HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 510 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR
TODAY...WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF POSSIBLE ACCUMULATION. THE BIG
STORY FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE THE RAPID ADVANCEMENT OF SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
OVERNIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FROM BRAINERD TO
SIREN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...AND THEN LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION INTO LATE WEEK AND EARLY IN THE WEEKEND. WHILE CONFIDENCE
IS GROWING THAT THIS WILL BE A MAJOR WINTER STORM...EXACT AMOUNTS
ARE STILL A BIT TOUGH TO PINPOINT. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT MUCH
OF THE REGION WILL SEE 10 TO 14 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR IF
EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO COME TOGETHER WITH THIS STORM. A WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE NORTHLAND.
THE STORM WILL DRAMATICALLY HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...PARALYZING
TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVELERS ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR SNOW REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
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