Published January 18, 2013, 12:00 AM


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In a Jan. 10 photo, Richard Emanuel, a National Weather Service forecaster in Cheyenne, Wyo., looks at radar images of a storm as it dumps heavy snow on the western plains and Black Hills. This winter, the Weather Service is trying out simple, descriptive language to possibly replace its terms for winter weather watches, advisories and warnings.

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