Friday, May 2, 2008

Take Care of the Young and the Weak

Update: All roads in and out of the area are closed.

And - Belle is back to her perky self!

From the
National Weather Service, for my home, today:

Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory

Laramie Range (Wyoming)

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY

826 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...A STRONG LATE SEASON STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND

THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY...

.A STRONG LATE SEASON STORM OVER NEBRASKA AT 8AM WILL MOVE ONLY

SLOWLY EAST FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY

WINDY CONDITIONS AND SNOW THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON

HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE

NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...NIOBRARA COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE

RANGE.

TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE READY FOR

THE WINTER WEATHER. RANCHERS AND STOCK GROWERS MAY WISH TO TAKE

STEPS NOW TO PROTECT ANY OF THEIR YOUNG OR WEAK ANIMALS FROM THE

PROLONGED COLD AND WET CONDITIONS.

WYZ059-064-066>068-021800-

/O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1800Z/

CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD...

HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON

826 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON

MDT TODAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT

TODAY.

PERIODS OF WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS

MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY

FRIDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN CONVERSE

AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES. THE RAWLINS AREA WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS.

VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH

WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE

LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE

CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC

ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL

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9 comments:

  1. That is just...horrifying.

    My mom said they just had snow this week too. Ridiculous.

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  2. Noooooooooooo. This is awful!

    And also, how's Belle?

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  3. Oh, jeez! How can we visit you if you're stuck in wet, miserable stormy weather with your roads closed?

    I'm so glad Belle is better! Your title had me worried.

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  4. Yuck on the snow. This is seriously the winter that will not end. Bah!

    Glad Belle is feeling better!

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  5. Yay! About Belle, I mean, not the snow...

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  6. Snow in May. Geez! Cruel AND WRONG!

    Glad the pup is better though!

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  7. I feel so bad for you guys that this crap is STILL getting dumped on you! WTH? But I'm very glad Belle seems back to normal.

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  8. That's just wrong! The weather, I mean. Glad Belle is feeling better. Hopefully that's the last of the snow.

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