Thursday, November 30, 2006

Weather for State CX

Mo State CX is shaping up to be interesting. Low to be around 19 degrees. Which is warmer than last year, but should be a muddy, snowy mess. Since all my races this CX season have been dry & mostly warm will make for an interesting time. The real kicker is I go off @ 9am, the first race of the day. No good lines will be made, but hopefully the ground will still be some what solid or it could be a runners course. Damn I knew I should have run more.

Word has it Wells will be @ the race this weekend. Wonder if he'll race Sat or just do the UCI race Sun?


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
THE NEXT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START FIRST OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA AROUND THE NOON HOUR AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF THE METRO BY MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME QUITE HEAVY DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE WITH THUNDER SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END DURING THE PRE- DAWN HOURS OF FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM AROUND 6 INCHES FROM PLATTE CITY TO EXCELSIOR SPRINGS TO A FOOT OF SNOW SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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