WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 341 PM 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 TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
MNZ020-021-037-090545-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...
CLOQUET
340 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE TWIN PORTS AREA
  AND THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES LATE
  WEDNESDAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 6
  INCHES IN GRAND MARAIS... TO 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE TWO HARBORS...
  DULUTH AND CLOQUET AREAS.
* NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING
  AND TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE
  LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
  TIMES.
* TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
  BY MID EVENING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH ROADS BECOMING
  SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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 WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
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. 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: 1212 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1215 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1208 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-091815-
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-
1208 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD START TO ACCUMULATE IN BRAINERD...SIREN AND
HAYWARD AROUND MIDDAY...BUT MAY NOT REACH AREAS OF THE IRON RANGE
AND THE ARROWHEAD UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY OR EARLY EVENING. THE
SNOW SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL FOR MOST AREAS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AS THE
DAY WEARS ON...AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30
MPH FOR AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR BY TONIGHT AND CAUSE EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE...WHICH SHOULD
SEE THE SNOW CONTINUE AT A GOOD CLIP WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL STORM
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AN INCH OR TWO IN INTERNATIONAL
FALLS...TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
AREAS IN BETWEEN WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS...WITH BRAINERD SEEING 3
TO 6 INCHES. DULUTH...PINE CITY AND TWO HARBORS WILL SEE 5 TO 9
INCHES...AND SIREN AND HAYWARD WILL SEE 7 TO 11 INCHES. PHILLIPS
SHOULD SEE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. INTENSE
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...WITH
VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. BECAUSE THIS IS THE
FIRST MAJOR SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON...IT COULD CAUSE MORE
PROBLEMS THAN USUAL ON AREA ROADS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE 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 WARNING
Issue Date: 437 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 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 LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES
TODAY...AND STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT HEADS TO SOUTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE THIS STORM TRACK WILL BE
FURTHER SOUTH THAN TYPICAL STORMS THAT AFFECT OUR AREA...THE LARGE
SIZE OF THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A VERY LARGE AREA OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN OUR AREA IS EXPECTED
TO BE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WHICH COULD SEE UP
TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW BY THE TIME IT DIMINISHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR OUR AREA THIS
SEASON...PREPARATION WILL BE THE KEY TO MINIMIZING THE RISK TO
HUMAN LIFE AND PROPERTY. BE SURE TO BRUSH UP ON WINTER DRIVING
BEFORE THE EVENT...PREPARE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...BRING A CELL
PHONE FOR TRAVEL IF ONE IS AVAILABLE AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.
MNZ012-019>021-037-WIZ001-081800-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.091208T1800Z-091210T0600Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...
GRAND MARAIS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...SUPERIOR
437 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES IN HIBBING AND ISABELLA...TO 5 TO 9 INCHES IN SILVER BAY
AND DULUTH...AND 9 TO 15 INCHES IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF DOUGLAS
COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE CITY OF SUPERIOR...AS MOISTURE OFF LAKE SUPERIOR
CONTRIBUTES ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THAT AREA.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY...
AND THEN BECOME NORTHEAST TO NORTH FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.
* TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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
TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
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. 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.
$$

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