WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 152 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND THROUGH CHRISTMAS
DAY...
.THE COMBINATION OF STRONG EAST WINDS AND HEAVY FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW...WILL RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD AT THE
HEAD OF THE LAKES THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE
BLIZZARD WILL BE IN THE DULUTH AND SUPERIOR AREA...AND ALONG THE
HIGHWAY 61 CORRIDOR TO SILVER BAY. THE BLIZZARD WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS OF THE SOUTH SHORE NEAR THE WESTERN TIP OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS
THROUGH THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
THE MAIN IMPACTS ON THE NORTHLAND ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM EARLY
THIS MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MAJOR
TRAVEL DELAYS AND BRING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. THE FIRST WAVE OF SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL
WILL PROGRESS RAPIDLY NORTHWARD THIS MORNING...BRINGING
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO ALL AREAS OF THE NORTHLAND BY DAYBREAK.
STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD FURTHER AND FURTHER
INLAND AS THE STORM PROGRESSES. WITH THE ONSET OF SNOW...BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE END OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND SEVERAL
MILES INLAND THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGHOUT
CHRISTMAS EVE...CHRISTMAS...AND ALL OF CHRISTMAS NIGHT. 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 EAST OF THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA.
MNZ010>012-018-019-021-025-026-035-241600-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0009.091224T1200Z-091226T1200Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA...
BIGFORK...HIBBING...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER...GRAND RAPIDS...
HILL CITY
152 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS
  NORTHERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING GRAND RAPIDS...THE IRON RANGE...
  INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...GRAND MARAIS AND ISABELLA THIS
  MORNING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...IT WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES APPEAR
  LIKELY... WITH SOME AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH
  SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
  WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  AND VISIBILITY LIMITED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING...WITH
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS PERSISTING 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.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 521 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
510 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-241130-
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-
510 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR
TODAY...WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF POSSIBLE ACCUMULATION. THE BIG
STORY FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE THE RAPID ADVANCEMENT OF SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
OVERNIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FROM BRAINERD TO
SIREN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...AND THEN LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION INTO LATE WEEK AND EARLY IN THE WEEKEND. WHILE CONFIDENCE
IS GROWING THAT THIS WILL BE A MAJOR WINTER STORM...EXACT AMOUNTS
ARE STILL A BIT TOUGH TO PINPOINT. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT MUCH
OF THE REGION WILL SEE 10 TO 14 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR IF
EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO COME TOGETHER WITH THIS STORM. A WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE NORTHLAND.
THE STORM WILL DRAMATICALLY HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...PARALYZING
TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVELERS ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR SNOW 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: 247 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.
&&
$$