HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 301 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM IMPACTS THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE...MOSTLY SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM WABASHA MINNESOTA...TOWARD WISCONSIN DELLS WISCONSIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. A WINTER STORM
WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...AS
TRAVEL COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SHOULD BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
THIS EXPECTED TRANSITION OF PRECIPITATION TYPE MAKES FORECASTING SNOW
AND ICING AMOUNTS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. HOWEVER...IT STILL APPEARS
THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH SOME ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TO LA CROSSE TO NEILLSVILLE
WISCONSIN.
SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY AS THIS WINTER STORM SLOWLY MOVES AWAY
FROM THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED...
AS THE LARGE WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FROM WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
A CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM CST
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 619 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...SNOW ENDING ACROSS SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS MORNING...
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS...
.AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION THIS
MORNING...THE SNOW WILL END ACROSS SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL
SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LESS THAN A HALF INCH. STORM TOTALS FROM
OVERNIGHT WERE GENERALLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. HOWEVER THERE
WERE SOME REPORTS UP TO 6 INCHES IN MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA.
A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MOISTURE WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THEN LIFT INTO
SOUTHERN IOWA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA STARTING WEDNESDAY AND
CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TRANSITION
BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD. THIS MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL OVER THIS PERIOD.
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WINONA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINONA
619 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW
  FREEZING RAIN FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
* DUE TO THIS...SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN FOR LATER IN
  THE WEEK. HOWEVER IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL LIKELY BE
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ALONG WITH SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...WITH UNTREATED ROADS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW OR
  ICE COVERED...IS EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  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.
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