SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 227 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 430 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...HEAVY SNOW IN BRAINERD...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE IRON
RANGE...
A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW STRETCHED FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION...
NORTH AND EASTWARD THROUGH GRAND RAPIDS...HIBBING...COOK...ORR..
AND CRANE LAKE. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WAS REPORTED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION...AND SNOWFALL SPOTTERS. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF
1 INCH PER HOUR...AND PREVIOUSLY PLOWED ROADS TO QUICKLY BECOME
SNOW COVERED AGAIN. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE HIGHWAY 53
CORRIDOR FROM VIRGINIA TO KABETOGAMA...HIGHWAY 2 FROM FLOODWOOD TO
BEMIDJI... AND HIGHWAY 210 FROM CROMWELL TO BRAINERD. ROADS REMAIN
IN POOR CONDITION IN THESE AREAS...AND WILL DETERIORATE EVEN
FURTHER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AS THE BAND OF SNOW
MOVES WESTWARD.
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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