"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
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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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Wear earplugs. As for your weather report, I am quite aware of what occured
as it happened outside my front door. Thanks for the report though.



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