WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 640 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION...
.THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTH
WINDS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO WISCONSIN...
THE WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG BUT THERE WILL STILL BE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHORT PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS.
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING THESE HARSH
WINTER CONDITIONS SHOULD BE OVER KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
LOW WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TONIGHT
AND INTO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WAS ALREADY
FALLING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND WAS
SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE LOW MOVES EAST OF
THE AREA TONIGHT WHICH IS WHEN THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH SOME AMOUNTS GREATER
THAN 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN.
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ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
640 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING NORTHWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE
  TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW
  IS POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST
  WISCONSIN.
* NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS SHOULD PRODUCE
  WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF NEAR WHITE
  OUT CONDITIONS...ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL...
  ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGE TOPS AND IN OPEN COUNTRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 517 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING TODAY. SNOW WILL
SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON ON
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL RESULTING IN
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...POSSIBLE WHITEOUTS IN
OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS...AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON OR THE EVENING. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH...PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
IN OPEN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS...ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL
ARE ALL LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN AREAS SOUTH OF A WAUKON IOWA...TO MAUSTON WISCONSIN
LINE.
IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS
WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOWFALL...PEAK WIND GUSTS AND THE EFFECTS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE APPRECIATED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
SINCE THIS WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT...
A CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY AT 1 PM.
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