From n9fam at insightbb.com  Wed Nov  2 21:49:13 2005
From: n9fam at insightbb.com (John Coker)
Date: Wed Nov  2 21:53:12 2005
Subject: [LeArc] REMINDER: Davenport Hamfest this Sunday 11/6
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051102204757.03ff08c0@69.44.24.2>

The Davenport Hamfest is this Sunday (November 6th).  It will be held
at a new location, the Davenport Holiday Inn, 5202 North Brady, about
2 miles south of the former location at the Davenport Airport (Army
National Guard hangar).  Just get off the same Rt. 61 exit, only head
south about one mile.   The Holiday Inn will be on the left, at a
traffic light on the top of a large hill.

The Davenport Hamfest website is:

http://www.arcsupport.com/drac/hamfest.html

Admission is $6 advance, $7 at the door.   There appears to be only
indoor tables ($12 each), no outdoor fleamarket/tailgating.


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From emailer at email.wunderground.com  Sat Nov  5 18:58:47 2005
From: emailer at email.wunderground.com (Weather Underground Email Service)
Date: Sat Nov  5 19:03:22 2005
Subject: [LeArc] Tornado Watch for Macomb, IL
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051105175757.02b7f768@69.44.24.2>

Tornado Watch
urgent - immediate broadcast requested
Tornado Watch number 841
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
350 PM CST Sat Nov 5 2005

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Tornado Watch for portions of

Western and part of central Illinois
central and eastern Missouri

Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 350 PM until
1000 PM CST.

Tornadoes...hail to 2 inches in diameter...thunderstorm wind gusts
to 70 mph...and dangerous lightning are possible in these areas.

The Tornado Watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles southwest of Vichy Missouri
to 55 miles north northeast of Quincy Illinois.  For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(wous64 kwns wou1).

Remember...a Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings.

Discussion...potent shortwave trough now moving across KS will
likely support increased severe thunderstorms over ww this evening
as air mass remains marginal to moderately unstable.  Initiation
will likely occur near low center expected to deepen into nern MO
this evening and near ewd moving surface cold front.  Primary severe
threats will be damaging winds and large hail as storms evolve into
a squall line. However...significant shear and backed surface winds
near the low center will also support a threat of a few tornadoes
with any supercells/lewp structures.

Aviation...tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500.
Mean storm motion vector 25035.


...Evans

;374,0934 404,0922 404,0891 374,0903;



IL
.    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS                BROWN               CALHOUN
CASS                 FULTON              GREENE
HANCOCK              JERSEY              KNOX
LOGAN                MCDONOUGH           MCLEAN
MACOUPIN             MADISON             MARSHALL
MASON                MENARD              MONROE
MORGAN               PEORIA              PIKE
ST. CLAIR            SANGAMON            SCHUYLER
SCOTT                STARK
WOODFORD
$$



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From radiodude at logonix.net  Mon Nov  7 19:42:06 2005
From: radiodude at logonix.net (Duane Whittingham)
Date: Mon Nov  7 19:47:03 2005
Subject: [LeArc] Reminder: Club Mtg 11/08
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051107184028.03c472f8@69.44.24.2>

Just a reminder, LEARC meeting is tomm Tue @ 7pm 11/08
Red Cross 1224 S. Maple Ave, Macomb.

I will posting last months minutes to www.learc.us in a few mins.

Duane


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From n9ynf at arrl.net  Tue Nov  8 02:16:13 2005
From: n9ynf at arrl.net (David Pifer - N9YNF)
Date: Tue Nov  8 02:21:10 2005
Subject: [LeArc] Volunteers Needed in Vanderburgh & Warrick Counties, IN
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051108011049.03d308f0@69.44.24.2>

[ I am fwd this to any hams on this list that might be able to help or can 
pass it on to others, this is in Indiana, pls contact IN SEC Directly. 
Duane N9SSN ]

Volunteers Needed in Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties Indiana

As many of you know, early Sunday morning November 6, a Tornado swept
through the Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties in South-Western Indiana.
Our hopes and prayers for all affected there.

