SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1235 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 245 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SNOW CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
AT 1230 PM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED THAT
HEAVY SNOW WAS CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE MINNESOTA
ARROWHEAD. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND STRETCHED FROM NEAR BRAINERD
MINNESOTA THROUGH GRAND RAPIDS TO ORR AND CRANE LAKE. THIS
INCLUDES THE IRON RANGE.
HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE IN POOR CONDITION. IF DRIVING...DRIVE
WITH CARE AND GIVE PLOWS PLENTY OF ROOM.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
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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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KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN ITASCA-
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ISABELLA...
BIGFORK...HIBBING
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...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ORR...AND BIG FORK AREA TODAY.
* THIS NEW SNOW...IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
FALLEN...WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
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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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