WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 854 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL CONTINUE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAIR TO POOR. THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED INTERSTATE 35 FROM THE
TWIN PORTS TO PINE CITY HAVE IMPROVED TO FAIR TO GOOD DRIVING
CONDITION. HIGHWAY 53 NORTH OF DULUTH WERE FAIR TO POOR.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT...CAUSING WET AND
SLUSH COVERED ROADS TO BECOME VERY SLIPPERY.
* SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HEAD OF LAKE SUPERIOR HAS BEEN 1 TO 2 FEET.
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.
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