HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1019 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1013 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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1013 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WINTER WEATHER...
AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE THIN
ICE DEPOSITS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD STEADILY
INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL VARY FROM AROUND 3 INCHES WEST
OF THE JAMES RIVER...TO AROUND 6 INCHES EAST OF INTERSTATE 29.
THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SIOUX
CITY TO STORM LAKE THIS AFTERNOON...AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
SIOUX CITY TO SPENCER IOWA LATE TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STORM LAKE AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE
AREA THURSDAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. IT APPEARS SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF
A FOOT SHOULD BE COMMON...WITH A MAXIMUM OF 15 TO 20 INCHES
CENTERED ON AN AXIS FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TO EXTREME SOUTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA. THE INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
NORTHWARD FROM MISSOURI TO IOWA THROUGH FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN
VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WHICH WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS
DAY...AND WITHOUT DOUBT WILL CAUSE  WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...IF
NOT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...TO DEVELOP. SUCH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
SNOWFALL AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE TO PRODUCE
EXTREME DRIFTING SNOW...WITH POTENTIAL FOR DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF 10
FEET TO CREATE IMPASSABLE ROADWAYS. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE AREA ON
SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 912 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM...
.THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SYSTEM AND ANY TRAVEL FROM WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE TREACHEROUS. THIS IS A PROLONGED
WINTER WEATHER EVENT...WITH THE STORM EJECTING FROM THE ROCKIES
IN TWO OR THREE SYSTEMS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MAJOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. DEVELOPING STRONG
WINDS THURSDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY WILL HELP MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU CAN AVOID IT.
ALSO...ICY CONDITIONS FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SIMPLY THE COLD
MOIST AIR WILL CAUSE EXTRA HAZARDS TODAY FOR THOSE TRYING TO GET
TRAVEL COMPLETED BEFORE THE WINTER STORM ARRIVES. THOSE IN URBAN
AREAS OR ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WHERE ROADS HAVE BEEN TREATED SHOULD BE
AWARE THAT THEY WILL RUN INTO VERY ICY CONDITIONS. PEOPLE ON FOOT
SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY RISK A DANGEROUS FALL IF THEY STEP
UNKNOWINGLY ONTO AN ICY DRIVEWAY OR SIDEWALK.
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BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU
912 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...ICY CONDITIONS FROM LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND MOISTURE
FREEZING ON SURFACES WILL BE A PROBLEM ON UNTREATED SURFACES
UNTIL THE SNOW BEGINS. SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THIS
AREA LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WHILE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM
TIME TO TIME...SNOW WILL GENERALLY PERSIST INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT...MODERATE AND HEAVY AT TIMES.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ALL TOLD FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 13 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME 20
INCH AMOUNTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE EXTREMELY MINIMAL.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY...LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 20 TO 35
MPH WINDS WILL BE COMMON ON THURSDAY...INCREASING ON FRIDAY TO
25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF
THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. THE WIND
COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$
WILLIAMS

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 448 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...HOLIDAY TRAVEL TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM BEGINNING WEDNESDAY...
.THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SYSTEM AND ANY TRAVEL FROM WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE TREACHEROUS. THIS IS A PROLONGED
WINTER WEATHER EVENT...WITH THE STORM EJECTING FROM THE ROCKIES IN
TWO OR THREE SYSTEMS. THEREFORE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MAJOR LATE THIS WEEK. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY AS THURSDAY PROGRESSES AND
LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY IN THIS AREA.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU
448 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING MIST AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE A PROBLEM ON UNTREATED
ROAD SURFACES THROUGH MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN
SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THIS AREA LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WHILE
SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM TIME TO TIME...SNOW WILL GENERALLY
PERSIST INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE AND HEAVY AT TIMES.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ALL TOLD FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 13 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
SOME 20 INCH AMOUNTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE EXTREMELY MINIMAL.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST
ON THURSDAY...LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 20 TO 35 MPH WINDS
WILL BE COMMON ON THURSDAY...INCREASING ON FRIDAY TO 25 TO 40
MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. THE WIND COMBINED
WITH THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 202 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO
FRIDAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVES NORTH INTO IOWA BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL
BECOME WIDESPREAD ON WEDNESDAY...TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AND THEN
BECOME WIDESPREAD THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IN
EXCESS OF 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. STRONG NORTH
WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
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LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU
202 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TAPER OFF FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...AND BECOME WIDESPREAD AGAIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ACROSS
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
OUT OF THE NORTH THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WIND COMBINED WITH
THE SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
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.
$$