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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Duluth, MN

November 15, 20055 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this winter storm warning at Nov 15, 2005, 3:57 AM CST for 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Nov 15, 2005, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 40 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2005, 3:57 AM CST (09:57 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 15, 2005, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 17, 2005, 3:39 AM CST
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Ashland County, WI, Bayfield County, WI, Douglas County, WI, Iron County, WI, Price County, WI

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 267 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2005-11-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2005-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1109 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KDLH 150957
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
357 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL DEEPEN AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL LAKES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE LOW
WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO OUR AREA. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 6 TO 8
INCHES ACROSS MOST AREAS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
INTO WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CAUSE
HEAVIER SNOW TO FALL ALONG THE WISCONSIN LAKE SHORE.

WIZ002>004-152200-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0001.051115T1800Z-051117T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.W.0002.051115T1800Z-051117T0000Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
357 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THE WARNING IS FOR AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR IN WISCONSIN.

FALLING SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 12 TO 18 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL BE WET AND MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN TODAY. WINDS
INCREASING TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
POWDERY SNOW TONGIHT AND WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-WIZ001-006>009-152200-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0001.051115T1800Z-051116T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.051115T1800Z-051116T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-
PRICE-
357 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM
CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND THOSE
AREAS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WELL INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.

FALLING SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 5 TO 8 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL BE WET AND MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN TODAY. WINDS
INCREASING TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
POWDERY SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

MNZ010-018-025-026-033>036-152200-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.051115T1800Z-051116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
357 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM
CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS AREA SOUTH
THROUGH THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

FALLING SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 5 TO 8 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL BE WET AND MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN TODAY. WINDS
INCREASING TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
POWDERY SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

EOM
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 151802
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1202 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL DEEPEN AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL LAKES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE LOW
WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO OUR AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL
GREATLY VARY FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE WEST
AND UP TO A FOOT IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOW BELT...ALONG THE
GOGEBIC RANGE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

WIZ009-152245-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KDLH.WS.W.0002.051115T2200Z-051116T1800Z/
PRICE-
1202 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM
CST WEDNESDAY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL START AROUND 4 PM TODAY...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN PRICE
COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO 8 INCHES. 

THE WIND WILL NOT INITIALLY BE A PROBLEM TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL
PICK UP AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON...WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH BY
DAYBREAK. THE BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND 
DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES LATER
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ002>004-152245-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0002.051115T2200Z-051117T0000Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
1202 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

THE WARNING IS FOR BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES.

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL START AROUND 4 PM TODAY...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE LAKE
SUPERIOR SNOWBELT ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH
AROUND A FOOT POSSIBLE IN EASTERN AREAS OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE. 

THE WIND WILL NOT INITIALLY BE A PROBLEM TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL
PICK UP AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON...WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH BY
DAYBREAK. THE BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES LATER
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-WIZ001-006>008-152245-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.051115T2200Z-051116T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-
1202 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS FROM SUPERIOR...TO GRANTSBURG TO HAYWARD.

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL START AROUND 4 PM TODAY...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH
MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. 

THE WIND WILL NOT INITIALLY BE A PROBLEM TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL
PICK UP AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON...WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH BY
DAYBREAK. THE BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES LATER
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ010-018-025-026-033>036-152245-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
1202 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS AREA SOUTH
THROUGH THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY...WITH
THE SNOW ACCUMULATION GRADUALLY CHANGING FROM MAINLY GRASSY AREAS
TO ROAD SURFACES. THE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM TODAY THROUGH
MIDDAY WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN MOST AREAS.

THE WIND WILL NOT INITIALLY BE A PROBLEM TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL
PICK UP AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON...WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH BY
DAYBREAK. THE BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES LATER
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

DAP
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 152158
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
358 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HEADED FOR THE NORTHLAND...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL DEEPEN AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL LAKES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE LOW
WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO OUR AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL
GREATLY VARY FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE WEST
AND UP TO A FOOT IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOW BELT...ALONG THE
GOGEBIC RANGE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

WIZ002>004-161115-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.051115T2200Z-051117T0000Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
358 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

THE WARNING IS FOR BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES.

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
OVERNIGHT...AND IT WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS WELL. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH A FOOT
OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN EASTERN AREAS OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE...FROM
ODANAH TO HURLEY.

EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS THEY TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH BY DAYBREAK. THE BLUSTERY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW
SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 2 IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AS THE
NIGHT WEARS ON. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS THIS AREA...BE SURE
TO ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND BRING ALONG A CELL PHONE IF ONE IS
AVAILABLE TO YOU. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ009-161115-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.051115T2200Z-051116T1800Z/
PRICE-
358 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PRICE COUNTY UNTIL
12 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
OVERNIGHT...AND IT WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS WELL. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN PRICE COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO 8 INCHES
BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS THEY TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH BY DAYBREAK. THE BLUSTERY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW
SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ010-018-025-026-033>036-161115-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
358 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS AREA SOUTH
THROUGH THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL
SNOW OVERNIGHT...AND IT WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS WELL. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY.

EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS THEY TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH BY DAYBREAK. THE BLUSTERY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW
SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-WIZ001-006>008-161115-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.051115T2200Z-051116T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-
358 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS FROM SUPERIOR...TO GRANTSBURG TO HAYWARD IN
WISCONSIN.

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL
SNOW OVERNIGHT...AND IT WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS WELL. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY.

EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS THEY TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH BY DAYBREAK. THE BLUSTERY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW
SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

DAP/AEB
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 161003
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
403 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES FOR THE NORTHLAND...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GREATLY VARY FROM WEST TO EAST WITH 1 TO 2
INCHES IN THE WEST AND UP TO A FOOT IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOW
BELT...ALONG THE GOGEBIC RANGE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY.

WIZ009-161900-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T2200Z/
PRICE-
403 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PRICE COUNTY.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH A STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF
3 TO 6 INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
MORNING TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

WIZ002>004-161900-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T0000Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
403 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WARNING IS FOR BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE
COUNTIES OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH A FOOT
OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN EASTERN AREAS OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE...FROM
ODANAH TO HURLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DURING THE
LATE EVENING HOURS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
MORNING TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE
EVENING HOURS.

TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 2 WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
TODAY. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS THIS AREA...BE SURE TO ALLOW
SOME EXTRA TIME AND BRING ALONG A CELL PHONE IF ONE IS AVAILABLE
TO YOU.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-WIZ001-006>008-161900-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T2200Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-
403 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS FROM SUPERIOR...TO GRANTSBURG TO
HAYWARD IN WISCONSIN.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH A
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
MORNING TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ010-018-025-026-033>036-161800-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
403 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS AREA SOUTH
THROUGH THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES BY NOON TODAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHT SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. THE
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

LILES
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 161413
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
813 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES FOR THE NORTHLAND...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GREATLY VARY FROM WEST TO EAST WITH 1 TO
2 INCHES IN THE WEST AND UP TO A FOOT IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOW
BELT...ALONG THE GOGEBIC RANGE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY.

WIZ001-162215-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-
813 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

MODERATE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN
DOUGLAS COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE
PATTISON RIDGE.

AS OF 8 AM...STORM TOTALS INCLUDED POPLAR WITH 7 INCHES...AND MAPLE
WITH 4.8 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS
EXPECTED FOR NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY...WITH AROUND NEAR A FOOT ANTICIPATED
FROM POPLAR...TO WENTWORTH...AND CLOVERLAND.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WILL BE COMMON TODAY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ002>004-162215-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T0000Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
813 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE
COUNTIES OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH A FOOT
OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN EASTERN AREAS OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE...FROM
ODANAH TO HURLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DURING THE
LATE EVENING HOURS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
MORNING TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE
EVENING HOURS.

TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 2 WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TODAY. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS THIS AREA...BE
SURE TO ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND BRING ALONG A CELL PHONE IF ONE
IS AVAILABLE TO YOU.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ010-018-025-026-033>036-161800-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
813 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES BY NOON
TODAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHT SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-WIZ006>009-162200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T2200Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
813 AM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH A
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
MORNING TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 161849
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1249 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES FOR THE NORTHLAND...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GREATLY VARY FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH AN INCH
OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION STILL POSSIBLE IN ELY...HIBBING...DULUTH...
PINE CITY... SIREN...HAYWARD AND PARK FALLS. ANOTHER HALF FOOT OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE MONTREAL AND HURLEY AREA. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

