HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 318 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...RAINFALL AND MELTING SNOW MAY CAUSE PONDING IN LOW LYING AND
URBAN AREAS TONIGHT AS WELL AS RISES ALONG AREA CREEKS AND
RIVERS...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM HAS BROUGHT WARMER AIR...ALONG WITH
RAIN TO PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY. AS THE MAIN PART OF THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES
NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION
TONIGHT...WARM AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE AREA LEADING TO
VERY MINIMAL TEMPERATURE FALLS. THUS...TEMPERATURES WILL STAY AT
OR ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING FURTHER MELTING OF
THE SNOW PACK.
IN ADDITION...PRECIPITATION WILL FALL THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...MAINLY
IN THE FORM OF RAIN. AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
THE COMBINATION OF THE RAINFALL ALONG WITH MELTING OF THE WIDESPREAD
SNOW PACK WILL INCREASE RUNOFF AMOUNTS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING
IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS WITHIN BANK RISES ALONG
AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME LOCALIZED
FLOODING. ALSO...WITH THE AMOUNTS OF WATER ENTERING THE RIVER
SYSTEMS THERE REMAINS POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAMS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO
SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.
THOSE WITH RIVER INTERESTS OR WHO LIVE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WATER ISSUES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
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BROOKS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 339 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM IMPACTS THE AREA THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT.
A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED.
ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH IN CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...TO 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA TOWARD WINONA
MINNESOTA AND BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED ON CHRISTMAS
DAY...WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ON BOTH FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 358 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH CHRISTMAS...
.PATCHY AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS MORNING WHICH WILL
CAUSE SOME ROADS TO BECOME ICY AND HAZARDOUS.
A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
TRACK FROM ALONG THE GULF COAST THURSDAY MORNING AND LIFT INTO
CENTRAL IOWA EARLY ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO WAVER
BACK AND FORTH FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.
SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY ACROSS THE
REGION...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE BETTER CHANCES FOR THE
PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN SNOW LONGER FURTHER TO THE WEST IN
MINNESOTA AND IOWA...WHILE WARMER AIR FURTHER EAST ACROSS
WISCONSIN WILL LEAD TO MORE MIXED PRECIPITATION. REGARDLESS...THIS
POTENT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON.
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DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...VIROQUA
358 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN SHOULD ADVANCE INTO MUCH OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING.
* SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION FORMS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
* LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING
WITH THE FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE. A TENTH OF AN INCH TO A
QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DUE TO THE
FREEZING RAIN. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED FROM POINTS WEST OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY IOWA
TO ARCADIA WISCONSIN. 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EAST FROM THIS.
* SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 914 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 COULD BE UP TO A HALF OF AN INCH. STORM
TOTALS FROM OVERNIGHT WERE GENERALLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE.
HOWEVER...THERE WERE SOME REPORTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PARTS
OF NORTHEAST IOWA.
A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MOISTURE WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY THROUGH 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.
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VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
912 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END THIS MORNING...WITH
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF OF AN INCH.
* A TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
  BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  CHRISTMAS.
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW
  AND SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY...ALTHOUGH EXACT AMOUNTS
  ARE STILL UNCERTAIN.
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...IS
  EXPECTED FROM LATER 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.
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