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CITY OF EDMONTON-ST ALBERT-SHERWOOD PARK
9:50 AM MST TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
CITY OF EDMONTON-ST ALBERT-SHERWOOD PARK CONTINUED
15 TO 30 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.


A FIRST TASTE OF WINTER IS IN STORE FOR CENTRAL ALBERTA. AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALBERTA TODAY AND TONIGHT BRINGING SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITH IT. AT 9:45 AM PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WAS FALLING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ALBERTA. RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION STRETCHING FROM GRAND PRAIRIE TO RED DEER SOUTHEASTWARD AND THE WAS MOVING EASTWARD TOWARDS EDMONTON. THE PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS SNOW OVER THE GRAND PRAIRIE, EDSON AND ENTWISTLE AREAS BUT GRADUALLY CHANGES OVER TO RAIN TO THE SOUTH OVER THE RED DEER AREA. POOR VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR AREAS SOUTH OF EDMONTON TODAY HOWEVER AS COOLER AIR MOVES SOUTHWARD THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER COMPLETELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING. 15 TO 30 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE FOOTHILLS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


Six to twelve inches of snow? OVER NIGHT? Aww, fuck.
Would somebody please remind me why I don't like this province.... On second thought, don't. I think I remember.