HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 204 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 215 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
201 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
201 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL BE MOST PERSISTENT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO SOUTHWARD TO MANKATO AND FAIRMONT.
THESE AREAS WILL SEE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
WESTERN PART OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
ALSO OCCUR ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON STRONG
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
HAZARDOUS. FROM THE TWIN CITIES METRO SOUTHWARD TO ALBERT LEA AND
POINTS EAST...SHOWERS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO
SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON
AND OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
SYSTEM DEPARTS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1051 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN CONTINUES...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
.A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA LATE THIS CHRISTMAS MORNING. THIS MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET
AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS FAR WEST AS THE
CAMBRIDGE... TWIN CITIES...AND MANKATO AREAS. A WINTER STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A RICE
LAKE...TO LAKEVILLE...TO WASECA LINE. THE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED
TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ALBERT LEA...OWATONNA...FARIBAULT
AND FARMINGTON.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT IN THE
WARNING AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL RANGE
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND
3 INCHES.
BY SATURDAY MORNING...THREE DAY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH ISOLATED
TOTALS APPROACHING 18 INCHES. AMOUNTS WILL BE LESSER TOWARD THE
ALBERT LEA...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...AND EAU CLAIRE AREAS...WHERE
STORM TOTALS IN THE 3 TO 8 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TURN MORE NORTH
NORTHWESTERLY TODAY AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES.
BLOWING SNOW IS MOST PROBABLE IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
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TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
1050 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE THREE DAY PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
  FROM 9 TO 16 INCHES.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED AS THE EVENT CONTINUES DUE
  TO INCREASING WIND SPEEDS AND BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY IN OPEN
  RURAL AREAS.
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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