HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1014 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 1015 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TONIGHT TO SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...AND CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES
FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FROM
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHERE 9 TO
12 INCHES ARE FORECAST. TOTALS WILL BE LOWER TO THE NORTH AND
WEST...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE
AFTERNOON...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN ON WEDNESDAY EVENING.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL
DROP TO 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC
DETAILS AND THE LATEST TRENDS CONCERNING THIS SNOW STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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