HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 423 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN...
A SURGE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. FORECAST RAINFALL TOTALS RANGE FROM BETWEEN 1 AND 1.2
INCHES.
SNOW PACK OVER THE AREA IS HOLDING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF
WATER THAT WILL BE PARTIALLY RELEASED WITH THE RAINFALL AND MELTING
FROM TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
ANY STREETS OR ROADWAYS WITH POOR DRAINAGE DUE TO SNOW OR
DEBRIS-CLOGGED STORM DRAINS WILL FILL WITH WATER.
PERSONS LIVING NEAR FAST-RESPONDING RIVERS AND STREAMS...OR IN LOW-
LYING DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS FLOODING THREAT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR FLOODED INTERSECTIONS AND OVERPASSES.
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PC/MBK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 438 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 415 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
414 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET WILL CONTINUE FOR A TIME
THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL GLAZING WILL REMAIN LIGHT...LESS THAN ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING.
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION...SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE.
THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO
OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SECOND
SURGE OF WARMER...MOIST AIR AHEAD OF STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE IN
ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. RAPID
RAINFALL OF THREE QUARTERS INCH TO ONE AND ONE QUARTER INCH IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ON TOP OF THE CURRENT SNOW PACK AND FROZEN
GROUND. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF AREA
CREEKS...RIVERS...AND STREAMS. RUNOFF WOULD ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS.
TODAY...IT WILL BE A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE THE CLOSEST SEWER DRAIN
TO YOUR RESIDENCE IS UNCLOGGED BY SNOW AND DEBRIS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO OCCASIONAL SNOW ON
FRIDAY...AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE WEAKENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER IOWA. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA
MEANDERS TO THE EAST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOW AND ICE REPORTS
ARE APPRECIATED.
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