HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 130 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A
WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. SOME LOCAL 5 INCH AMOUNTS
ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION AS WELL SO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
WILL BE IN EFFECT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL GROW AND ORGANIZE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
ON WEDNESDAY AND LIKELY IMPACT THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A MIX
OF PRECIPITATION. SNOW WILL SPREAD IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY
BUT COULD MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. A SWITCH BACK TO MAINLY ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR BY FRIDAY
AS THE STORM STARTS TO MOVE OUT.
THERE REMAINS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS STORM BUT THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SOME ICING THAT
COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. REPORTS WILL ALSO BE NEEDED AS THE LARGER WINTER STORM
MOVES IN LATER IN THE WEEK.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
A CONFERENCE CALL/WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM CST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
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