WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 746 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...
.A MASSIVE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ENTIRE
NORTHLAND THROUGH TONIGHT...AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN IN THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THE COMBINATION OF POWERFUL EAST WINDS AND HEAVY FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
BE IN THE AREAS IN AND AROUND DULUTH AND SUPERIOR...AND ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR TO TWO HARBORS AND
SILVER BAY. THIS BLIZZARD WILL AFFECT HIGHWAYS 61...53...2 AND
INTERSTATE 35 IN THE CLOQUET...DULUTH AND SUPERIOR AREAS.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...WITH
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES IN MUCH OF
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN TO MORE THAN 2 FEET AT THE HEAD OF THE
LAKES. SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...AND POSSIBLY INTO NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
AS WELL.
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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
745 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. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MUCH OF
  THE DAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT
  TIMES. SOME SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE
  SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES APPEAR
  LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCAL 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: 516 AM 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
500 AM 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-
500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOW
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE WORST CONDITIONS...WITH AROUND 2 FEET OF SNOW AND WIND GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE FELT FROM THE TWIN PORTS OF DULUTH AND
SUPERIOR...NORTHEAST ALONG THE HIGHWAY 61 TO TWO HARBORS AND
SILVER BAY. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR...AS WELL AS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN. LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SEE THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY OUR OFFICE FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH AN ADDITIONAL FEW
INCHES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
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