HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 425 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
420 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
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420 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
OVERNIGHT. BY TUESDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY TO REDWOOD
FALLS...TO MANKATO AND OWATONNA. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY
OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. AN INCH MAY FALL AS FAR
NORTH AS MORRIS...WILLMAR AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES
METRO AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY RIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER A VERY LARGE
AREA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN
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: 351 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM BRINGING LIGHT SNOW TO SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.A FAST MOVING...BUT POTENT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE
IOWA BORDER.
A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE UPPER
MIDWEST STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND LASTING 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 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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KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...
HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
351 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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 PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AS THE STORM
INTENSIFIES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS WIND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 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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