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Winter storm watch
11/22/2006 at 4:33 PM
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"AFTER RECORD SETTING TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHERN MANITOBA TODAY, A MAJOR CHANGE IS IN THE WORKS. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SOUTHERN MANITOBA THIS EVENING AND BRING QUICKLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. ON THURSDAY, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE DAKOTAS AND TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN MANITOBA THURSDAY NIGHT. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT A MIXTURE OF SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, AND ICE PELLETS WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN MANITOBA IN THE AFTERNOON. AT THIS POINT IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE VARIOUS PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL OCCUR, HOWEVER THE MOST LIKELY LOCALITIES FOR FREEZING RAIN WOULD BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BRANDON TO BISSETT WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL NORTH OF THIS LINE. AS THE SYSTEM EVOLVES OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS, WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR EITHER FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS AN ALERT OF THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. PERSONS IN OR NEAR THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DEVELOPING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SHOULD LISTEN FOR UPDATED WATCHES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS."