SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 528 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...EXPECT ICY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS THIS MORNING...
MUCH COOLER AIR WILL SURGE NORTH OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION TODAY. LOCATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR...EAST
ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE AREAS OF
HINCKLEY...SIREN...HAYWARD...ASHLAND...AND PARK FALLS...CAN
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S BY THE
NOON HOUR. WET AND SLUSHY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL LIKELY BECOME
ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY TODAY.
PERSONS TRAVELING TODAY SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA BRAKING
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND VEHICLES AHEAD OF YOU.
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GRANING

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 430 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
426 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
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NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
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BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
426 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MIXTURE OF SNOW...RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL GRADUALLY
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHLAND DURING THE DAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PINE COUNTY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE DULUTH OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION. THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT UP TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. ONE
OF THE BIG PROBLEMS TODAY WILL BE REFREEZING OF THE WET AND SLUSHY
ROADS...AS COLDER AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 855 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT...
.A MASSIVE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHLAND
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTERED IN IOWA.
STRONG EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF
30 TO 40 MPH CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR FROM THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA
TO THE TWIN PORTS ON UP THE NORTH SHORE. AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR MOST
AREAS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE UP THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR.
WET AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY TONIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING IN ALL AREAS.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND TWO FEET IN THE DULUTH AND
PROCTOR AREAS.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY...HAYWARD...
PHILLIPS
854 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...AND
  CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING AND
  WET AND SLUSHY ROADS BECOME ICY.
* THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN
  AREAS OF VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
  IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SOME TREES AND
  POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW COVERED
ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT
IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...
AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED
ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.
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