HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 528 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 530 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
524 PM 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...TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THEN DIMINISH UNDER
20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST
THIS EVENING WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVING DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 30
BELOW ZERO OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WIND CHILLS NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING
OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 342 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...BLOWING SNOW REMAINS A TRAVEL HAZARD THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
...LOW WIND CHILLS FLOOD INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...
.THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN FAR SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN
EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES ALBERT
LEA...MANKATO...OWATONNA...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS ALSO NOW IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY
MORNING. THIS ADVISORY COVERS AN AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF
A LITTLE FALLS TO FAR WESTERN TWIN CITIES TO FARIBAULT LINE.
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RURAL OPEN
AREAS...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT
TIMES. SUCH VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA MUCH OF TODAY.
THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THUS THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS
HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE
NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND
THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES
IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA AND 13.1 INCHES IN EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN.
OTHER AMOUNTS FROM WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAVE GENERALLY RANGED
FROM EIGHT AND A HALF TO THIRTEEN INCHES. IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...SNOW AMOUNTS SEEN WERE SIX TO TEN INCHES. IN THE TWIN
CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AMOUNTS FROM FIVE TO NINE INCHES WERE
REPORTED FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.
THIS FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON SHOULD SERVE AS A
REMINDER TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER
AND THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS ALSO PREPARED WITH A WINTER WEATHER
SAFETY KIT.
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...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON
NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND
THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO IN CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.
SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES
IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA. AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA RANGED
FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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