HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 519 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
501 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WHILE THERE WILL BE A RESPITE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND FURTHER INCREASE IN INTENSITY
TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT OF 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WHILE 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN
WESTERN WISCONSIN. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.
BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY BY TONIGHT IN WESTERN
MINNESOTA. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR SLEET AND FREEZING
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN WESTERN WISCONSIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ON CHRISTMAS. PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW ARE LIKELY DURING CHRISTMAS DAY. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS
WINTER STORM...FROM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...ARE
EXPECTED TO EXCEED 15 INCHES IN MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA. AMOUNTS OF ONE FOOT TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN. MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT AND POTENTIALLY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1223 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE UPPER
MIDWEST STARTING AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND LASTING INTO
SATURDAY. DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE PROLONGED
PERIOD FOR WHICH THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED... THERE WILL BE MAJOR
IMPACTS TO TRAVELERS... ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY.
ALTHOUGH THERE REMAIN SOME MINOR TIMING ISSUES AND THE EXACT
STORM TRACK IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR... THE LARGE NATURE OF THIS
SYSTEM AND ITS EXPECTED HIGH ENERGY AND MOISTURE CONTENT... WILL
LEAD TO A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY SNOW... WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS SO COMPLEX
THAT WILL BE SEVERAL BOUTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS EVENT. THE
FIRST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS WAVE HAS ABUNDANT WARM
AIR ASSOCIATED WITH IT... SO THERE MAY BE A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN AS FAR NORTH AS THE MINNESOTA IOWA BORDER. THE NEXT
WAVE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING FROM THE NORTH.
THE LAST WAVE WILL LIKELY BE THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WHICH WILL
OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO DEPART THE
REGION. THE PRECISE TIMING OF EACH WAVE OF SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.... AND LIGHTER PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING ANY LULLS.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES... SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER
REFINED... BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT OVER
PARTS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 20
INCHES POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM... HOLIDAY ROAD
AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.
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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6
AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING... SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT
WARM AIR SURGING NORTHWARD WITH THIS SYSTEM... THERE MAY BE A
PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH
TOTALS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING A FOOT IN A FEW SPOTS. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND SOME ICE ACCUMULATION IS ALSO
POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS WINDS
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT... BECOMING MORE NORTHEAST... THEN NORTH ON FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COULD EXACERBATE CONDITIONS. ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 550 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...
.LAST NIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING...A FAST MOVING WINTER
WEATHER SYSTEM BROUGHT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. WHILE THE SNOW AND ADVISORY HAS ENDED...SLICK
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE
MID TO LATE MORNING.
A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE UPPER
MIDWEST STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE PROLONGED PERIOD FOR
WHICH THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...THERE WILL BE MAJOR IMPACTS TO
TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY.
ALTHOUGH THERE REMAINS SOME MINOR TIMING ISSUES AND THE EXACT
STORM TRACK IS STILL UNCLEAR...THE LARGE NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM...
AND EXPECTED HIGH ENERGY AND MOISTURE CONTENT...WILL LEAD TO A
BROAD AREA OF HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS SO COMPLEX THAT WILL BE THREE
BOUTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS EVENT. THE FIRST IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST. THIS WAVE HAS ABUNDANT WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH IT...SO
THERE WILL BE A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AS FAR NORTH
AS THE MINNESOTA IOWA BORDER. THE NEXT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH
WIND SPEEDS INCREASING FROM THE NORTH. THE LAST WAVE WILL LIKELY
BE THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WHICH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO DEPART THE REGION.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER
REFINED...BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD EXCEED A FOOT OVER PARTS
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM...
HOLIDAY ROAD AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.
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...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT WARM
  AIR SURGING NORTHWARD WITH THIS SYSTEM...THERE MAY BE A PERIOD
  OF SLEET LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL
  OCCUR OVER THE WATCH AREA WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  POSSIBLE AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS WIND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH FROM THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...BECOMING
  MORE NORTHEAST...THEN NORTH ON FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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