HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 544 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA..AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16
INCHES BY THE TIME IT ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL...RESULTING IN
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...WHITEOUTS...AND
IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL.
THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING...BUT THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...COLD TEMPERATURES
COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
PLEASE REFERENCE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS POTENT STORM SYSTEM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL BE COMMON EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW WILL BE COMMON LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOWFALL...PEAK WIND GUSTS AND THE EFFECTS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE APPRECIATED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 215 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...TO
NEAR CHICAGO BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY...AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
THE STORM PASSES.
THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE FULLY REALIZED UNTIL THE WINDS
INCREASE. THIS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FROM STRONG
WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AS WELL AS EXPOSED AREAS
AND RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS.
THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM IS THE KIND THAT MAY RESULT IN A
LOSS OF LIFE IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH...WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...AS WELL AS SEVERE
DRIFTING.
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RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
215 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING.
* SNOWFALL FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE BY SUNSET. SNOW WILL
THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY FOR THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...
WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO AS MUCH AS 16 INCHES BY
THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY.
* NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW...AND SEVERE DRIFTING.
* FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS SHOULD PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...WITH
ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED. COMBINED WITH
THE SEVERE COLD...THIS STORM MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IF
PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 350 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON SET TO IMPACT THE
AREA STARTING TUESDAY...
.THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE AREA
WITH SNOW AND HIGH WINDS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE WITH THIS STORM SHOULD BE OVER KANSAS LATE
TUESDAY AND THEN TRACK NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN
TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO ONTARIO WEDNESDAY. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN SPREADING INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA
TUESDAY MORNING...REACHING INTO WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW LOOK TO FALL TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW
DIMINISHES WEDNESDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH SOME GREATER THAN
12 INCH AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
STORM FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL
OCCUR ELSEWHERE WITH SHORT PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE.
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TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
350 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD
OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A FOOT
OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
* NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS SHOULD PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON
THE RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN COUNTRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.
$$
THOMPSON

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 311 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION STARTING TUESDAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON TUESDAY...STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN
GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD OUT AHEAD OF THIS
WINTER STORM...PUSHING INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA
TUESDAY MORNING...AND THEN INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...LIKELY
ENDING WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE STORM EXITS EAST. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES...POSSIBLY AS
MUCH AS 12. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY
OVERNIGHT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL LEAD TO
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...AND POTENTIALLY WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND NORTHEAST IOWA...ALONG WITH AREA RIDGE-TOPS.
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TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
311 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY...CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT
TUESDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 30 TO 35
MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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.
$$
RIECK
WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE