HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 927 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 Expires:200912081030;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
920 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
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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-
920 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHLAND BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO
WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE FROM THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND
MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD AND POINTS EASTWARD...INCLUDING THE NORTH
SHORE...THE TWIN PORTS AREA...AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK OF THIS
STORM...AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE REGION DURING THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK IS URGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 353 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 ...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH
OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
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ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
353 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...INCLUDING THE GOGEBIC RANGE.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH THE NEXT ROUND
OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AFFECTING ASHLAND AND HURLEY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING OVER THE GOGEBIC RANGE...ROUGHLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77
CORRIDOR FROM MELLEN TO HURLEY. IT WILL ALSO IMPACT AREAS OF
HIGHWAY 2. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THE SECOND STORM ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS
UP TO 16 INCHES...FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.
* ROAD CONDITIONS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY. TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS THAT MAY AFFECT SOME
POWER LINES AND AREA ROADS. IN ADDITION...COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION AS THE STORM DEPARTS...WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
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. 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 CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 1044 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 ...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH
OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GOGEBIC
RANGE...GENERALLY ALONG AN AREA FROM MELLEN TO HURLEY. THE SNOW
SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY DURING THE EVENING. A STRONG AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...
INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND THE TWIN PORTS AREA.
STRONG NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
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ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
1044 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...INCLUDING THE
GOGEBIC RANGE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH
THE NEXT ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING OVER THE GOGEBIC RANGE...ROUGHLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77
CORRIDOR FROM MELLEN TO HURLEY. IT WILL ALSO IMPACT AREAS OF
HIGHWAY 2. SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THE SECOND STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AT LEAST 8 TO 12 INCHES...AND PERHAPS MORE...FROM TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TODAY...BUT
THERE COULD BE SOME LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. HOWEVER...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
THE WINDS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT
COULD CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* ROAD CONDITIONS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY. TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... DUE TO SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.
* STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS THAT MAY AFFECT SOME
POWER LINES AND AREA ROADS. IN ADDITION...COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION AS THE STORM DEPARTS...WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IT IS COMMON FOR
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY
OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING...BE PREPARED FOR
VISIBILITY TO CHANGE FROM SEVERAL MILES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE
OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES...AND ROAD CONDITIONS MAY VARY FROM
FAIRLY GOOD TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED OVER DISTANCES OF LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE. YOU
ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM VIA LOCAL
TELEVISION... RADIO...THE INTERNET...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
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