WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 437 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH
OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES
TODAY...AND STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT HEADS TO SOUTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE THIS STORM TRACK WILL BE
FURTHER SOUTH THAN TYPICAL STORMS THAT AFFECT OUR AREA...THE LARGE
SIZE OF THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A VERY LARGE AREA OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN OUR AREA IS EXPECTED
TO BE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WHICH COULD SEE UP
TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW BY THE TIME IT DIMINISHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR OUR AREA THIS
SEASON...PREPARATION WILL BE THE KEY TO MINIMIZING THE RISK TO
HUMAN LIFE AND PROPERTY. BE SURE TO BRUSH UP ON WINTER DRIVING
BEFORE THE EVENT...PREPARE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...BRING A CELL
PHONE FOR TRAVEL IF ONE IS AVAILABLE AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.
MNZ012-019>021-037-WIZ001-081800-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.091208T1800Z-091210T0600Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...
GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...SUPERIOR
437 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES IN HIBBING AND ISABELLA...TO 5 TO 9 INCHES IN SILVER BAY
AND DULUTH...AND 9 TO 15 INCHES IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF DOUGLAS
COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE CITY OF SUPERIOR...AS MOISTURE OFF LAKE SUPERIOR
CONTRIBUTES ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THAT AREA.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY...
AND THEN BECOME NORTHEAST TO NORTH FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.
* TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY BLOW DOWN SOME
TREE LIMBS...WHICH COULD 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 MORNING.
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. 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 CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU
BECOME STRANDED.
$$

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...
MNZ012-019>021-037-WIZ001-080600-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0006.091208T1800Z-091210T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.W.0008.091208T1800Z-091210T1200Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...
GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...SUPERIOR
353 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...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.
* ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE
SILVER BAY... TWO HARBORS... THE TWIN PORTS AREA... CLOQUET...
AND FLOODWOOD.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LOCATED FROM DULUTH AND SUPERIOR
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. LESSER
AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND FROM
FLOODWOOD NORTHEASTWARD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE MINNESOTA
ARROWHEAD.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH ON
TUESDAY... AND THEN BECOME NORTHEAST TO NORTH FROM 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* THE STRONG WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY BLOW
DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS... WHICH COULD 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 MORNING.
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. 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 CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU
BECOME STRANDED.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 346 PM CST SUN DEC 06 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...
.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.
MNZ012-019>021-037-038-WIZ001>004-006>009-070600-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.A.0006.091208T1800Z-091210T1200Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...
GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...
WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...
PHILLIPS
346 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG
THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...AND RAPIDLY EXPAND ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REST OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE NORTH
SHORE... THE TWIN PORTS AREA...HINCKLEY...HAYWARD...ASHLAND...
PARK FALLS AND HURLEY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER EAST
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. GREATER ACCUMULATIONS OF 8
INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
* NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT MAY RESTRICT
VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
* TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
* 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 AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
$$
MILLER/CANNON