HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING TODAY. SNOW WILL
SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON ON
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL RESULTING IN
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...POSSIBLE WHITEOUTS IN
OPEN AREAS AND ON RIDGE TOPS...AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON OR THE EVENING. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH...PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
IN OPEN AREAS AND RIDGE TOPS...ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL
ARE ALL LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN AREAS SOUTH OF A WAUKON IOWA...TO MAUSTON WISCONSIN
LINE.
IN ADDITION...FALLING TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS
WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF SNOWFALL...PEAK WIND GUSTS AND THE EFFECTS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE APPRECIATED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...
SINCE THIS WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT...
A CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY AT 1 PM.
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