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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 334 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A BAND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING EAST ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTH
DAKOTA...COMBINED WITH MOISTURE BEING PUSHED NORTH OVER A WARM
FRONT ACROSS NEBRASKA AND IOWA...WILL PRODUCE A BAND OF SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER AND CALEDONIA
MINNESOTA TO RICHLAND CENTER WISCONSIN.
A MUCH STRONGER AND MORE MOIST SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THEN LIFT INTO SOUTHERN IOWA BY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA STARTING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO
FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION TYPES REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...AS IT
REMAIN UNCLEAR HOW MUCH WARM AIR AND HOW FAR NORTH THE WARM AIR
WILL GET WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM. SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND
RAIN...AND VARIOUS MIXES OF IT...ARE ALL POSSIBLE AS THIS LOW LIFTS
TOWARD THE REGION. THIS WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND TRAVEL DELAYS FROM LATER WEDNESDAY
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
334 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY.
* SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM AROUND 9 PM TO 3 AM. A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION...SOME OF IT HEAVY...IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
* SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE MINNESOTA-
IOWA BORDER. PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN
FOR LATER IN THE WEEK...HOWEVER SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ALONG
WITH SOME SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ARE LIKELY.
* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME OF
THE FALLING SNOW TONIGHT.
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AS THE SNOW ACCUMULATES ON
UNTREATED OR UNPLOWED ROADS. MORE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...WITH
UNTREATED ROADS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED...IS EXPECTED
FROM LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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.
$$