LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 335 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE...
FROM ODANAH AND MELLEN TO HURLEY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 2 FEET THROUGH
DAYBREAK SATURDAY ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. THE HURLEY AREA
COULD EASILY SEE 2 FEET OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THIS
TIME. MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN THE HURLEY AREA
AS OF THIS AFTERNOON...ACCORDING TO WEATHER OBSERVERS IN THE
HURLEY AND IRONWOOD AREAS. WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AND WEBCAMS
INDICATED THAT THE SNOW CONTINUED TO COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES.
* VISIBILITY IS LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE
AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. THESE INTENSE SNOW BANDS
MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS COMMON FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY OVER VERY SHORT
DISTANCES. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE ONE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW PER HOUR FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS...AND STRONG WINDS
ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT MAY
TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE.
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DAP
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