WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 312 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
ACROSS THE BORDER COUNTRY AND IRON RANGE...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES
UP THE NORTH SHORE INCLUDING TWO HARBORS...SILVER
BAY...TOFTE...AND GRAND MARAIS. ANY MIXTURE OF
SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY
THIS EVENING.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE
NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT.
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. SNOW COVERED
ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. 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 WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE EMPHASIZED THIS STORM WILL AFFECT A VERY LARGE
PART OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INCLUDING MINNESOTA...MUCH OF
THE DAKOTAS...IOWA AND WISCONSIN. ANYONE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL
PLANS ACROSS THE REGION IS URGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
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MELDE
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