This is the current weather alert from my area. WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING A MASSIVE BLIZZARD ON THE WEEKEND??????
Seriously!
If this forecast was for Sunday night or Monday night or even TUESDAY night, it would be cause for MUCH rejoicing....but on a FRIDAY NIGHT????
What a waste of snow and wind!!
I suppose I can cling to a very faint hope of it continuing long enough to be worth a snow day on Monday--but it is so much more likely that the roads will just be super shitty and I'll have to drive on them anyhow.
Sigh
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP SOUTHWEST OF A LAKE CITY
MINNESOTA...LA CROSSE AND RICHLAND CENTER LINE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. SOME FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO OCCUR...BUT IT
IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT
OCCUR WILL PRIMARILY BE FROM SLEET. HOWEVER...A GLAZING OF LESS
THAN A QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE FROM THE FREEZING RAIN. MAINLY
SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTHEAST OF THE LAKE CITY...LA CROSSE AND
RICHLAND CENTER LINE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER
THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH SUNDAY OF AROUND A FOOT IS
LIKELY...WITH SOME AREAS SEEING IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. STRONG WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND...WHICH ALONG WITH SNOW AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVELING
CONDITIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
Seriously!
If this forecast was for Sunday night or Monday night or even TUESDAY night, it would be cause for MUCH rejoicing....but on a FRIDAY NIGHT????
What a waste of snow and wind!!
I suppose I can cling to a very faint hope of it continuing long enough to be worth a snow day on Monday--but it is so much more likely that the roads will just be super shitty and I'll have to drive on them anyhow.
Sigh
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP SOUTHWEST OF A LAKE CITY
MINNESOTA...LA CROSSE AND RICHLAND CENTER LINE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. SOME FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO OCCUR...BUT IT
IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT
OCCUR WILL PRIMARILY BE FROM SLEET. HOWEVER...A GLAZING OF LESS
THAN A QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE FROM THE FREEZING RAIN. MAINLY
SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTHEAST OF THE LAKE CITY...LA CROSSE AND
RICHLAND CENTER LINE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER
THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH SUNDAY OF AROUND A FOOT IS
LIKELY...WITH SOME AREAS SEEING IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. STRONG WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND...WHICH ALONG WITH SNOW AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVELING
CONDITIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.