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.
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094>096-222030-
/O.CAN.KARX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-091222T1500Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0005.091223T1800Z-091226T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
619 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA HAS ENDED...THUS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
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.
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.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 606 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009

Expires:200912231200;;
FLUS43 KARX 221204
HWOARX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
604 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-041>044-
231200-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-DODGE-FAYETTE-FILLMORE-
FLOYD-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-
OLMSTED-TREMPEALEAU-WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
604 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM JUST A TRACE TO AROUND A HALF INCH.
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA FROM
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST CHRISTMAS DAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME FRAME. IT IS THIS TRANSITION OF
PRECIPITATION TYPE THAT MAKES FORECASTING SNOW AND ICING AMOUNTS
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. HOWEVER IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS
DAY.
SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY AS THIS WINTER STORM SLOWLY MOVES AWAY
FROM THE REGION. AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION REPORTS FROM THE SNOW LAST NIGHT WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED. IN ADDITION...SNOW AND ICE REPORTS WILL ALSO BE
NEEDED AS THE LARGER WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FROM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST CHRISTMAS DAY.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
A CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 358 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 900 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO COME TO AN END EARLY THIS MORNING...
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS...
.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING EAST INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS WILL TAKE AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW EAST
ALONG WITH IT...ALLOWING FOR SNOW TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE EARLY
THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL REPORTS SO FAR HAVE BEEN IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH
RANGE...WITH THE HIGHEST REPORT OF 6 INCHES IN MOWER COUNTY IN
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE EAST
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WITH MUCH LIGHTER SNOW PERSISTING TO
THE WEST.
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. PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS. THIS MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THIS PERIOD.
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094>096-WIZ053>055-061-
221800-
/O.CON.KARX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-091222T1500Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0005.091223T1800Z-091226T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
358 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END THIS
MORNING. 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 HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS OF UP TO 6 INCHES. PRECIPITATION TYPES AND
AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN FOR LATER IN THE WEEK...HOWEVER SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ARE
LIKELY.
* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO AROUND A MILE AT TIMES WITH THE
FALLING SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING.
* TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING AS THE SNOW HAS
ACCUMULATED 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.
$$