Wednesday, December 17, 2008

yahoo: Weather: More Snow Coming-----

Watches and Warnings
Evansville Forecast

/O.CON.KMKX.WS.A.0010.081219T0000Z-081219T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
349 AM CST WED DEC 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

A POWERFUL WINTER SYSTEM WILL GATHER STRENGTH OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS ON THURSDAY...THEN TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI...
REACHING NORTHERN INDIANA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS IS A CLASSIC
STORM TRACK FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WIDESPREAD
SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DODGEVILLE TO
MILWAUKEE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY
ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL TOTALS IN LOCALIZED AREAS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE
ILLINOIS BORDER SHOULD SEE A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW
DURING THE EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. THIS WILL
LIKELY CUT DOWN ON SNOWFALL TOTALS SOMEWHAT.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION...STRENGTHENING EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY SNOW...AND/OR SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN MAY COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO CAUSE MAJOR
IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous2:47 PM

    "....TO CAUSE MAJOR
    IMPACTS TO COMMERCE AND SOCIETY."

    a familiar phrase of late.

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