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STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 332 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM IS GOING TO BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT...HAVING
A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON TRAVEL...AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY....WITH
GREATER THAN A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. A WINTER
STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 40 MPH.
THE WORST CONDITIONS SHOULD BE REALIZED AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN
COUNTRY. THIS COULD RESULT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR ROAD CLOSURES...WHITEOUTS...AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL.
IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS
WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOWFALL...PEAK WIND GUSTS AND THE EFFECTS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE APPRECIATED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
SINCE THIS WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT...
A CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE CONDUCTED ON TUESDAY AT 1 PM.
$$

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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ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-
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