HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 204 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 215 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
201 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL BE MOST PERSISTENT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO SOUTHWARD TO MANKATO AND FAIRMONT.
THESE AREAS WILL SEE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
WESTERN PART OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
ALSO OCCUR ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON STRONG
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
HAZARDOUS. FROM THE TWIN CITIES METRO SOUTHWARD TO ALBERT LEA AND
POINTS EAST...SHOWERS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO
SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON
AND OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
SYSTEM DEPARTS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY.
.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: 227 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN CONTINUES...
...A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL EXPAND FROM WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON
CHRISTMAS MORNING...
.THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY THIS CHRISTMAS MORNING. MAINLY SNOW WILL OCCUR
EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...WHERE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS PRIOR TO
DAYBREAK WILL RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES. AS WARMER AIR
ALOFT CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE AREA TO THE NORTH OF THE STORM
SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
REGIONS...THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT INTO PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.
SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ON CHRISTMAS DAY
AS FAR WEST AS THE ST CLOUD...HUTCHINSON...TWIN
CITIES...MANKATO...AND FAIRMONT AREAS.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL VERY GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE CHRISTMAS
AFTERNOON INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. EVENT SNOWFALL
TOTALS WILL BE LIMITED SOMEWHAT DUE TO THE PERIOD OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION...BUT WILL STILL BE HIGH. BY SATURDAY
MORNING...THREE DAY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 9
INCHES TOWARDS THE ALBERT LEA...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...AND EAU CLAIRE
AREAS.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH
THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE WILL INCREASE AND TURN MORE NORTHERLY ON
CHRISTMAS MORNING AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. BLOWING
SNOW IS MOST PROBABLE IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH
CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
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POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
226 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...RAIN AND SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND GRADUALLY
  BECOME LIGHTER IN INTENSITY ON CHRISTMAS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
  TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING IN THE 4 TO 9
  INCH RANGE.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED AS THE EVENT CONTINUES DUE
  TO INCREASING WIND SPEEDS AND BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY IN OPEN
  RURAL AREAS.
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. 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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