BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 521 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.
MNZ020-037-WIZ001-251930-
/O.CON.KDLH.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091226T1200Z/
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TWO HARBORS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...
SUPERIOR
520 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
* HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AND POSSIBLY INTO
  TONIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH CLOSE TO 2
  FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE
  COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT
  IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ROAD CREWS TO
  KEEP EXPOSED SECTIONS OF ROADWAY CLEAR FOR MORE THAN BRIEF
  PERIODS OF TIME.
* THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WHEN 1 TO 2
  INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION RATES AND VERY STRONG
  WINDS WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IT CANNOT BE STRESSED
  ENOUGH THAT TRAVEL OVERNIGHT AND ON CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...AND PERHAPS IMPOSSIBLE.
* THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...
  RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES TODAY.
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.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 516 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

Expires:200912261130;;
FLUS43 KDLH 251100
HWODLH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-261130-
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 419 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 CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT A LARGE PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES STARTING TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH
CHRISTMAS DAY NIGHT. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MAJOR
TRAVEL DELAYS AND TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. WHILE IT IS STILL A BIT EARLY TO
PINPOINT EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR ANY PARTICULAR LOCATION...
CONFIDENCE IS GROWING THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL
FALL IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD QUICKLY
NORTHWARD TONIGHT...REACHING THE BRAINERD LAKES AND THE UPPER
SAINT CROIX RIVER VALLEY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL THEN
OVERTAKE MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION LATER TONIGHT OR
EARLY ON 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 TO SOME EXTEND IN THOSE AREAS.
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-035-037-231830-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0007.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KDLH.WS.W.0009.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
NORTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA...
BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER...
GRAND RAPIDS...HILL CITY...DULUTH...CLOQUET
419 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING DULUTH...GRAND RAPIDS...THE IRON RANGE AND
CLOQUET DURING THE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS EVE...AND THEN SPREAD
NORTHWARD TOWARD INTERNATIONAL FALLS AND ELY. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND
CONTINUING INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS LIKELY.
* 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 LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ON CHRISTMAS EVE DAY.
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.
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 WATCH
Issue Date: 246 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND AND MUCH OF THE
REGION CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT A LARGE PART OF THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE AND
CHRISTMAS DAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE
NORTHLAND BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING CHRISTMAS
EVE DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO
MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. SOME SLEET OR
PERHAPS FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHICH MAY CUT DOWN ON ACCUMULATIONS SOMEWHAT
IN THIS AREA.
MNZ018>020-025-026-035-037-230500-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.A.0007.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...
WALKER...GRAND RAPIDS...HILL CITY...DULUTH...CLOQUET
246 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA... INCLUDING DULUTH... GRAND RAPIDS... THE IRON RANGE
AND CLOQUET DURING THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE... WITH SNOW
BECOMING HEAVY CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO CHRISTMAS
NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE... WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS LIKELY.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE
SUPERIOR. THE WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ON CHRISTMAS EVE DAY...
AND TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BECOME HAZARDOUS BY CHRISTMAS
EVE EVENING CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW THAT MAY 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.
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.
$$