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

Expires:200912262015;;
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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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WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
201 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 705 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN CONTINUES...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY ACROSS A
PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
.A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
CHRISTMAS MORNING. THIS MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING AS FAR WEST AS THE CAMBRIDGE...TWIN
CITIES...MANKATO...AND FAIRMONT AREAS. THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SHOULD SEE MAINLY SNOW TODAY. A WINTER
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A RICE
LAKE...TO LAKEVILLE...TO OWATONNA LINE. EAST AND SOUTH OF THE
WARNING AREA...INCLUDING THE LADYSMITH...EAU CLAIRE...AND RED WING
AREAS...THE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT IN THE
WARNING AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL RANGE
FROM 3 TO 9 INCHES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND
4 INCHES.
BY SATURDAY MORNING...THREE DAY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS
APPROACHING 18 INCHES. AMOUNTS WILL BE LESSER TOWARD THE ALBERT
LEA...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...AND EAU CLAIRE AREAS...WHERE STORM
TOTALS IN THE 3 TO 8 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TURN MORE NORTH
NORTHWESTERLY TODAY AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES.
BLOWING SNOW IS MOST PROBABLE IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
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GOODHUE-RUSK-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...LADYSMITH...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
705 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIP...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SLEET...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND GRADUALLY BECOME LIGHTER IN
INTENSITY THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG
WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
BE IN THE 3 TO 8 INCH RANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$

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...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1223 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
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 MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING... SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY
NIGHT 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. 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.
$$
TRH

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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BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
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.
$$
JLT/JPR