SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 528 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...EXPECT ICY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS THIS MORNING...
MUCH COOLER AIR WILL SURGE NORTH OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION TODAY. LOCATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR...EAST
ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE AREAS OF
HINCKLEY...SIREN...HAYWARD...ASHLAND...AND PARK FALLS...CAN
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S BY THE
NOON HOUR. WET AND SLUSHY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL LIKELY BECOME
ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY TODAY.
PERSONS TRAVELING TODAY SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA BRAKING
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND VEHICLES AHEAD OF YOU.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 426 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MIXTURE OF SNOW...RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL GRADUALLY
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHLAND DURING THE DAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PINE COUNTY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE DULUTH OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION. THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT UP TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. ONE
OF THE BIG PROBLEMS TODAY WILL BE REFREEZING OF THE WET AND SLUSHY
ROADS...AS COLDER AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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