SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 440 PM EST SUN DEC 6 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
AND CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
A VARIETY OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK AS AN INTENSE SURFACE LOW RACES NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKE REGION. DETAILS CONCERNING THE TRACK AND ASSOCIATED
WEATHER WITH THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM REMAIN UNCERTAIN. PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY TUESDAY EVENING AS A WINTRY MIX AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE
WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT BLASTS ACROSS THE AREA. THOUGH
THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...AT THIS TIME THE BEST CHANCES FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOWS LOOK TO BE IN NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN WITH AREAS IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO
LIKELY RECEIVING MAINLY RAIN BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO A BRIEF PERIOD
OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS. IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST OHIO...UP TO AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN COULD FALL LEADING TO
SOME RISES IN AREA RIVERS.
BEHIND THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SHARPLY
COLDER TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO A FLASH FREEZE WITH ICING OF SOME
ROADWAYS POSSIBLE. WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY SCATTERED LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DOWNWIND OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
BLOWING SNOW OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN INTO ADJACENT AREAS
OF NORTHWEST INDIANA.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES. IF
YOU HAVE MIDWEEK TRAVEL PLANS IN AND AROUND THE GREAT LAKES OR
CENTRAL PLAINS...YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO LATER FORECASTS
THROUGHOUT THIS COMING WEEK AND MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 407 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE GREAT LAKES AREA LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BRINGING A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING
RAIN...AND SNOW FOLLOWED BY VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...COLD
TEMPERATURES AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
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