Wednesday, December 23, 2009

White Christmas!

I'm not sure whether this is really exciting and fun... or what? I do remember the storm of 1991. We had a snow day. My little brother almost got lost in a snow drift.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Minneapolis, MN
4:26 am CST, Wed., Dec. 23, 2009

... WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING... SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW MOST LIKELY AFTER 9 PM TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON... MAINLY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS... SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW LIKELY AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING OF TWO TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE FOOT IN MANY AREAS... WITH SCATTERED TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 20 INCHES PROBABLE. THIS EVENT MAY BECOME COMPARABLE TO THE HALLOWEEN SNOW STORM OF 1991.

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