Sunday, December 18, 2011

Are You Shitting Me?

Here's our weather forecast for tomorrow:

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING ...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY.

* WINDS ...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS ...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW ...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT ...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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