HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 306 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA..AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY
SUNRISE. 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.
PLEASE REFERENCE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS POTENT STORM SYSTEM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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.
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...
NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 216 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...TO
NEAR CHICAGO BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY...AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
THE STORM PASSES.
THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE FULLY REALIZED UNTIL THE WINDS
INCREASE. THIS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FROM STRONG
WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN AREAS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AS WELL AS EXPOSED AREAS
AND RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS.
THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM IS THE KIND THAT MAY RESULT IN A
LOSS OF LIFE IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH...WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...AS WELL AS SEVERE
DRIFTING.
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MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
215 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
* SNOWFALL FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE BY SUNSET. SNOW WILL
  THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY FOR THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...
  WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES BY THE TIME THE
  SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY.
* NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN
  BLOWING SNOW...AND SEVERE DRIFTING.
* FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS SHOULD PRODUCE
  WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...WITH
  ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED. COMBINED WITH
  THE SEVERE COLD...THIS STORM MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IF
  PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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.
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