WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 313 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 THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF 40
TO 50 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 WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXED RAIN...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN IN SPOTS...WILL BECOME ALL
SNOW THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY COOL. 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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BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY...HAYWARD...
PHILLIPS
312 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. ANY
  MIXED RAIN...SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THIS
  EVENING.
* 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.
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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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 239 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
238 PM CST FRI DEC 25 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-
238 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
MIXED RAIN...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BECOME ALL SNOW
THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR
MOST AREAS...BUT THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL SEE HIGHER
AMOUNTS...FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND
LAKE SUPERIOR.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR ALL AREAS
TONIGHT...AND WET AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS WILL FREEZE...CREATING
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1
TO 2 INCHES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
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