WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 442 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH
OF THE NORTHLAND TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES
TODAY...AND STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT HEADS TO SOUTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE THIS STORM TRACK WILL BE
FURTHER SOUTH THAN TYPICAL STORMS THAT AFFECT OUR AREA...THE LARGE
SIZE OF THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A VERY LARGE AREA OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN OUR AREA IS EXPECTED
TO BE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WHICH COULD SEE UP
TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW BY THE TIME IT DIMINISHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR OUR AREA THIS
SEASON...PREPARATION WILL BE THE KEY TO MINIMIZING THE RISK TO
HUMAN LIFE AND PROPERTY. BE SURE TO BRUSH UP ON WINTER DRIVING
BEFORE THE EVENT...PREPARE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...BRING A CELL
PHONE FOR TRAVEL IF ONE IS AVAILABLE AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.
MNZ038-WIZ006>009-081815-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.091208T1800Z-091210T0600Z/
PINE-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HINCKLEY...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...
HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
438 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 9
INCHES IN THE HINCKLEY AND PINE CITY AREAS...TO 10 TO 14 INCHES
IN PHILLIPS AND PARK FALLS. AREAS FROM SIREN TO HAYWARD SHOULD
GENERALLY SEE BETWEEN 7 AND 11 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
* NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH ROADS
BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY BLOW DOWN SOME
TREE LIMBS... WHICH COULD AFFECT SOME POWER LINES AND AREA
ROADS. IN ADDITION...COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION AS THE STORM DEPARTS...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY.
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. 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 CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
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