BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 338 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO HAVE INCREASING IMPACTS TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...
.THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...HAS BEEN
EXPANDED FURTHER NORTH AND EAST. IT NOW INCLUDES COUNTIES FROM NEW
ULM EASTWARD TO FARIBAULT AND RED WING...AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE
94 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING EAU CLAIRE. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WINTER
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS EASTERN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA
INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED NORTHWARD TO INCLUDE
ISANTI...SHERBURNE...AND WRIGHT COUNTIES. THIS IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TO THE NORTH AND WEST
OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES
ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS...MONTEVIDEO...MORA...REDWOOD
FALLS...AND WILLMAR. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH
ACCUMULATIONS BY 9 PM OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...TO NEAR FIVE INCHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. AFTER 9 PM...SNOW INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
AREA WIDE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY
ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH AND
EAST OF A NEW ULM...TO TWIN CITIES...TO A SIREN WISCONSIN LINE. IN
THESE AREAS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF EIGHT INCHES OR MORE
ARE LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED AMOUNTS NEAR ONE FOOT
ARE LIKELY IN THE EAU CLAIRE AREA. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
WARNING AREA...SIX TO NINE INCHES ARE EXPECTED...INCLUDING IN THE
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITHIN THE
BLIZZARD WARNING AREA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING
ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA...ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES AFTER
9 PM TONIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 35
TO 40 MPH COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING IN SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ALONG
INTERSTATE 94...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY WHEN THE
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45
MPH. THE WINDS WILL KEEP BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MANY HOURS
AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS.
IN ADDITION...PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH THE INCREASING
WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN
MINNESOTA THROUGHOUT WEDNESDAY.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND IMPOSSIBLE AT
TIMES IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
ACROSS THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS...DIFFICULT
TRAVEL IS LIKELY THROUGHOUT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
AS OF MID-AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO TWO AND A HALF
INCHES HAD BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
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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EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
338 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH
ACCUMULATIONS BY 9 PM OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. AFTER 9 PM...SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE
EVEN MORE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF EIGHT INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED AMOUNTS NEAR ONE FOOT ARE LIKELY IN
THE EAU CLAIRE AREA.
INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF THE TWIN
CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES
AFTER 9 PM TONIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
AT 35 TO 40 MPH COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING IN
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ALONG
INTERSTATE 94...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING WEDNESDAY
WHEN THE NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL KEEP BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MANY
HOURS AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS.
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.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1158 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

Expires:200912091100;;
FLUS43 KMPX 081758
HWOMPX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1158 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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1158 AM CST TUE DEC 8 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 BECOME MORE EXPANSIVE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF
HEAVY 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 SEVERE 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 TO 5 INCHES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO 9 TO 12
INCHES FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL
DROP TO 15 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.
$$

WINTER STORM 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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ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...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
422 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
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. INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DIFFICULT
TRAVEL IS LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE WARNING TIME.
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: 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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ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
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
319 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH EXTENDS FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO MORA ON
EASTWARD...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA AS WELL AS
ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW TOTALS REACHING OR EXCEEDING
SIX INCHES.
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.
$$
RAH/TDK