HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 551 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
AND NORTHEAST IOWA
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY...AND THEN A
WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT. OCCASIONAL FREEZING
DRIZZLE WILL BE FOUND ACROSS SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND NORTHEAST IOWA
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...AND THEN THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
OVER TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. IT IS THIS TRANSITION THAT
CREATES QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE ADDITIONAL SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS
MAY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...AND 5 TO
12 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED...
AS THE LARGE WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FROM TODAY THROUGH
CHRISTMAS DAY.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
A CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
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