Amateur radio has been involved with various aspects of the response
from the beginning. Presently the Salvation Army is planning to
dispatch 5 to 6 portable kitchens in the area for the care and feeding
of clean up workers and those affected by this event. These kitchens
will be distributed across a 30 mile area and will need Amateur Radio
support for their activities. The kitchens will be operational from 7am
until 7pm local time starting Tuesday November 8 for several days.
Staffing will be in shifts and based upon your availability. If you are
near the area and available to assist with this operation, contact Bob
Pointer N9XAW at 812-431-5054. Your assistance is needed.

David L. Pifer - N9YNF
Indiana Section Emergency Coordinator
6083 N. Clinton St.
Terre Haute, IN 47805-1507
Home: (812) 466-1005 Work: (812) 237-2923
n9ynf@arrl.net http://www.pifer.us/david/

Amateur Radio Emergency Service? and ARES? are registered Trade Marks
of the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and is used with permission.
http://www.arrl.org http://www.inarrl.org





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From radiodude at logonix.net  Tue Nov  8 21:36:16 2005
From: radiodude at logonix.net (Duane Whittingham)
Date: Tue Nov  8 21:41:15 2005
Subject: [LeArc] Carthage HamFest Sat Dec 10th
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051108203114.02e93b40@69.44.24.2>

OK as mentioned in the LEARC meeting I have confirmed the
Carthage Hamfest (Big Bend Amateur Radio Club) is indeed
Sat Dec 10th 8am-1pm @ 4h Extension Center Hwy 94 N
Just north of Jct Rt 136 & 94.

Admission $3 and tables are $10

They WILL have VE testing @ 10am at the ESDA office 1006 Wabash.

Talk-in 147.105 + 103.5 pl

Duane - N9SSN


PS sadly that IS the same day as our time at Hy vee but you can still do 
both if you time it right.


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From bounced at emergencyemailnetwork.net  Wed Nov  9 02:05:46 2005
From: bounced at emergencyemailnetwork.net (EmergencyEmail.ORG)
Date: Wed Nov  9 02:10:48 2005
Subject: [LeArc] WIND ADVISORY - McDonough County
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051109010254.03c39120@69.44.24.2>

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-091500-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.051109T0800Z-051109T2200Z/
BUCHANAN-DE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WA-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.INDEPENDENCE.MANCHESTER.DUBUQUE.
VINTON.CEDAR RAPIDS.ANAMOSA.MAQUOKETA.MARENGO.
IA CITY.TIPTON.CLINTON.MUSCATINE.BETTENDORF.
DAVENPORT.SIGOURNEY.WA.WAPELLO.FAIRFIELD.
MOUNT PLEASANT.BURLINGTON.KEOSAUQUA..FORT MADISON.
GALENA.FREEPORT.MOUNT CARROLL.STERLING.ROCK FALLS.
MOLINE.ROCK ISLAND.KEWANEE.PRINCETON.HENNEPIN.ALEDO.
OQUAWKA.MONMOUTH.CARTHAGE.MACOMB.MEMPHIS.KAHOKA
1247 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG NW WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING.& PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE WINDS WILL BE
SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH.OR GUSTS
OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT.ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
NORTH.SOUTH ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE
TRASH CANS.LAWN FURNITURE.& OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$




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An Independent Freeform Eclectic Radio Show.
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http://www.wtnd.us

From emailer at email.wunderground.com  Tue Nov 15 04:13:28 2005
From: emailer at email.wunderground.com (Weather Underground Email Service)
Date: Tue Nov 15 04:19:57 2005
Subject: [LeArc] High Wind Advisory for Macomb, IL
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051115031256.02dad1a0@69.44.24.2>

High Wind Advisory
306 am CST Tue Nov 15 2005

...Wind Advisory in effect from 6 PM this evening to 2 PM CST
Wednesday...

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 6 PM this evening to 2 PM CST
Wednesday.

Strong winds of 30 to 40 mph can be expected tonight through
Wednesday afternoon...with gusts up to 55 mph possible at times.
The wind will combine with falling snow to limit visibilities
under a mile at times this evening...creating an additional
driving hazard.

