SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 227 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 430 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...HEAVY SNOW IN BRAINERD...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE IRON
RANGE...
A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW STRETCHED FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION...
NORTH AND EASTWARD THROUGH GRAND RAPIDS...HIBBING...COOK...ORR..
AND CRANE LAKE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WAS REPORTED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION...AND SNOWFALL SPOTTERS. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF
1 INCH PER HOUR...AND PREVIOUSLY PLOWED ROADS TO QUICKLY BECOME
SNOW COVERED AGAIN. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE HIGHWAY 53
CORRIDOR FROM VIRGINIA TO KABETOGAMA...HIGHWAY 2 FROM FLOODWOOD TO
BEMIDJI... AND HIGHWAY 210 FROM CROMWELL TO BRAINERD. ROADS REMAIN
IN POOR CONDITION IN THESE AREAS...AND WILL DETERIORATE EVEN
FURTHER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AS THE BAND OF SNOW
MOVES WESTWARD.
$$
LONKA

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 444 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

.THE VERY LARGE STORM THAT HAS AFFECTED THE REGION OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL DAYS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TODAY.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE
INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ORR...AND BIG FORK AREA. ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE NORTHLAND...AN INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.
WET AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY TODAY AS
TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
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SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER...
PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN...DULUTH...CLOQUET
444 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* A MIX OF SNOW...RAIN...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE FOUND OVER
MUCH OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MORNING. THE RAIN AND
DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.
* FALLING TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RESULT IN THE THE WET AND SLUSH
COVERED ROADS TO BECOME BECOME ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW OR
ICE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
AND SLIPPERY ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 430 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
426 AM CST SAT DEC 26 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-
426 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MIXTURE OF SNOW...RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL GRADUALLY
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHLAND DURING THE DAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PINE COUNTY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE DULUTH OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION. THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT UP TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. ONE
OF THE BIG PROBLEMS TODAY WILL BE REFREEZING OF THE WET AND SLUSHY
ROADS...AS COLDER AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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