HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING TODAY. SNOW WILL
SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON ON
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...MAINLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON TRAVEL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...WITH ROAD
CLOSURES...WHITEOUTS...AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE
TRAVEL ARE LIKELY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH 12 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE IN AREAS SOUTH OF CHARLES
CITY TO DECORAH IOWA.
IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
SINCE THIS WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT...
A CONFERENCE CALL WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED TODAY AT 1 PM.
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