HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 420 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
OVERNIGHT. BY TUESDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY TO REDWOOD
FALLS...TO MANKATO AND OWATONNA. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY
OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. AN INCH MAY FALL AS FAR
NORTH AS MORRIS...WILLMAR AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES
METRO AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY RIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER A VERY LARGE
AREA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS 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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