Winter Storm Warning Issued by NWS Duluth (Northeast Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin)

Winter Storm Warning Issued by NWS Duluth (Northeast Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin)

Message: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-MN125142AA1B44.WinterStormWarning.125142BAA860MN.DLHWSWDLH.7d76608187572f711bc9f0ab0d36d0a3 from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent: 03:53 CST on 02-20-2014

Effective: 03:53 CST on 02-20-2014

Expires: 12:00 CST on 02-21-2014

Event: Winter Storm Warning

Alert:

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHLAND THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A DOUBLE-BARRELED WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE NORTHLAND TODAY. A NORTHERN SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY AND BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE REGION. IN THE MEANTIME ANOTHER MUCH STRONGER STORM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY THIS EVENING...THEN ACROSS CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE NORTHLAND THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...KOOCHICHING AND ITASCA COUNTIES...INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL FALLS...TOGO...AND PENGILLY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTIES. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE THIS MORNING AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING AND LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...INCREASING WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY SO BE SURE TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE SNOW WILL BE THE HEAVY WET VARIETY. WHEN CLEARING SNOW AFTER THE STORM MAKE SURE YOU TAKE BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

Instructions: 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 AND ICE COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

Target Area:

Koochiching

North Itasca

South Itasca