HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 604 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM JUST A TRACE TO AROUND A HALF INCH.
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA FROM
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST CHRISTMAS DAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN DURING THIS TIME FRAME. IT IS THIS TRANSITION OF
PRECIPITATION TYPE THAT MAKES FORECASTING SNOW AND ICING AMOUNTS
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. HOWEVER IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS
DAY.
SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY AS THIS WINTER STORM SLOWLY MOVES AWAY
FROM THE REGION. AND WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION REPORTS FROM THE SNOW LAST NIGHT WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED. IN ADDITION...SNOW AND ICE REPORTS WILL ALSO BE
NEEDED AS THE LARGER WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FROM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST CHRISTMAS DAY.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
A CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
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