HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 300 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM IMPACTS THE AREA THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED. FREEZING RAIN IS ONE OF THE
PRIMARY THREATS...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD BE 1 TO 2 INCHES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. IT IS THIS TRANSITION THAT
CREATES QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE ADDITIONAL SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS
MAY RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH ACROSS SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...TO
6 TO 12 INCHES WEST OF A LINE FROM CHARLES CITY TO CRESCO IOWA.
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
NO CALL IS SCHEDULED.
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