HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1151 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1151 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-261030-
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-
1151 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
MIXED PRECIPITATION...INCLUDING SNOW AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL BECOME ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT
WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR MOST AREAS...BUT THE NORTH SHORE OF
LAKE SUPERIOR WILL SEE HIGHER AMOUNTS...FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE
WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND LAKE SUPERIOR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1
TO 2 INCHES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 855 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT...
.A MASSIVE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHLAND
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTERED IN IOWA.
STRONG EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF
30 TO 40 MPH CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR FROM THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA
TO THE TWIN PORTS ON UP THE NORTH SHORE. AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR MOST
AREAS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE UP THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR.
WET AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY TONIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING IN ALL AREAS.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND TWO FEET IN THE DULUTH AND
PROCTOR AREAS.
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SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TWO HARBORS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...
SUPERIOR
854 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAIR TO POOR. THE MINNESOTA
  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED INTERSTATE 35 FROM THE
  TWIN PORTS TO PINE CITY HAVE IMPROVED TO FAIR TO GOOD DRIVING
  CONDITION. HIGHWAY 53 NORTH OF DULUTH WERE FAIR TO POOR.
  TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT...CAUSING WET AND
  SLUSH COVERED ROADS TO BECOME VERY SLIPPERY.
* SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HEAD OF LAKE SUPERIOR HAS BEEN 1 TO 2 FEET.
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.
&&
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 855 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT...
.A MASSIVE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHLAND
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTERED IN IOWA.
STRONG EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF
30 TO 40 MPH CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR FROM THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA
TO THE TWIN PORTS ON UP THE NORTH SHORE. AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR MOST
AREAS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE UP THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR.
WET AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY TONIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING IN ALL AREAS.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND TWO FEET IN THE DULUTH AND
PROCTOR AREAS.
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NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELY
854 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES.
* ROADS WILL REMAIN IN FAIR TO POOR DRIVING CONDITION TONIGHT
  ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
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.
&&
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 213 PM 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 BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
UNITED STATES TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACTS ON
THE NORTHLAND ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS AND BRING DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD.
FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PARTS OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW SPREADING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD INTO
THE BRAINERD LAKES AND THE UPPER SAINT CROIX RIVER VALLEY LATE
THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. STRONG
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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 IN THOSE AREAS.
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SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TWO HARBORS...DULUTH...CLOQUET...
SUPERIOR
213 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AREAS AROUND THE SOUTHWEST
SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE TWO
HARBORS... DULUTH... SUPERIOR AND CLOQUET AREAS. SNOW WILL
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOMORROW AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW NIGHT
INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES APPEAR
LIKELY... WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 20 INCHES
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM DULUTH NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE FROM 15
TO 30 MPH TONIGHT... TO 20 TO 40 MPH BY TOMORROW EVENING INTO
CHRISTMAS MORNING. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN AREAS
ADJACENT TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND HEAVY
FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY TOMORROW
WITH ANY TRAVEL BECOMING DANGEROUS BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF CHRISTMAS.
* THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON... THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE AND MUCH OF THE DAY ON
CHRISTMAS WHEN THE COMBINATION OF 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION RATES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.
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.
$$

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.
$$