WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 924 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...LARGE SNOWSTORM TO IMPACT THE UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN
PLAINS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA ON FRIDAY...THEN
TRACK TO SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA BY LATE FRIDAY. A LARGE AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE WILL GET DRAWN NORTHWARDS INTO THIS SYSTEM BRINGING
WIDESPREAD SNOW TO NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN
SPREAD TO NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND TO THE ENTIRE AREA ON THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. A PROLONGED TWO DAY PERIOD OF
SNOW COULD BRING SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER
MANY AREAS. THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA COULD HAVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS OF GREATER THAN A
FOOT POSSIBLE. THE CANADIAN BORDER AREA COULD RECEIVE THE LEAST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE ON FRIDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH...AND THIS MAY RESULT IN POOR
VISIBILITY.
TRAVEL FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WILL LIKELY BE
HAZARDOUS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
FORECAST UPDATES AS THE TRACK OF THE STORM AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
CAN CHANGE.
MNZ002-022>024-027-028-032-NDZ030-260330-
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NORMAN-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
WADENA-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...WADENA...MAYVILLE
923 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  EVENING.
* 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE
  LEAST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.
* WINDS WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
  INTO THURSDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO
  30 MPH OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY. WINDS OVER
  NORTHWEST MINNESOTA EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL BE 10 TO
  20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
  SNOW.
* PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
  SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
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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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 709 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 715 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY
AND MOVE SLOWLY INTO IOWA BY FRIDAY. MOISTURE WILL SPREAD
NORTHWARD WITH SNOW DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO
FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE UP TO
A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NORTH
ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL
DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS
DAY. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOW REPORTS.
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