HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 558 AM 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED
TODAY. BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF ADDITIONAL ICE MAY OCCUR FROM
THE CHARLES CITY AND DECORAH IOWA AREAS NORTHEAST THROUGH
LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...AND BLACK RIVER FALLS AREAS IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY WILL BE UP TO AN INCH.
THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN
4 TO 8 INCHES.
.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.
MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ053-231800-
/O.UPG.KARX.WS.A.0005.091223T1800Z-091226T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KARX.WS.W.0007.091224T0000Z-091226T0000Z/
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.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 619 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 SHOULD BE LESS THAN A HALF INCH. STORM TOTALS FROM
OVERNIGHT WERE GENERALLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. HOWEVER THERE
WERE SOME REPORTS UP TO 6 INCHES IN MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA.
A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MOISTURE WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY AND 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.
MNZ088-222030-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.A.0005.091223T1800Z-091226T0000Z/
WINONA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINONA
619 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW
  FREEZING RAIN FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
* DUE TO THIS...SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN FOR LATER IN
  THE WEEK. HOWEVER IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL LIKELY BE
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ALONG WITH SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...WITH UNTREATED ROADS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW OR
  ICE COVERED...IS EXPECTED FROM 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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