WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1051 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND AND MUCH OF THE
REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
UNITED STATES TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACTS ON
THE NORTHLAND ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS AND BRING HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. FREEZING DRIZZLE
OR SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH WIDESPREAD
SNOW SPREADING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD INTO THE BRAINERD LAKES AND THE
UPPER SAINT CROIX RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN
CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION
LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY CHRISTMAS EVE. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST
WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. SOME
SLEET OR PERHAPS FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW ACROSS THE
UPPER SAINT CROIX RIVER VALLEY AND MUCH OF WISCONSIN...WHICH MAY
REDUCE ACCUMULATIONS SOMEWHAT IN THOSE AREAS.
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DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...
HURLEY...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
1051 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN
INCLUDING SUPERIOR...ASHLAND...HAYWARD AND PHILLIPS EARLY
CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE
INTO THROUGH MUCH OF CHRISTMAS DAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET
OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS
MORNING.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 53. HEAVIER SNOW IS FORECAST
ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 53... INCLUDING SUPERIOR... WHERE
AMOUNTS FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH
SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND VISIBILITY LIMITED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN
EXPOSED AREAS..
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY ON
CHRISTMAS EVE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING
THE DAY...AND CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
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. SNOW COVERED
ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. 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 WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE EMPHASIZED THIS STORM WILL AFFECT A VERY LARGE
PART OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INCLUDING MINNESOTA...MUCH OF
THE DAKOTAS...IOWA AND WISCONSIN. ANYONE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL
PLANS ACROSS THE REGION IS URGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
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MILLER
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