WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1045 AM 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 LATE MORNING THROUGH 6 PM WILL BE FROM
3 TO 5 INCHES...AND STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE QUITE
VARIABLE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA. EXPECT SOME ADDITIONAL
SNOW TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 14 INCHES
ACROSS MOST AREAS OF FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN
INLAND AREAS OF THE ARROWHEAD INCLUDING ELY AND BASSWOOD LAKE
WHERE THEY WILL BE 5 TO 10 INCHES. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN
INTENSITY AND COVERAGE IN THE GRAND MARAIS...LUTSEN...AND TOFTE
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ALSO EXPECT SOME FREEZING RAIN
IN SPOTS THROUGH THE DAY.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 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. THE MOST TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY.
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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