SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 543 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 800 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...SNOW SPREADING BACK INTO THE NORTHLAND...
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL REACH THE IRON RANGE
BY 600 PM AND THE BORDERLAND BY 800 PM. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
SNOW...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS
MORNING ESPECIALLY IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA.
THE SNOW COULD BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
SLEET OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. THERE HAVE BEEN
REPORTS ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MIXED WITH
THE SNOW.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. IF YOU
MUST DRIVE ACROSS THE REGION...LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS...TAKE A WORKING CELL PHONE...AND TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. AND...GIVE PLOWS PLENTY OF ROOM.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND THROUGH
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
MOVE INTO THE NORTHLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD NORTH THIS
EVENING. THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRENGTHENING EAST
WINDS...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS TO THE SOUTH OF THE
AREA. THIS PORTION OF THE STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
THE HEAD OF THE LAKES REGION. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN
A FOOT FOR MOST AREAS TONIGHT...WITH MORE THAN A TOTAL STORM
ACCUMULATION OF 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SPOTS BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MOST
LIKELY AREA TO SEE MORE THAN 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS ALONG THE NORTH
SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...FROM DULUTH ALONG THE NORTH SHORE. THE
BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY AND EVEN INTO CHRISTMAS
NIGHT. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHWESTERN
WISCONSIN. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY OUR
OFFICE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE HEAD OF THE LAKES REGION. ELSEWHERE... WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
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