HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 517 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING TODAY. SNOW WILL
SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON ON
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...MAINLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON TRAVEL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...WITH ROAD
CLOSURES...WHITEOUTS...AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE
TRAVEL ARE LIKELY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH 12 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE IN AREAS SOUTH OF CHARLES
CITY TO DECORAH IOWA.
IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS
WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOWFALL...PEAK WIND GUSTS AND THE EFFECTS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE APPRECIATED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
SINCE THIS WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT...
A CONFERENCE CALL WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED TODAY AT 1 PM.
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 350 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON SET TO IMPACT THE
AREA STARTING TUESDAY...
.THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE AREA
WITH SNOW AND HIGH WINDS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE WITH THIS STORM SHOULD BE OVER KANSAS LATE
TUESDAY AND THEN TRACK NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN
TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO ONTARIO WEDNESDAY. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN SPREADING INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA
TUESDAY MORNING...REACHING INTO WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW LOOK TO FALL TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW
DIMINISHES WEDNESDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH SOME GREATER THAN
12 INCH AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
STORM FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL
OCCUR ELSEWHERE WITH SHORT PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE.
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MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
350 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL BE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS SHOULD PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM INCLUDE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ROAD
CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$

BLIZZARD 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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MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
311 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT
TUESDAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 35 TO 40
MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND COULD RESULT IN WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$