WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 334 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A BAND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING EAST ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTH
DAKOTA...COMBINED WITH MOISTURE BEING PUSHED NORTH OVER A WARM
FRONT ACROSS NEBRASKA AND IOWA...WILL PRODUCE A BAND OF SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER AND CALEDONIA
MINNESOTA TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN.
A MUCH STRONGER AND MORE MOIST SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THEN LIFT INTO SOUTHERN IOWA BY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA STARTING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO
FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION TYPES REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...AS IT
REMAIN UNCLEAR HOW MUCH WARM AIR AND HOW FAR NORTH THE WARM AIR
WILL GET WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM. SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND
RAIN...AND VARIOUS MIXES OF IT...ARE ALL POSSIBLE AS THIS LOW LIFTS
TOWARD THE REGION. THIS WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL DELAYS FROM LATER WEDNESDAY
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
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WABASHA-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
334 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...SOME OF IT HEAVY...IS EXPECTED
TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN FOR LATER IN
THE WEEK...HOWEVER SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH SOME
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ARE LIKELY.
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...WITH UNTREATED ROADS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW OR
ICE COVERED...IS EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 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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RRS
WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 131 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
130 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
MNZ079-088-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-221200-
ADAMS-BUFFALO-CLARK-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-TAYLOR-
TREMPEALEAU-WABASHA-WINONA-
130 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UNDER AN INCH IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TO
NEARLY 3 INCHES CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 90 CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A
WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL GROW AND ORGANIZE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
ON WEDNESDAY AND LIKELY IMPACT THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A MIX
OF PRECIPITATION. SNOW WILL SPREAD IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY
BUT COULD MIX WITH SOME SLEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A SWITCH
BACK TO MAINLY ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR BY FRIDAY AS THE STORM STARTS TO
MOVE OUT.
THERE REMAINS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS STORM BUT THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SOME ICING THAT
COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. REPORTS WILL ALSO BE NEEDED AS THE LARGER WINTER STORM
MOVES IN LATER IN THE WEEK.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
A CONFERENCE CALL/WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM CST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
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