HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1109 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 AND NORTHEAST IOWA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY
SUNRISE. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
TRAVEL RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...
WHITEOUTS...AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTING TO NEAR 45
MPH...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL ARE
LIKELY.
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...
A CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY AT 1 PM.
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