SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 449 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL ACROSS WISCONSIN
AND CENTRAL UNITED STATES...
A LARGE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AT LEAST SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
SOME RAIN...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW
AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS
COMBINATION OF PRECIPITATION WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS JUST IN TIME FOR THE PEAK HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWS AND WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE
WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA...WITH THE STORM STARTING TO
WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES ACROSS WISCONSIN. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BE AS STRONG AS THE ONE THAT PRODUCED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EARLIER
THIS MONTH. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS GREAT. THE
SNOW WILL FALL OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME...AND ALTHOUGH IT WILL
BE QUITE WINDY EARLY IN THE STORM...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY
NIGHT.
ALTHOUGH THE STORM WONT BE AS SEVERE AS THE ONE EARLIER IN THE
MONTH...IT WILL STILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL. IF YOU ARE
TRAVELING OR ARE EXPECTING OTHER PEOPLE TO TRAVEL TO YOUR HOME FOR
THE HOLIDAY...BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION ON THE STORM.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 431 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 445 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...AND
LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...TO THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES
TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA DURING
THE PEAK HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND WORST
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF THE
AREA...WITH THE STORM STARTING TO WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES INTO CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. HOWEVER...THE STORM WILL STILL LIKELY
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND
PARTS OF FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. SOME RAIN...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MIXED WITH
THE SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS
COMBINATION OF PRECIPITATION WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.
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