HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 635 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 645 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY
MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...THEN LOOK FOR INCREASING
NORTH WINDS AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL STARTING LATER THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WILL OCCUR
WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. LOW PRESSURE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS LONG DURATION SNOW EVENT WILL MOVE INTO
EASTERN KANSAS TODAY AND THEN MOVE INTO IOWA BY LATE THURSDAY
BEFORE STALLING OUT OVER IOWA ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE NEEDED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
PLEASE CALL THEM IN.
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