HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 520 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
504 AM 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...WHILE MAINLY
SNOW OCCURS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE MAINLY SNOW OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN SOUTH CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
IN INTENSITY FROM WESTERN WISCONSIN TO WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT.
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME
MORE LIKELY BY TONIGHT IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
TODAY AND TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE TO THREE INCHES IN
WESTERN WISCONSIN...TO TWO TO FOUR INCHES IN EASTERN
MINNESOTA...TO FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES IN WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.
.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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