HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 508 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
506 AM CST TUE DEC 22 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
LIGHT SNOW AND PATCHING FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE POSSIBLE
TODAY AND TONIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIODR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER A VERY LARGE AREA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT
OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...MAINLY FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 407 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM BRINGING SNOW TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
EARLY THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.A FAST MOVING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE ALONG
AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. SOME MINOR BLOWING OF THE SNOW IS
LIKELY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS.
A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE UPPER
MIDWEST STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE PROLONGED PERIOD FOR
WHICH THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...THERE WILL BE MAJOR IMPACTS TO
TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY.
ALTHOUGH THERE REMAINS SOME MINOR TIMING ISSUES AND THE EXACT
STORM TRACK IS STILL UNCLEAR...THE LARGE NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM...
AND EXPECTED HIGH ENERGY AND MOISTURE CONTENT...WILL LEAD TO A
BROAD AREA OF HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS SO COMPLEX THAT WILL BE THREE
BOUTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS EVENT. THE FIRST IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST. THIS WAVE HAS ABUNDANT WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH IT...SO
THERE WILL BE A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AS FAR NORTH
AS THE MINNESOTA IOWA BORDER. THE NEXT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH
WIND SPEEDS INCREASING FROM THE NORTH. THE LAST WAVE WILL LIKELY
BE THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WHICH WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO DEPART THE REGION.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER
REFINED...BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD EXCEED A FOOT OVER PARTS
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM...
HOLIDAY ROAD AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.
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406 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH DAYBREAK.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ONE HALF INCH OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS
  EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE 2 TO 4 INCHES THAT HAVE FALLEN ACROSS
  BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES.
* MINOR BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS.
* UNTREATED AND UNPLOWED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY
  AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN.
FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH.
* TIMING...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY
  EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER
  THE WATCH AREA WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THE
  STORM INTENSIFIES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS WIND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH FROM THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...BECOMING
  MORE NORTHEAST...THEN NORTH ON 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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