SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1003 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 715 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS NOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
MISSOURI...IOWA AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY SATURDAY
MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA ALONG WITH WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IF THE STORM MOVES ALONG THIS TRACK...EASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA COULD SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ALONG WITH THE
SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS COULD DEVELOP CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND
LOW VISIBILITIES. THE TRACK OF THE STORM COULD CHANGE...RESULTING
IN CHANGES IN THE LOCATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WIND.
HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WATCH ISSUANCES
IN LATER FORECASTS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 515 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION CREATING LIGHT
SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXISTS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH CHRISTMAS. WHILE THE FORECAST STILL HOLDS GREAT
UNCERTAINTY...COMPUTER MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THAT A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE PLAINS STATES. THIS COULD
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GREATLY IMPACT
HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THE
SYSTEM UNFOLDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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