HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 305 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 315 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION CREATING LIGHT
SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
CONFIDENCE IN A MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE AREA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING IS ON THE INCREASE. A WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA...BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE THERE
IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL ESTIMATES COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA...TO AS MUCH AS 5 TO 9 INCHES ELSEWHERE. THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL GREATLY IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL SO STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST FORECASTS AS THE SYSTEM UNFOLDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1003 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 715 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS NOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
MISSOURI...IOWA AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY SATURDAY
MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA ALONG WITH WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IF THE STORM MOVES ALONG THIS TRACK...EASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA COULD SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ALONG WITH THE
SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS COULD DEVELOP CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND
LOW VISIBILITIES. THE TRACK OF THE STORM COULD CHANGE...RESULTING
IN CHANGES IN THE LOCATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WIND.
HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WATCH ISSUANCES
IN LATER FORECASTS.
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