HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 601 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
600 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
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JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-
WABASHA-WINONA-
600 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL
AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH LESS THAN ONE HALF
INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...MAINLY IN AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
90. BE PREPARED FOR A SLOWER COMMUTE THIS MORNING...MAINLY IN AREAS
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 AS ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT...HAVING A
SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON TRAVEL...AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY....WITH GREATER
THAN A FOOT POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE LOW PASSES TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON RIDGE TOPS AND OPEN COUNTRY AREAS. A WINTER
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT
ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20
BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...
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 TODAY AT 1 PM.
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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.
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RIECK
WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE