On Feb 27, 11:36 pm, "Machete" wrote:
Another major winter storm is winding up and heading towards the upper
midwest on the back of last week's storm which dumped anywhere from 10 to 22
inches of snow. These piggy-backing storms are reminiscent of 20 January
and 22 January 1982 storms...In which two storms brought back-to-back 17+
inch snowfalls to the Minneapolis area and to most of central and west
central Minnesota.

Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
142 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCHES BEING UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS...

.WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE BEING UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS
ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER
STORM WHICH WILL IMPACT THE AREA FOR AT LEAST A 48 HOUR PERIOD.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS EXPECTED HEAVY
SNOW AS WELL AS INCREASING WINDS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOULD BEGIN ACCUMULATING IN PLACES SUCH AS CANBY...MORRIS...ST.
JAMES AND MONTEVIDEO BEFORE NOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD REACH
PLACES SUCH AS ST. CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES...AND FARIBAULT BY THE
AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR. WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD SEE ACCUMULATING
SNOW DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. BOUTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY FRIDAY AS THE MAIN STORM
SYSTEM LIFTS OUT OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE INTO WISCONSIN. THIS
STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WHICH MAY RIVAL LAST WEEKEND'S STORM. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY
WORK INTO THIS STORM TO PRODUCE SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FINAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 1 FOOT RANGE IN
MANY AREAS BY THE TIME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS END ON FRIDAY. IN
ADDITION...INCREASING NORTH WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY
WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

MNZ042045-049053-058063-066070-075078-083085-092-093-280345-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.070228T1200Z-070303T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0003.070228T1800Z-070303T0000Z/Counties included:
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLA INE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA. ..
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
142 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE BEING UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS
ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER
STORM WHICH WILL IMPACT THE AREA FOR AT LEAST A 48 HOUR PERIOD.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS EXPECTED HEAVY
SNOW AS WELL AS INCREASING WINDS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING
SNOW SHOULD REACH PLACES SUCH AS ST. CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES...AND
FARIBAULT BY THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. BOUTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO
EARLY FRIDAY AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM LIFTS OUT OF THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE INTO WISCONSIN. THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS THE
POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WHICH MAY RIVAL LAST
WEEKEND'S STORM. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY WORK INTO THIS STORM TO
PRODUCE SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FINAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
CLIMB INTO THE 1 FOOT RANGE IN MANY AREAS BY THE TIME SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS END ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...INCREASING NORTH WINDS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

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.

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As for the weather report, it has been quite a week:

Severe Winter Storm Hammers Midwest, East Coast
February 25 - A severe winter storm dumped snow and freezing rain
across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic United States, stranding air
travelers from Boston to Chicago and causing several traffic deaths.
(Reuters)

Arkansas Town Copes With Tornado Damage
February 25 - Dozens of homes and businesses looked like they were
shredded by "high explosives," the Arkansas lieutenant governor said
as he surveyed the damage a day after a powerful storm injured 40
people. (Associated Press)

Global Warming Alarm: Doomsday for Australia
February 25 - A recent report finds Sydney could slide into a near
permanent state of drought, as deadly bushfires increase markedly and
temperatures rise 10 or 15 degrees Fahrenheit over the next few
decades. (ABC)

Indonesia Drops Balls Into Mud Volcano
February 25 - Indonesian engineers temporarily halted an attempt to
plug a fissure that has been gushing mud for nine months, after a
steel cable hoisting cement balls into the crater broke, officials
said. (Associated Press)

Mozambique Hit by More Flooding After Cyclone Rain
February 25 - Heavy rains from a cyclone sparked more flooding in
Mozambique, worsening a humanitarian crisis that has already killed 45
people and forced 140,000 from their homes. (Reuters)

Coastal Brits Fret About Climate Change
February 24 - The UK government has decided that coastal areas like
Happisburgh, England, experiencing the erosive effects of global
warming, are no longer worth defending. (Associated Press)

Ground Rises Near Ancient Italian Volcano
February 23 - The ground on the western edges of Naples, Italy, is
rising, spurring worries of a possible volcanic eruption, but
scientists now think they know exactly what is causing the uplift and
may be able to better predict any potential eruption.
(LiveScience.com)

Lightning Strikes from the Mouths of Volcanoes
February 22 - A new study reveals the first direct observations of
volcanic lightning, a well-known but poorly understood phenomenon.
(LiveScience.com)

Cyclone Makes Landfall in Mozambique
February 22 - Cyclone Favio swept ashore in central Mozambique with
sustained winds of 125 mph, bringing heavy rain and new misery to tens
of thousands of people already forced from their homes by flooding.
(Associated Press)

Australia Declares El Nino Weather Pattern Over
February 21 - Australian forecasters said that the El Nino weather
pattern blamed for the worst drought in a century had ended, and
expressed cautious optimism much-needed rain was on the way. (Agence
France-Presse)

River Run-off Threatens Great Barrier Reef
February 21 - Satellite images of Australia's Great Barrier Reef show
that sediment from river run-off is threatening the reef at a greater
rate than previously realized, Australia's peak scientific body said.
(Reuters)

Outback Dust May Slow Climate Change: Scientists
February 21 - Scientists believe dust from Australia's drought-
stricken regions may help to slow climate change by providing iron for
microscopic marine plants to grow and, in turn, absorb greenhouse
gases from the atmosphere. (Australian Broadcasting Corp.)

Study: Yellowstone Air Quality Improves
February 20 - Levels of carbon monoxide and certain particulate at
West Yellowstone and Old Faithful continue to improve, and the air
quality is good, a study by the National Park Service concluded.
(Associated Press)

Jakarta Flood Losses Rise to Nearly One Billion Dollars
February 20 - Devastating floods in the Indonesian capital earlier
this month have caused nearly one billion dollars worth of damage and
losses. (Agence France-Presse)

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/New...07/200702.html