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Expires:151715 gmt
VTEC:/O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0009.051116T0000Z-051116T2000Z/


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Tom and Darryl Radio Shows
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Heard Fridays 9pm ET, Sundays 12am ET and Tues 2am ET (Folk)
An Independent Freeform Eclectic Radio Show.
http://www.tomanddarryl.org
http://www.wtnd.us

From emailer at email.wunderground.com  Wed Nov 16 02:03:08 2005
From: emailer at email.wunderground.com (Weather Underground Email Service)
Date: Wed Nov 16 02:09:21 2005
Subject: [LeArc] Nowcast for Macomb, IL (Wind Advisory)
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051116010234.00bc9b78@69.44.24.2>


Weather Underground Email Service for Macomb, IL
NWS Forecast as of 1140 PM CST Tue Nov 15 2005
=================================================================
Now
a Wind Advisory remains in effect... Driving conditions will
be difficult through the early morning... especially for high
profile vehicles. Strong northwest winds will be sustained at
25 to 35 mph...with occasional gusts to around 45 mph. The
strong winds combined with temperatures falling through the
30s...will create bitter cold wind chills in the teens to lower
20s.
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From emailer at email.wunderground.com  Wed Nov 16 02:41:26 2005
From: emailer at email.wunderground.com (Weather Underground Email Service)
Date: Wed Nov 16 02:47:40 2005
Subject: [LeArc] High Wind Advisory for Macomb, IL
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051116014046.03d3f480@69.44.24.2>

High Wind Advisory
116 am CST Wed Nov 16 2005

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 2 PM CST this afternoon.

Strong northwest winds will continue into this afternoon. The
winds will be sustained at 25 to 35 mph...with gusts of 40 to 50
mph possible. The strongest wind speeds can be expected between
through 10 am this morning.

A Wind Advisory means that winds of greater than 35 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Expires:161530 gmt
VTEC:/O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-051116T2000Z/
VTEC:/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-051116T2000Z/

From radiodude at logonix.net  Mon Nov 21 21:44:29 2005
From: radiodude at logonix.net (Duane Whittingham)
Date: Mon Nov 21 21:44:15 2005
Subject: [LeArc] OOPS on Net 11/20
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051121204259.029c9548@69.44.24.2>

Im sorry, i was not feeling well last nite and forgot i was supposed to run 
the LEARC Net 11/20. Sorry :(

If im needed to cover one of the up coming ones please let me know.

Duane - N9SSN


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Heard Fridays 9pm ET, Sundays 12am ET and Tues 2am ET (Folk)
An Independent Freeform Eclectic Radio Show.
http://www.tomanddarryl.org
http://www.wtnd.us

From radiodude at logonix.net  Sun Nov 27 00:39:07 2005
From: radiodude at logonix.net (Duane Whittingham)
Date: Sun Nov 27 00:39:50 2005
Subject: [LeArc] Electric lines will carry Internet to Illinois town
	(Princeton)
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051126231440.02a17330@69.44.24.2>



[uggg, this sucks, Duane]

Electric lines will carry Internet to Illinois town


By Jon Van
Tribune staff reporter
Published November 26, 2005

PRINCETON, Ill. -- Starting in December this town of 7,500 will begin 
offering high-speed Internet service over the electrical lines that power 
the city.

It is among a handful of communities nationwide to plunge into a new 
technology called broadband over power lines, or BPL, that competes with 
Internet connections provided by telephone and cable TV operators. Combined 
with wireless technologies, broadband service delivered over power 
lines--and perhaps one day even through natural gas pipelines--raises the 
likelihood that going online anywhere at any time for very low cost will 
soon be a reality.

The Princeton service, which began testing this spring, is being watched by 
small communities across Illinois. One member of the Illinois Commerce 
Commission hopes other towns will experiment with BPL to spread Internet 
connectivity and drive down costs.

About 15 customers are served by Princeton's BPL test deployment, which 
demonstrates the service is robust and works well, said Jason Bird, 
superintendent of Princeton's municipal electric utility.

"From the utility's standpoint, this hasn't been difficult," he said. "The 
equipment is similar to what we work with every day."

Customers seem to like the service, especially the in-house portability BPL 
offers. A computer can move from one room to another and go online simply 
by plugging its modem into any electrical outlet in the house.

