WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 146 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE
REGION TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT...
.HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THIS MORNING...AND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE MIXED
WITH...OR CHANGE TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES OVER MUCH OF
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN
ELSEWHERE AS WELL.
THE COMBINATION OF POWERFUL EAST WINDS AND HEAVY FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACTS OF THE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND DULUTH...SUPERIOR...
TWO HARBORS AND HIGHWAYS 61...53...2 AND INTERSTATE 35 IN THE
CLOQUET...DULUTH AND SUPERIOR AREAS.
THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS AND
BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY PERIOD.
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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
146 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING
  INTERNATIONAL FALLS...GRAND RAPIDS...HIBBING...ISABELLA...ELY
  AND GRAND MARAIS AREAS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MUCH
  OF THE DAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED
  AT TIMES.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES APPEAR
  LIKELY...WITH SOME AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME
  HIGHER GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN ADJACENT TO
  THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT.
  THE MOST TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
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: 346 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
330 PM CST THU DEC 24 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-
330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND THROUGH
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
MOVE INTO THE NORTHLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD NORTH THIS
EVENING. 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 BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
THE HEAD OF THE LAKES REGION. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN
A FOOT FOR MOST AREAS TONIGHT...WITH MORE THAN A TOTAL STORM
ACCUMULATION OF 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SPOTS BY FRIDAY NIGHT. 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
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AND 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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