HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 114 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 115 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
110 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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110 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE
MAY PRECEDE THE SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE MINNESOTA PORTION OF
THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH A LULL IN
THE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION
INTENSITY WILL RAMP UP THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
WILL SEE SNOW BUT THERE IS A THREAT OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET... MAINLY FROM FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO EASTERN PORTIONS
OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE AREA
WITH SOME TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 20 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL
PLANS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1223 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE UPPER
MIDWEST STARTING AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND LASTING INTO
SATURDAY. DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE PROLONGED
PERIOD FOR WHICH THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED... THERE WILL BE MAJOR
IMPACTS TO TRAVELERS... ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY.
ALTHOUGH THERE REMAIN SOME MINOR TIMING ISSUES AND THE EXACT
STORM TRACK IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR... THE LARGE NATURE OF THIS
SYSTEM AND ITS EXPECTED HIGH ENERGY AND MOISTURE CONTENT... WILL
LEAD TO A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY SNOW... WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS SO COMPLEX
THAT WILL BE SEVERAL BOUTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS EVENT. THE
FIRST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS WAVE HAS ABUNDANT WARM
AIR ASSOCIATED WITH IT... SO THERE MAY BE A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN AS FAR NORTH AS THE MINNESOTA IOWA BORDER. THE NEXT
WAVE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING FROM THE NORTH.
THE LAST WAVE WILL LIKELY BE THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WHICH WILL
OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO DEPART THE
REGION. THE PRECISE TIMING OF EACH WAVE OF SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.... AND LIGHTER PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING ANY LULLS.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES... SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER
REFINED... BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT OVER
PARTS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 20
INCHES POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM... HOLIDAY ROAD
AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.
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CENTER CITY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND
1223 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING... SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON... MAINLY SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED....
PARTICULARLY LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT IN MANY AREAS.... WITH A
FEW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 20 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS WINDS
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY... BECOMING
MORE NORTHEAST... THEN NORTH ON FRIDAY.
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 351 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM BRINGING LIGHT SNOW TO SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.A FAST MOVING...BUT POTENT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE
IOWA BORDER.
A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE UPPER
MIDWEST STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY.
DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE PROLONGED PERIOD FOR
WHICH THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...THERE WILL BE MAJOR IMPACTS TO
TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY.
ALTHOUGH THERE REMAINS SOME MINOR TIMING ISSUES AND THE EXACT
STORM TRACK IS STILL UNCLEAR...THE LARGE NATURE OF THIS
SYSTEM...AND EXPECTED HIGH ENERGY AND MOISTURE CONTENT...WILL
LEAD TO A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS SO COMPLEX THAT
WILL BE THREE BOUTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS EVENT. THE FIRST IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS WAVE HAS ABUNDANT WARM AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH IT...SO THERE WILL BE A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN AS FAR NORTH AS THE IOWA BORDER. THE NEXT WAVE IS
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING FROM THE NORTH. THE
LAST WAVE WILL LIKELY BE THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WHICH WILL OCCUR
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO DEPART THE REGION.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER
REFINED...BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD EXCEED A FOOT OVER PARTS
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM...HOLIDAY
ROAD AND AIR TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.
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BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...
HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
351 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE
WATCH AREA...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AS THE STORM
INTENSIFIES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
* SURFACE VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS WIND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...BECOMING
MORE NORTHEAST...THEN NORTH ON 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.
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