HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1030 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT...HAVING A
SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON TRAVEL...AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE LOW PASSES TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO TO 45 MPH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WHEN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. A BLIZZARD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG
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 TUESDAY 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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