HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 556 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 SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT.
EVEN THOUGH THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN
TODAY...THERE MAY STILL BE SOME FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING IN SOME
VALLEYS AND COULEES. IN ADDITION...UNTREATED SNOW FREE ROADS MAY BE
ICY DUE TO THE FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT.
BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL TODAY. THIS
PRECIPITATION...COMBINED WITH PARTIAL MELTING OF AN 8 TO 12 INCH
AVERAGE SNOW PACK...COULD LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER...WITHIN BANK
RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS...AND POSSIBLY SOME LOCALIZED
FLOODING. IN ADDITION...THERE MAY BE SOME LOCALIZED ICE JAMS WHICH
MAY LEAD TO SOME ISOLATED FLOODING.
THE RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT.
UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE MAY ACCUMULATE. IN ADDITION...2 TO
5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL.
.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 1 AND 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED ON CHRISTMAS
DAY WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH 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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