SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 730 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 930 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...SLIPPERY ROADS EXPECTED FOR CHRISTMAS EVE TRAVELERS...
THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE REGION INDICATED ROADS WERE ICE
COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CARS THAT HAVE SLID
INTO THE DITCH DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH
SLEET AND SNOW AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF INCH.
THE COMBINATION OF ICE AND GUSTY EAST WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME SMALL
TREE BRANCHES TO BREAK. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THIS EVENING...ALLOW
EXTRA TIME AND USE EXTREME CAUTION TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
ROADS THAT APPEAR WET MAY BE ICY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 307 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 315 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM SITUATED OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES
REGION TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS THE
SYSTEM APPROACHES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED TONIGHT...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM WISCONSIN RAPIDS
TO WAUSAUKEE. FREEZING RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL FALL
FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THIS SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE MUCH THROUGH
SATURDAY BEFORE FINALLY BEGINNING TO SHIFT EASTWARD ON SUNDAY. 2
TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A BROAD 2 TO 5
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.
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