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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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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 337 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN PERSISTING THIS MORNING...
.FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET...IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN RIGHT AROUND FREEZING...RESULTING IN
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING MOST AREAS
BY AFTERNOON.
MOST ROADWAYS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN ARE
SNOW OR ICE COVERED AND HAZARDOUS EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING.
WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES DURING THE RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN AT OR ABOVE FREEZING...WHICH WILL REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN AND ICING.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE...
JANESVILLE...BELOIT
337 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
* PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET WILL SLOWLY
  TRANSITION TO MAINLY RAIN LATER TODAY AS SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR
  BEGINS TO PUSH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
* LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION FROM ANY LINGERING SNOW OR SLEET.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH INCH.
* WINDS...BLUSTERY EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL
  CONTINUE.
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.
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