HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1115 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. PRECIPITATION WILL
LIKELY TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN
DURING THIS TIME FRAME. IT IS THIS TRANSITION OF PRECIPITATION TYPE
THAT MAKES FORECASTING SNOW AND ICING AMOUNTS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
HOWEVER...IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS. THIS COULD MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY AS THIS WINTER STORM SLOWLY MOVES AWAY
FROM THE REGION. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEEDED AS THE LARGE
WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
CHRISTMAS DAY.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
A CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
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