HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA..AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16
INCHES BY THE TIME IT ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL...RESULTING IN
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...WHITEOUTS...AND
IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL.
THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING...BUT THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...COLD TEMPERATURES
COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
PLEASE REFERENCE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS POTENT STORM SYSTEM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL BE COMMON EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW WILL BE COMMON LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOWFALL...PEAK WIND GUSTS AND THE EFFECTS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE APPRECIATED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.
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