HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 537 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND THROUGH
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. THE STORM WILL ESSENTIALLY COME IN
TWO PHASES. THE FIRST WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. THERE COULD BE A LULL IN THE
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY. DESPITE THE LULL IN THE
SNOWFALL...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
TONIGHT. THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRENGTHENING EAST
WINDS...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS TO THE SOUTH OF THE
AREA. THIS PORTION OF THE STORM WILL BRING A FULL FLEDGED BLIZZARD
TO THE HEAD OF THE LAKES REGION. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE
THAN A FOOT FOR MOST AREAS...WITH MORE THAN 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN
SPOTS. THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO SEE MORE THAN 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS
ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...FROM DULUTH ALONG THE
NORTH SHORE. THE BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY AND
EVEN INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY OUR OFFICE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
LOOK FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AND EVEN
FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD OF THE LAKES REGION. ELSEWHERE...
WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
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