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 MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE
SILVER BAY... TWO HARBORS... THE TWIN PORTS AREA... CLOQUET...
AND FLOODWOOD.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LOCATED FROM DULUTH AND SUPERIOR
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
LESSER AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FARTHER
INLAND FROM FLOODWOOD NORTHEASTWARD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE
MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH ON
TUESDAY... AND THEN BECOME NORTHEAST TO NORTH FROM 20 TO 30
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS
WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD CREATE NEAR
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 TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
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. DELAY TRAVEL
IF POSSIBLE. 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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