"I'm much more active on the Interent now because the speed is much better 
than with dial-up," said Leslie Lund, who began using BPL in March. "I 
don't get interference, even when my husband uses his power tools."

The electric line connections get their Internet signals from a 12-mile 
loop of fiber that Princeton installed last year as a means of attracting 
industrial development. After one factory left town in 2003 and the manager 
of another complained about the town's lack of advanced communications 
infrastructure, the city decided it needed fiber, said Mayor Keith Cain.

"We already had our own electric utility, so that gave us a real 
advantage," he said. Since the city installed fiber and started testing BPL 
the local cable and phone operators upgraded their systems and cut service 
rates, he said.

One downside to Princeton's BPL experience has been an inability to get 
enough equipment to begin the commercial rollout sooner, Cain said. The 
town's BPL vendor ran into financial difficulty and stopped producing 
equipment while it went into reorganization.

Under new ownership, the vendor now says it can ship the products needed 
for the rollout, said Steve Brust, vice president of Connecting Point 
Community Centers, the Internet service provider that manages Princeton's 
broadband service.

"The equipment works fine, but it's proprietary," Brust said. "There are a 
lot of companies in BPL right now, but there are no standards and no one 
company dominates the market."

Lack of standards is common with any new technology, said Raymond Blair, 
vice president for BPL initiatives for IBM Corp. Broadband technologies 
like Wi-Fi that are based on standards enjoy popularity because the 
equipment is interoperable and less expensive than proprietary systems.

At least three industry-based committees are working toward BPL 
standardization, Blair said. The emerging industry should benefit from 
their work within a year or two, he said.

"The best case for BPL right now lies in creating a smart electrical grid," 
Blair said. Utilities can spot trouble, read meters, improve efficiencies 
and generally boost reliability once they install fiber to monitor their 
grids, he said.

Once BPL standards are in place, equipment costs will drop, making a 
stronger economic case for offering high-speed Internet to residences, 
Blair said.

Robert Lieberman, a member of the Illinois Commerce Commission, said the 
state has $5 million it will award to projects intended to extend Internet 
connectivity.

There will be another $5 million available next year, and he hopes that 
some BPL projects will receive a portion of that Digital Divide 
infrastructure funding.

Also, Lieberman said, the ICC and state lawmakers need to provide 
incentives to electric utilities to install smart grid equipment that makes 
BPL to residential customers possible. Texas lawmakers recently adopted 
such incentives, and legislators in New York are considering doing so, he said.

Power lines aren't the Internet's only new avenue into homes. There's also 
interest in using natural gas pipelines.

Broadband in gas, or BiG, has been proven to work in concept, although 
field trials haven't yet been launched, said George West, a senior analyst 
with West Technology Research Solutions, a market research firm based in 
Mountain View, Calif.

BiG would rely upon ultra-wideband radio waves traveling through gas pipes 
to bring Internet to customers. The Federal Communications Commission 
approved ultra-wideband applications a few years ago but requires they 
operate at very low power to avoid interference with wireless phones and 
other appliances.

Pumping ultra-wideband signals along gas lines buried underground would 
shield them from interference, enabling them to operate at higher power, 
West said. "BiG has the potential to serve 18 million homes by 2010."

The ICC's Lieberman said he is intrigued by BiG.

"I'd love to see a project with People's Gas or Nicor to test this," he 
said. "My theory is the more pipes you have to bring the Internet to 
customers, the better for everyone."

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jvan@tribune.com


Copyright ? 2005, Chicago Tribune


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From kc6vvt at juno.com  Mon Nov 28 12:17:56 2005
From: kc6vvt at juno.com (R. Patrick Ryan)
Date: Mon Nov 28 12:20:18 2005
Subject: [LeArc] Fw: BPL post of Trib article
Message-ID: <20051128.111802.2732.5.kc6vvt@juno.com>

trying again in plain text for the LEARC copy of my reply. 


Hi Duane N9SSN

Here is some more, and hope it helps understand more about the local BPL
issues here.

