HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 439 PM CST SUN DEC 20 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE
INCHES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG A
LINE FROM BROOKINGS SOUTH DAKOTA TO JACKSON MINNESOTA...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT
PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME
THE BEST CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW APPEARS TO BE ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA
AND ADJACENT AREAS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS LOOK TO
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS. THE PRECISE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS UNCERTAIN AT
THIS POINT...BUT THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.
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