Possible storm next week

Possible system coming in next week

1.While there remains considerable uncertainty regarding the storm next week, of the many weather scenarios possible, the following three are worth noting:

a.*Most Likely Scenario:* Rain switching to snow Wednesday for southern MB, Slight threat of freezing rain over southern Manitoba late Tuesday into Wednesday. Accumulating snow over northern Manitoba Tuesday, *up to 30 cm*. Snow Wednesday into Thursday for western Manitoba (5-15 cm). Strong winds from the south beginning Wednesday, gusts up to 60 km/h over much of Manitoba.

b.*Most Impactful Scenario:* Ice accretion on below freezing surfaces due to steady freezing rain late Tuesday into Wednesday. Up to 40 cm of snow over central portions of the province (Including Norway house), rain switching to snow across southern Manitoba. strong winds from the northwest up to 70 km/h on Wednesday across much of Manitoba.

c.*Least Impactful Scenario:* The most impactful weather occurs in Saskatchewan, or south of the border. Rain or flurries for western portions of the province with low accumulations. Winds remain below 50 km/h.

2.Potential impacts:

a.Difficult winter travel conditions, especially over northern and central portions of the province due to reduced visibility in heavy falling and blowing snow.

   2. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways, and parking lots may
      become difficult to navigate due to rain or drizzle switching to
      snow
   3. Surfaces at temperatures below zero may develop a slight ice
      accretion due to slight threat of freezing rain

3. *An update will be sent Monday, March 30 with the latest available
  information. This update could be an email or WebEx meeting
  invitation, depending on how impactful the weather forecast is at
  that time. *

Book Review of There Was a Silence by T.E. Mark

This book is a collection of four short type stories. They are written to read like movie scripts, instead of a basic story format. I’m not fond of this, but it’s not going to affect my review and rating.

Story 1: The 3^rd Degree of Consciousness

This story was a bit confusing at times. It was fast paced. Characters were well constructed, as well as the world building. The ending was a bit of a surprise. It was an enjoyable story.

Story 2: There Was a Silence

I found this story to be a bit slow moving. It was good, just slow. It picked up about 2/3’s of the way completed. That’s when everything started to make sense. It was good.

Story 3: Plain and Simple

This story was totally different than the others. Not science fiction, but more of a paranormal story. The characters were likeable, some not. Good world building. The story itself wasn’t overly fast paced, but it had a good pace. It was different, but good.

Story 4: Borders

I think I enjoyed this one the most. It had likeable characters and great world building. The pace of the story was fast. The ending was perfect. It came full circle.

All in all, these were good stories. I’m still not a fan of this format, but it’s always good to read something different than one’s usual.