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Anonymous
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Stranger things have happened around here. Looks like March is in May this year.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
343 AM MDT TUE MAY 10 2005
.A POTENTIALLY POWERFUL LATE SPRING STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE ROCKIES
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BRING LARGE
AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION.
COLDER AIR IS FORECAST TO WRAP INTO THE SYSTEM...CAUSING RAIN TO
CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND THEN
DURING THE DAY OVER PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE BLACK
HILLS.
WHEN THE SNOW BEGINS WILL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN DETERMINING HOW
MUCH ACCUMULATION OCCURS. ANOTHER FACTOR IS THE TIME OF YEAR AND WARM
GROUND.
AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH
SOME LOCATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE HIGHER BLACK HILLS
POTENTIALLY RECEIVING OVER 1 FOOT OF SNOW.
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WET WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER 30 MPH
WEDNESDAY.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
343 AM MDT TUE MAY 10 2005
.A POTENTIALLY POWERFUL LATE SPRING STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE ROCKIES
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BRING LARGE
AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION.
COLDER AIR IS FORECAST TO WRAP INTO THE SYSTEM...CAUSING RAIN TO
CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND THEN
DURING THE DAY OVER PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE BLACK
HILLS.
WHEN THE SNOW BEGINS WILL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN DETERMINING HOW
MUCH ACCUMULATION OCCURS. ANOTHER FACTOR IS THE TIME OF YEAR AND WARM
GROUND.
AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH
SOME LOCATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE HIGHER BLACK HILLS
POTENTIALLY RECEIVING OVER 1 FOOT OF SNOW.
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WET WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER 30 MPH
WEDNESDAY.