HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 422 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 415 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
403 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE...CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE
FROM 3 INCHES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO NEAR 10 INCHES IN FAR
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL
DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC
DETAILS AND THE LATEST TRENDS CONCERNING THIS SNOW STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 422 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...
.A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE
TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND ALL OF WESTERN WISCONSIN FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES TO THE NORTH
AND WEST OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH COVERS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF MORA...ST.
CLOUD...AND REDWOOD FALLS. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHWARD INTO
THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA BY NOON ON TUESDAY AND ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA BY MID-AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES ARE FORECAST BY 6 PM TUESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
INCREASE TUESDAY BUT REMAIN LOW ENOUGH THAT BLOWING SNOW IS NOT
ANTICIPATED DURING THAT TIME.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TUESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED SOUTH
AND EAST OF A FAIRMONT...TO RED WING...TO RICE LAKE WISCONSIN
LINE. IN THESE AREAS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF EIGHT
INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA...FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THREE TO
SIX INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED AT
TIMES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF
FARIBAULT.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND IMPOSSIBLE AT
TIMES IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA DURING OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. ACROSS THE WINTER STORM WARNING
AREA...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE WARNING TIME.
WITH THIS BEING THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE
SEASON...ENSURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE PREPARED FOR WINTER
WEATHER AND THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS ALSO PREPARED WITH A WINTER
WEATHER SAFETY KIT.
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OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
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...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY
TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY
TUESDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE FORECAST
BY 6 PM TUESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INCREASE TUESDAY BUT
REMAIN LOW ENOUGH THAT BLOWING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED DURING THAT
TIME.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TUESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF FIVE TO NINE INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES...INCLUDING
ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF FARIBAULT.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND IMPOSSIBLE AT
TIMES DURING OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 319 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...POTENTIAL WINTER STORM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY FOR FAR SOUTHERN AREAS OF MINNESOTA. THE BLIZZARD WATCH
STRETCHES FROM ST. JAMES TO OWATONNA ON SOUTHWARD TO THE IOWA
BORDER.
A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALL OF EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN
AREA...AS WELL AS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER OKLAHOMA
ON TUESDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND
INTENSIFY...REACHING THE CHICAGO AREA...BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN
AND EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE
STORM TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS A RESULT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP
OVER FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
319 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE BLIZZARD WATCH EXTENDS FROM ST. JAMES TO OWATONNA ON SOUTHWARD
TO THE IOWA BORDER.
HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...EXCEEDING 35 MPH...ARE
POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
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