HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 344 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR THIS EVENING. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
THE SNOWFALL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...MAINLY ALONG
THE ELEVATED TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 61. AN INCH OR TWO
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT... AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
EXACT PATH THIS STORM WILL TAKE... THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL... AND SPECIFIC SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. HOWEVER... CONFIDENCE
CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WILL SEE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW
FROM THIS STORM OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. A WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO
SATURDAY MORNING ALONG A LINE FROM LEADER THROUGH BRAINERD...
AITKIN... HINCKLEY TO HAYWARD.
A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REST OF THE NORTHLAND
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT A LARGE PART OF THE
NATIONS MIDSECTION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. TRAVELERS ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.
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