SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1059 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOWFALL...
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATES ROADS ARE
SNOW-COVERED AND HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA...LAKE
WINNIE...IRON RANGE...AND THE BORDERLAND. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER 3-5 INCHES
EXPECTED. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH IS ALSO BLOWING THE SNOW ACROSS
THE ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOW
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE WORST CONDITIONS...WITH AROUND 2 FEET OF SNOW AND WIND GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE FELT FROM THE TWIN PORTS OF DULUTH AND
SUPERIOR...NORTHEAST ALONG THE HIGHWAY 61 TO TWO HARBORS AND
SILVER BAY. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR...AS WELL AS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN. LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SEE THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY OUR OFFICE FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH AN ADDITIONAL FEW
INCHES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
|
|
|
