Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Events

We had a Lunar Eclipse this evening and the United States blew a spy sattelite out of the sky with a missle.

With that much excitement today, I wonder what tomorrow could bring. Oh yeah, possibly snow and ice, which could make for some excitement trying to get around.

From The Weather Channel:

Winter Storm Warning


/O.UPG.KLSX.WS.A.0004.080221T1200Z- 080223T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KLSX.WS.W. 0003.080221T1200Z-080223T0000Z/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL- FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL- WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-CALHOUN IL- JERSEY IL- MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL- MONROE IL-BOONE-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE- WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS- ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-STE. GENEVIEVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE... COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY... ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS 958 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AS SNOW...BUT QUICKLY BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO ALL SLEET LATER IN THE MORNING. THE SLEET IS EXPECTED TO THEN MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN ON THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY INTO FRIDAY. COLDER AIR WILL THEN FILTER BACK INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY CHANGING THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BACK TO SNOW.

BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SEVERAL INCHES PRIMARILY SLEET AND SOME SNOW... ALONG WITH ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE...ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS WINTER STORM.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW... SLEET AND/OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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