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
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-271130-
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-
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: 246 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND AND MUCH OF THE
REGION CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT A LARGE PART OF THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE AND
CHRISTMAS DAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE
NORTHLAND BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING CHRISTMAS
EVE DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO
MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. SOME SLEET OR
PERHAPS FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHICH MAY CUT DOWN ON ACCUMULATIONS SOMEWHAT
IN THIS AREA.
MNZ033-034-036-038-WIZ006-007-230500-
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SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-BURNETT-WASHBURN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...AITKIN...
HINCKLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER
246 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN AREAS FROM BRAINERD TO HINCKLEY...
PINE CITY... SIREN AND SPOONER SOMETIME LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED... WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL
RATES AND ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT INTO
CHRISTMAS DAY.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...
WHICH WILL RESULT IN LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN
AREAS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE
LIMITED VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.
* ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING THE
MORNING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS EVE DAY... AND TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME BECOME HAZARDOUS BY CHRISTMAS EVE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
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 LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE.
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.
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