WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 734 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
6 AM CST THURSDAY...
* ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES LATE
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE PINE
CITY... HINCKLEY... SIREN... SPOONER... HAYWARD... AND
PHILLIPS.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED... WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE
HAYWARD... PARK FALLS AND PHILLIPS AREAS.
* NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS ROAD AND TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* THE STRONG WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY BLOW
DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS... WHICH COULD AFFECT SOME POWER LINES
AND AREA ROADS. IN ADDITION... COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE REGION AS THE STORM DEPARTS...WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
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. 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 CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
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