HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 204 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 215 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
201 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL BE MOST PERSISTENT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO SOUTHWARD TO MANKATO AND FAIRMONT.
THESE AREAS WILL SEE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
WESTERN PART OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
ALSO OCCUR ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON STRONG
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
HAZARDOUS. FROM THE TWIN CITIES METRO SOUTHWARD TO ALBERT LEA AND
POINTS EAST...SHOWERS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO
SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON
AND OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
SYSTEM DEPARTS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1223 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE UPPER
MIDWEST STARTING AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND LASTING INTO
SATURDAY. 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 REMAIN SOME MINOR TIMING ISSUES AND THE EXACT
STORM TRACK IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR... THE LARGE NATURE OF THIS
SYSTEM AND ITS EXPECTED HIGH ENERGY AND MOISTURE CONTENT... WILL
LEAD TO A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY SNOW... WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS SO COMPLEX
THAT WILL BE SEVERAL 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 MAY 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. THE PRECISE TIMING OF EACH WAVE OF SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.... AND LIGHTER PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING ANY LULLS.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES... SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER
REFINED... BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT OVER
PARTS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 20
INCHES POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM... HOLIDAY ROAD
AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1223 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6
AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING... SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT
WARM AIR SURGING NORTHWARD WITH THIS SYSTEM... THERE MAY BE A
PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH
TOTALS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING A FOOT IN A FEW SPOTS. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND SOME ICE ACCUMULATION IS ALSO
POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS WINDS
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT... BECOMING MORE NORTHEAST... THEN NORTH ON FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COULD EXACERBATE CONDITIONS. ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
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