEMBER...A WINTER
STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER
WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE ONSET OF THIS MAJOR STORM. IF YOU WILL BE
TRAVELING...BE WILLING TO CHANGE TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A
SHOVEL AND WINTER STORM KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
140 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2003

.THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS STARTING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MID EVENING SATURDAY NIGHT
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-220300-
ADAMS-BUFFALO-CLAY-DAWSON-FILLMORE-GOSPER-GREELEY-HALL-HAMILTON-
HOWARD-KEARNEY-MERRICK-NANCE-PHELPS-POLK-SHERMAN-VALLEY-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND ISLAND...HASTINGS...KEARNEY...YORK...
HOLDREGE...LEXINGTON...MINDEN AND ORD
140 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2003

...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY
EVENING...

SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH WHERE 1 TO 3
INCHES IS POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY FROM MID
EVENING SATURDAY UNTIL LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES
AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS
EVENT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
LOWER 20S WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING BETWEEN
10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES OR STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY AS THIS STORM
APPROACHES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. ANYONE
PLANNING TO TRAVEL SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO
ALTER THEIR PLANS.

[hunter84]

they just posted a watch for that same storm for my area now also. So like the last 2 it will bring nothing and we will wonder why put out watches or warning. I'm being sarcastic. I know that the chance of the storm bringing snow is good but the last 2 warnings brought little.