LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 306 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST
SATURDAY.
* HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
FALL ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE...FROM ODANAH AND MELLEN TO GILE
AND HURLEY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 2 FEET BY THE
TIME SNOW DIMINISHES TO FLURRIES SOMETIME ON SATURDAY. IT
APPEARS LIKELY THAT THE GILE AND HURLEY AREAS WILL SEE 2 FEET OR
MORE OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THIS TIME...AS A FEW
LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED NEAR 10 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY IS LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE
AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. THESE INTENSE SNOW BANDS
MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR
FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS COMMON FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY OVER VERY SHORT
DISTANCES. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED
FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM
25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
$$
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 306 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST
SATURDAY.
* HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
FALL ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE...FROM ODANAH AND MELLEN TO GILE
AND HURLEY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 2 FEET BY THE
TIME SNOW DIMINISHES TO FLURRIES SOMETIME ON SATURDAY. IT
APPEARS LIKELY THAT THE GILE AND HURLEY AREAS WILL SEE 2 FEET OR
MORE OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THIS TIME...AS A FEW
LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED NEAR 10 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY IS LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE
AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. THESE INTENSE SNOW BANDS
MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR
FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS COMMON FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY OVER VERY SHORT
DISTANCES. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED
FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM
25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
$$
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