Millsey
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Well if it's not one thing it's another... We've got a Winter Storm Watch that was just issued for us calling for 6+ inches of SNOW! Just in time for the banquet... Here it is..
WINTER STORM TAKING SHAPE FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
.A STORM SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL TRACK INTO THE
PLAINS ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SATURDAY. THE
CURRENTLY PROJECTED PATH OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WOULD RESULT IN
ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI FRIDAY
EVENING...SPREADING INTO THE EASTERN OZARKS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW
WOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...ENDING EARLY IN THE
EVENING. WHILE THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY ON ANY STORM
THIS FAR IN ADVANCE...THE LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR GREATER FOR SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AND A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
CRAWFORD MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS MO-
ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER AND FARMINGTON
331 PM CST THU DEC 11 2003
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...
SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS AROUND MIDNIGHT
ON FRIDAY THEN SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE
SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING EARLY
IN THE EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR
GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CUBA MISSOURI TO
SPARTA ILLINOIS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ADVANCED NOTICE THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT IS A CERTAINTY.
THOSE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING IN CASE THE STORM DOES
MATERIALIZE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANNED...YOU MAY WANT TO ADJUST YOUR
TRAVEL TIME TO AVOID THE STORM. ALSO, YOU SHOULD USE THIS ADVANCED
NOTICE TO MAKE CERTAIN YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED. MAKE PREPARATIONS
AT HOME BY STOCKING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES...SUCH AS FOOD ...MEDICINE...
AND EXTRA HEATING...JUST IN CASE THE STORM MAKES TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS.
WINTER STORM TAKING SHAPE FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
.A STORM SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL TRACK INTO THE
PLAINS ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SATURDAY. THE
CURRENTLY PROJECTED PATH OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WOULD RESULT IN
ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI FRIDAY
EVENING...SPREADING INTO THE EASTERN OZARKS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW
WOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...ENDING EARLY IN THE
EVENING. WHILE THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY ON ANY STORM
THIS FAR IN ADVANCE...THE LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR GREATER FOR SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AND A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
CRAWFORD MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS MO-
ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER AND FARMINGTON
331 PM CST THU DEC 11 2003
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...
SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS AROUND MIDNIGHT
ON FRIDAY THEN SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE
SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING EARLY
IN THE EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR
GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CUBA MISSOURI TO
SPARTA ILLINOIS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ADVANCED NOTICE THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT IS A CERTAINTY.
THOSE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING IN CASE THE STORM DOES
MATERIALIZE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANNED...YOU MAY WANT TO ADJUST YOUR
TRAVEL TIME TO AVOID THE STORM. ALSO, YOU SHOULD USE THIS ADVANCED
NOTICE TO MAKE CERTAIN YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED. MAKE PREPARATIONS
AT HOME BY STOCKING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES...SUCH AS FOOD ...MEDICINE...
AND EXTRA HEATING...JUST IN CASE THE STORM MAKES TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS.