HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1049 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1035 AM CST WED DEC 9 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
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO COULD ACCUMULATE IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN WITH GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ELSEWHERE. NORTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING OVER 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING MAINLY ACROSS OPEN COUNTRY FROM SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO THE EAU CLAIRE AREA OF WISCONSIN. THIS
INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS
WELL AS INTERSTATE 94 INTO EAU CLAIRE. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO
CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. COLD AIR PLUNGING ACROSS THE AREA ON THE HEELS OF
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PLUNGE WIND CHILLS INTO THE 25 TO 30
BELOW ZERO RANGE ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
WIND CHILLS ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR FUTURE WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS AND
THE LATEST TRENDS CONCERNING THIS SNOW STORM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1017 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...BLOWING SNOW BECOMING THE PRIMARY IMPACT WITH GRADUALLY
IMPROVING CONDITIONS...
.THE BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE AREA OF
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...OR MAINLY SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM OLIVIA TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO AREA TO
CHIPPEWA FALLS WISCONSIN. MUCH OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS EASTERN
AND PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...OR MAINLY NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS.
THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA TO THE IMMEDIATE NORTHWEST OF THE WARNINGS...INCLUDING
MORA...ST CLOUD...AND WILLMAR. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM THIS
EVENING...INCLUDING ALEXANDRIA AND MONTEVIDEO.
WHILE SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO TAPER TO MAINLY FLURRIES ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS THE
PRIMARY HAZARD. NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING AT
TIMES TO 50 MPH IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WILL EASILY BLOW THE
FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS
OR LESS. OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE REPORTED THESE TYPE OF
VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-
AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING.
IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE
AND A HALF INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
PERIODIC GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IN
OPEN AREAS.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...MUCH COLDER AIR IS
PLUNGING INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION
OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS
OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA...WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE
FORECAST.
SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 12.4 INCHES
IN STANLEY WISCONSIN. OTHER AMOUNTS FROM WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
GENERALLY RANGE FROM NINE TO TWELVE INCHES. IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...SNOW AMOUNTS RANGE FROM FIVE TO NINE INCHES...WITH
THE HIGHEST OF NINE INCHES BEING REPORTED IN KIESTER ALONG THE IOWA
BORDER. IN THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AMOUNTS FROM FOUR
TO EIGHT INCHES FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT
TIMES IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 94...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 35
SOUTH OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. ACROSS THE WINTER
STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS LIKELY AT
TIMES. PORTIONS OF THE WARNINGS MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY DEPENDING
ON HOW QUICKLY THE BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES AND REPORTS FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
WITH THIS BEING THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON...
ENSURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER AND
THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS ALSO PREPARED WITH A WINTER WEATHER SAFETY
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ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
1013 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
WHILE SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO TAPER TO MAINLY FLURRIES ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS THE
PRIMARY HAZARD. NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING AT
TIMES TO 50 MPH IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WILL EASILY BLOW THE
FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS
OR LESS. OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE REPORTED THESE TYPE OF
VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-
AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING.
IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE
AND A HALF INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
PERIODIC GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IN
OPEN AREAS.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...MUCH COLDER AIR IS
PLUNGING INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION
OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS
OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA...WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE
FORECAST.
SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 12.4 INCHES
IN STANLEY WISCONSIN. OTHER AMOUNTS FROM WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
GENERALLY RANGE FROM NINE TO TWELVE INCHES. IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...SNOW AMOUNTS RANGE FROM FIVE TO NINE INCHES...WITH
THE HIGHEST OF NINE INCHES BEING REPORTED IN KIESTER ALONG THE IOWA
BORDER. IN THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AMOUNTS FROM FOUR
TO EIGHT INCHES FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.
DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS LIKELY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS OF THE ADVISORY.
PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY DEPENDING ON HOW
QUICKLY THE BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES AND REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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