HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 527 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST THU DEC 24 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BE AFFECTING ALL OF THE UPPER MIDWEST. WIDESPREAD
SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL
TAKE EFFECT THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH
SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 20 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
ALSO INCREASE LATE THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DURATION OF
THE STORM. WIND SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE. THIS SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ALONG WITH HEAVY DRIFTING
SNOW. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
AS THE RESPONSIBLE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA LIFTS SLOWLY AWAY
FROM THE REGION. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION ANTICIPATED.
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