WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 355 AM CST FRI JAN 01 2010
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH
THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE OF NORTHERN IRON
AND ASHLAND COUNTIES.
* VISIBILITY IS LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN
THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. THESE HEAVY SNOW BANDS MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY VERY LOCALIZED SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH AN HOUR
FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
* THE SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAYS 2...77...AND 51.
* COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR THIS
MORNING.
* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED FLESH IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES.
* IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED
FLESH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IT IS COMMON FOR
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY
OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING...BE PREPARED FOR
VISIBILITY TO CHANGE FROM SEVERAL MILES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE
OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES...AND ROAD CONDITIONS MAY VARY FROM
FAIRLY GOOD TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED OVER DISTANCES OF LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
$$
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 355 AM CST FRI JAN 01 2010
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH
THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE OF NORTHERN IRON
AND ASHLAND COUNTIES.
* VISIBILITY IS LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN
THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. THESE HEAVY SNOW BANDS MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY VERY LOCALIZED SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH AN HOUR
FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
* THE SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAYS 2...77...AND 51.
* COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR THIS
MORNING.
* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED FLESH IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES.
* IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED
FLESH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. IT IS COMMON FOR
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY
OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING...BE PREPARED FOR
VISIBILITY TO CHANGE FROM SEVERAL MILES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE
OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES...AND ROAD CONDITIONS MAY VARY FROM
FAIRLY GOOD TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED OVER DISTANCES OF LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL
EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES
WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
$$
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