HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1256 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH A FURTHER INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT. PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN
WESTERN WISCONSIN. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.
BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY BY TONIGHT IN WESTERN
MINNESOTA. PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ALBERT LEA TO RED WING TO
EAU CLAIRE AND BLOOMER WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
TRANSITIONING TO SNOW THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ON CHRISTMAS. PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW ARE LIKELY DURING CHRISTMAS DAY. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WITH
THIS WINTER STORM...FROM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT... ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 15 INCHES IN MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. AMOUNTS OF ONE FOOT TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN
WESTERN WISCONSIN. MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT AND POTENTIALLY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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