SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1053 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1230 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SNOW LETTING UP...MORE TO COME...
LATE THIS MORNING HEAVY SNOW OVER NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN WAS ABOUT OVER AND LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER
WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
HEAVIER AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY THIS
AFTERNOON. RADAR INFORMATION SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN THAT WILL BE SPREADING NORTH.
EXPECT SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE NORTHLAND TO SEE THE SNOW AROUND NOON
...FROM THE BRAINDERD LAKES AREA THROUGH HINCKLEY AND INTO
WISCONSIN FROM SIREN...SPOONER AND PHILLIPS.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH AND CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
TWIN PORTS AND THE U.S. HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 100 PM AND 200
PM.
THE SNOW COULD BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
SLEET OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. IF YOU
MUST DRIVE ACROSS THE REGION...LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS...TAKE A WORKING CELL PHONE...AND TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. AND...GIVE PLOWS PLENTY OF ROOM.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 736 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT...
.THE COMBINATION OF POWERFUL EAST WINDS AND HEAVY FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD AT THE
HEAD OF THE LAKES STARTING TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING INTO CHRISTMAS
NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE BLIZZARD WILL BE IN THE DULUTH AND
SUPERIOR AREAS...AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 61 CORRIDOR TO SILVER BAY.
THE BLIZZARD WILL ALSO AFFECT ADJACENT AREAS OF THE SOUTH SHORE.
THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS
THROUGH THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
THE MAIN IMPACTS ON THE NORTHLAND ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM THIS
MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL
DELAYS AND BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. THE FIRST WAVE OF SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL
WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING. THERE WILL THEN BE A BIT OF
A LULL...BEFORE THE STORM RETURNS WITH A VENGEANCE. THE NEXT
ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT. WITH THE ONSET OF
SNOW...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AT THE HEAD OF THE LAKES
REGION...AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT. SOME SLEET OR PERHAPS
FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SOMEWHAT EAST OF THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA.
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KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN ITASCA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA...
BIGFORK...HIBBING...GRAND MARAIS...GRAND RAPIDS
736 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS...GRAND RAPIDS...
HIBBING...ISABELLA...ELY AND GRAND MARAIS AREAS FOR MUCH OF THE
MORNING...BEFORE POSSIBLY LETTING UP SOMEWHAT BY MIDDAY. THE
NEXT ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT...ALONG WITH
INCREASING EAST WINDS. THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
CHRISTMAS DAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES APPEAR
LIKELY...WITH SOME AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT DURING THE
DAY...BUT WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TONIGHT AND ON CHRISTMAS
DAY. WINDS OF UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITY
OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE DURING THE DAY.
THERE MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF A LET UP IN THE SNOW FROM MIDDAY INTO
EARLY EVENING...BUT THE NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE
BACK IN TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
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.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE EMPHASIZED THIS STORM WILL AFFECT A VERY LARGE
PART OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INCLUDING MINNESOTA...MUCH OF
THE DAKOTAS...IOWA AND WISCONSIN. ANYONE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL
PLANS ACROSS THE REGION IS URGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
&&
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 548 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expires:200912251130;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
537 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-251130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
537 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND THROUGH
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. THE STORM WILL ESSENTIALLY COME IN
TWO PHASES. THE FIRST WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. THERE COULD BE A LULL IN THE
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY. DESPITE THE LULL IN THE
SNOWFALL...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
TONIGHT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRENGTHENING EAST
WINDS...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS TO THE SOUTH OF THE
AREA. THIS PORTION OF THE STORM WILL BRING A FULL FLEDGED BLIZZARD
TO THE HEAD OF THE LAKES REGION. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE
THAN A FOOT FOR MOST AREAS...WITH MORE THAN 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN
SPOTS. THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO SEE MORE THAN 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS
ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...FROM DULUTH ALONG THE
NORTH SHORE. THE BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY AND
EVEN INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY OUR OFFICE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
LOOK FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AND EVEN
FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD OF THE LAKES REGION. ELSEWHERE...
WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
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