HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 423 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN...
A SURGE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. FORECAST RAINFALL TOTALS RANGE FROM BETWEEN 1 AND 1.2
INCHES.
SNOW PACK OVER THE AREA IS HOLDING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF
WATER THAT WILL BE PARTIALLY RELEASED WITH THE RAINFALL AND MELTING
FROM TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
ANY STREETS OR ROADWAYS WITH POOR DRAINAGE DUE TO SNOW OR
DEBRIS-CLOGGED STORM DRAINS WILL FILL WITH WATER.
PERSONS LIVING NEAR FAST-RESPONDING RIVERS AND STREAMS...OR IN LOW-
LYING DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS FLOODING THREAT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR FLOODED INTERSECTIONS AND OVERPASSES.
$$
PC/MBK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1235 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 415 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1230 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
1230 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A SECOND SURGE OF WARMER...MOIST AIR AHEAD OF STRENGTHENING LOW
PRESSURE IN ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD RAIN
ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. RAPID
RAINFALL OF THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH...TO ONE AND ONE QUARTER
INCHES...ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ON TOP OF THE CURRENT SNOW PACK AND
FROZEN GROUND. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF AREA
CREEKS...RIVERS...AND STREAMS. RUNOFF WOULD ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS.
TODAY...IT WILL BE A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE THE CLOSEST SEWER DRAIN
TO YOUR RESIDENCE IS UNCLOGGED BY SNOW AND DEBRIS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO OCCASIONAL SNOW ON
FRIDAY...AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE WEAKENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER IOWA. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA
MEANDERS TO THE EAST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY SNOW AND ICE REPORTS
FROM EARLIER TODAY ARE APPRECIATED.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 1117 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...
.MOISTURE WILL SURGE NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN AS SNOW...BUT THEN CHANGE INTO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN ON THURSDAY AS WARMER AIR WRAPS INTO THE
SYSTEM.
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MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-DANE-JEFFERSON-ROCK-
WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...
JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA
1117 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS MAINLY SNOW ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN TRANSITION TO A MIX OF FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE MIX MAY CHANGE
TO ALL RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY CHANGE BACK OVER TO
ALL SNOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES WELL
NORTHWEST OF MADISON.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...BRISK EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MUCH OF WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS IS
EXPECTED FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING 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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