HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 504 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...WHILE MAINLY
SNOW OCCURS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE MAINLY SNOW OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN SOUTH CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
IN INTENSITY FROM WESTERN WISCONSIN TO WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT.
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME
MORE LIKELY BY TONIGHT IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
TODAY AND TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE TO THREE INCHES IN
WESTERN WISCONSIN...TO TWO TO FOUR INCHES IN EASTERN
MINNESOTA...TO FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES IN WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
SYSTEM DEPARTS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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