HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1151 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1151 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-261030-
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-
1151 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
MIXED PRECIPITATION...INCLUDING SNOW AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL BECOME ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. 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. THE
WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND LAKE SUPERIOR.
.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.
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 213 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND AND MUCH OF THE
REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
UNITED STATES TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACTS ON
THE NORTHLAND ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS AND BRING DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD.
FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PARTS OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW SPREADING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD INTO
THE BRAINERD LAKES AND THE UPPER SAINT CROIX RIVER VALLEY LATE
THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. STRONG
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 IN THOSE AREAS.
MNZ020-037-WIZ001-240415-
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SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TWO HARBORS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...
SUPERIOR
213 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AREAS AROUND THE SOUTHWEST
SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE TWO
HARBORS... DULUTH... SUPERIOR AND CLOQUET AREAS. SNOW WILL
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOMORROW AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW NIGHT
INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES APPEAR
LIKELY... WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 20 INCHES
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM DULUTH NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE FROM 15
TO 30 MPH TONIGHT... TO 20 TO 40 MPH BY TOMORROW EVENING INTO
CHRISTMAS MORNING. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN AREAS
ADJACENT TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND HEAVY
FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY TOMORROW
WITH ANY TRAVEL BECOMING DANGEROUS BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF CHRISTMAS.
* THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON... THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE AND MUCH OF THE DAY ON
CHRISTMAS WHEN THE COMBINATION OF 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION RATES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE AND LIFE-THREATENING WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL...YOU MAY BE RISKING YOUR
LIFE. 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. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND USE IT AS A SHELTER. MANY
DEATHS OCCUR IN BLIZZARDS WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR VEHICLES TRYING
TO SEEK HELP.
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1051 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND AND MUCH OF THE
REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
UNITED STATES TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACTS ON
THE NORTHLAND ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS AND BRING HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. FREEZING DRIZZLE
OR SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH WIDESPREAD
SNOW SPREADING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD INTO THE BRAINERD LAKES AND THE
UPPER SAINT CROIX RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN
CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION
LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY CHRISTMAS EVE. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST
WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. SOME
SLEET OR PERHAPS FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW ACROSS THE
UPPER SAINT CROIX RIVER VALLEY AND MUCH OF WISCONSIN...WHICH MAY
REDUCE ACCUMULATIONS SOMEWHAT IN THOSE AREAS.
WIZ001>004-008-009-240100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0009.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...
HURLEY...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
1051 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN
  INCLUDING SUPERIOR...ASHLAND...HAYWARD AND PHILLIPS EARLY
  CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE
  INTO THROUGH MUCH OF CHRISTMAS DAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET
  OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS
  MORNING.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 53. HEAVIER SNOW IS FORECAST
  ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 53... INCLUDING SUPERIOR... WHERE
  AMOUNTS FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH
  SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
  WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  AND VISIBILITY LIMITED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN
  EXPOSED AREAS..
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY ON
  CHRISTMAS EVE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING
  THE DAY...AND CONTINUE AT LEAST 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 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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$$