WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 924 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH SOME
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE POWERFUL WINDS WILL
  CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW...CREATING LOCAL
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
  POSSIBLE TODAY.
* SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS
  ACROSS THE HEAD OF THE LAKES AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE TODAY
  AND THIS EVENING.
* THE STRONG WINDS TODAY AND THIS EVENING 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 20S AND 30S BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND 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.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 538 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

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FLUS43 KDLH 091054
HWODLH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
454 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-101130-
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-
454 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A DANGEROUS SITUATION IS SHAPING UP FOR THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR TODAY...AND ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ALONG HIGHWAYS 2...13 OR 77 COULD RUN INTO
SOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE ROADS. ALREADY A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 2
NEAR ASHLAND HAS BEEN CLOSED THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH
TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO REACH 12 TO 20 INCHES IN NORTHERN
DOUGLAS AND BAYFIELD COUNTIES...AS WELL AS IN THE GOGEBIC RANGE
AREA. INTENSE NORTH WINDS...GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT TIMES NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR...WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO STAY AHEAD OF WHAT COULD BE A RAPIDLY DETERIORATING
SITUATION ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. FURTHER SOUTH AND
WEST...IT WILL BE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AS WELL. SNOWFALL WILL
RANGE FROM AN INCH OR SO IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS...TO 4 TO 8 INCHES
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...AND 8 TO 12
INCHES IN SIREN...HAYWARD AND PHILLIPS. A FEW PLACES MAY TOP 20
INCHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
SOUTH SHORE TONIGHT...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ELSEWHERE. THE
BIG STORY AT THAT POINT WILL BECOME DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...AND
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY HAVE TO BE POSTED LATE TODAY FOR TONIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE BIG STORY DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE EPISODES OF BITTERLY COLD
AIR. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY OCCUR LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1155 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE
NORTHLAND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
MNZ012-019-090200-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0008.091208T1800Z-091210T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KDLH.WW.Y.0017.091208T1800Z-091210T0600Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING
1155 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE IRON RANGE AND INTERIOR SECTIONS
OF THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED.
* NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE LOCAL
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND LOCALLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE.
* SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.
* COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE
OF THIS STORM...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING INTO THE
TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS THAT ARE MORE EXPOSED TO THE WIND. ROADS MAY BE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS...SO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
$$

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