New ARRL Petition Seeks to Resolve BPL Standoff
NEWINGTON, CT, Oct 18, 2005
quote:
"In essence, the real divide is that companies such as Motorola, Current
Technologies, IBEC and Corridor Systems all have designs that do not use
HF at all on overhead power lines, and they avoid the use of Amateur
Radio spectrum in all parts of their systems," other than at 5 MHz, the
ARRL stressed. 
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/10/18/101/?nc=1

The question remaining is just what CT design will Princeton actually use
for their BPL in this county next door?

And if this BPL does generate interference (pollution) to the spectrum, a
national resource, what will the city owned utility do about that?

Fair notice about early BPL interference was given by a visit to the City
Council by our ARRL Central Division Director, so we watch and listen.

vy 73 de Pat Ryan KC6VVT    
ARRL Illinois Section Emergency Coordinator 

SEC/IL  ARRL                Phone: 815-442-3373   
P. O. Box 24                    e-mail: kc6vvt@arrl.net  
Tonica, IL 61370-0024         ARES-IL URL:    
http://www.qsl.net/ares-il/
Monitor 146.52/446.00 FM   APRS KC6VVT-14 on 144.390 pl 100.3
From radiodude at logonix.net  Tue Nov 29 17:39:59 2005
From: radiodude at logonix.net (Duane Whittingham)
Date: Tue Nov 29 17:41:15 2005
Subject: [LeArc] National Weather Service Honors Ham Radio Dec 3
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20051129163920.054f0c50@69.44.24.2>

National Weather Service Honors Ham Radio Dec 3

Newington, CT  Nov 29, 2005 --  The seventh annual SKYWARN
Recognition special event will take place Saturday, December
3.  Cosponsored by the National Weather Service (NWS) and ARRL,
SKYWARN Recognition Day is the National Weather Service's way of
expressing its appreciation to Amateur Radio operators for their
commitment to helping keep communities safe.

"Ham radio operators volunteering as storm spotters are an extremely
valuable asset to National Weather Service operations since they are
cross-trained in both communications and severe storm recognition,"
says organizer Scott Mentzer, N0QE, the Meteorologist-In-Charge at
the Goodland, Kansas NWS office.

Last year, 114 NWS offices across the country participated in SRD,
says David Floyd, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at Goodland.

According to Floyd, in typical SKYWARN operations during severe
weather, direct communication between mobile spotters and local NWS
offices provides critical "ground truth" information for forecasters.
"Spotter reports of hail size, wind damage and surface-based rotation
in real time greatly assist the radar warning operator, since that
information can be correlated with Doppler radar displays," he says.
The result may be a more strongly worded statement to convey greater
urgency or issue a tornado warning a few minutes earlier than would
otherwise have been possible.

"While NWS offices utilize the real-time reporting of severe weather
events to assist in warning operations, hurricanes Katrina and Rita
have shown us that ham radio operators are equally important during
the recovery phase of natural disasters," Floyd points out.

Floyd also cites the example of the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN). He
notes that the HWN, which organized in 1965 during Hurricane Betsy,
started out as an informal group of amateurs but has since developed
a formal relationship with the National Hurricane Center in Miami via
its Amateur Radio station WX4NHC. Ham radio operators and volunteers
at Miami work together when hurricanes threaten to provide real-time
weather data and damage reports to the Hurricane Center's forecasters.


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Heard Fridays 9pm ET, Sundays 12am ET and Tues 2am ET (Folk)
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From emailer at email.wunderground.com  Wed Nov 30 16:53:03 2005
From: emailer at email.wunderground.com (Weather Underground Email Service)
Date: Wed Nov 30 17:12:37 2005
Subject: [LeArc] Winter Weather Advisory for Macomb, IL
Message-ID: <20051130215303.7525.qmail@email.wunderground.com>

Winter Weather Advisory
352 PM CST Wed Nov 30 2005

...Snow Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 am CST
Thursday...

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Snow
Advisory...which is in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 am CST
Thursday. 

Snow will develop across west central Illinois before midnight and
continue overnight. Snow may be heavy at times in the early
morning hours with visibilities reduced to a quarter mile. The
snow will diminish to flurries around sunrise with snowfall totals
expected to range from 2 to 3 inches.

A Snow Advisory means that periods of snow will cause primarily
travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and
limited visibilities...and use caution while driving.

Expires:010600 gmt
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