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

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1158 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...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.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 353 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA STARTING LATER
TODAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN IN FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING
AND SPREAD NORTHWARD TO INTERSTATE 94 BY AFTERNOON...
.A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA... INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE TWIN
CITIES METRO AREA...AND ALL OF WESTERN WISCONSIN FROM THIS
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. EARLY THIS MORNING...THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WAS EXPANDED NORTHWEST TO INCLUDE THE
CITIES OF MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR AND LITTLE FALLS. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AFTER
SUNRISE...AND SPREAD ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY BY 9 AM.
THE LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHWARD INTO THE TWIN
CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA BY NOON TODAY AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
BY LATE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE
FORECAST BY 6 PM TODAY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO
TO HUTCHINSON...AND NORTHFIELD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
INCREASE TODAY BUT REMAIN LOW ENOUGH THAT BLOWING SNOW IS NOT
ANTICIPATED THROUGH 6 PM.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT 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 ST. JAMES TO THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN
CITIES...TO A 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...SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA
OF WEST CENTRAL 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 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
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MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY
LATE MORNING. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY MID-AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO
TWO INCHES ARE FORECAST BY 6 PM. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
INCREASE TODAY BUT REMAIN LOW ENOUGH THAT BLOWING SNOW IS NOT
ANTICIPATED DURING THAT TIME.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT
WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. PERIODS OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL ARE LIKELY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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