WIZ002>004-162230-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T0000Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
1249 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE
COUNTIES OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE SNOW
BELT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE GOGEBIC RANGE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH WILL CONTINUE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 2 WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE 
TODAY. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS THIS AREA...BE SURE TO ALLOW
SOME EXTRA TIME AND BRING ALONG A CELL PHONE IF ONE IS AVAILABLE
TO YOU.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ001-162230-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-
1249 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN DOUGLAS
COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH IT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
FROM WEST TO EAST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION COULD REACH UP TO A
FOOT ALONG THE PATTISON RIDGE INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
BAYFIELD PENINSULA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTH OF THERE. NEARLY 
10 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN MAPLE THROUGH LATE MORNING.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WILL BE COMMON TODAY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 2 TODAY...BE SURE TO ALLOW
SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. VISIBILITIES MAY
DROP SUDDENLY TO NEAR ZERO AS YOU ARE DRIVING...SO KEEP PLENTY OF
FOLLOWING DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-WIZ006>009-162200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T2200Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
1249 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND INLAND AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. ANOTHER INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE
IN SOME AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

DAP
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 162156
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
356 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES FOR THE SNOWBELT OF
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TONIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GREATLY VARY
FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH TWO TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED IN EASTERN
DOUGLAS COUNTY AND UP TO ANOTHER HALF FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN
THE MONTREAL AND HURLEY AREA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TONIGHT.

MNZ011-012-019>021-037-038-WIZ006>009-162300-
/O.EXP.KDLH.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051116T2200Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
356 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND HIGH WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF THIS
AFTERNOON...SO THE ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WITH AN INCH OR LESS ACCUMULATION
EXPECTED BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE SOME
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
THIS EVENING DUE TO SCATTERED HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.


$$

WIZ002>004-170600-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T1000Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
356 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE
COUNTIES OF LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO REACH
12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE SNOW BELT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE GOGEBIC
RANGE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS OF THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 2 WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS THIS AREA...BE
SURE TO ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME AND BRING ALONG A CELL PHONE IF ONE
IS AVAILABLE TO YOU.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

WIZ001-170600-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T1000Z/
DOUGLAS-
356 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN DOUGLAS
COUNTY TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH IT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION COULD RANGE FROM 12-
16 INCHES ALONG THE PATTISON RIDGE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE
SOUTH OF THERE. 10 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN MAPLE THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...WILL BE COMMON THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 2 TONIGHT...BE SURE TO ALLOW
SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. VISIBILITIES MAY
DROP SUDDENLY TO NEAR ZERO AS YOU ARE DRIVING...SO KEEP PLENTY OF
FOLLOWING DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$
STEWART
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 170429
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1029 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

WIZ002>004-171000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T1000Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
1029 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
THURSDAY...

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SNOW BELT OF
NORTHERN WISCONSIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR BEFORE ENDING EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON TOP OF THE 12 TO
15 INCHES ALREADY FALLEN. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY ON U.S. HIGHWAY
2...SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. SLOW DOWN AND KEEP AN
EYE OUT FOR SLOW MOVING SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT.

$$

WIZ001-171000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T1000Z/
DOUGLAS-
1029 PM CST WED NOV 16 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
THURSDAY...

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN DOUGLAS
COUNTY...MAINLY EAST OF THE CITY OF SUPERIOR...BEFORE ENDING EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON TOP OF
THE 8 TO 10 INCHES ALREADY FALLEN. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY ON U.S.
HIGHWAY 2 AND STATE HIGHWAY 13...SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE
CAUTION. SLOW DOWN AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SLOW MOVING SNOW
REMOVAL EQUIPMENT.

$$

04
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 170939
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
339 AM CST THU NOV 17 2005

WIZ001>004-171045-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051117T1000Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
339 AM CST THU NOV 17 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...SO THE WARNING
ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
IN THE HURLEY AND MONTREAL AREA... UP TO ANOTHER HALF INCH OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING. OTHER AREAS ALONG
THE SOUTH SHORE WILL RECEIVE A DUSTING AT MOST. DRIVERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

$$

KFM
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 230453
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1053 PM CST TUE NOV 22 2005

WIZ002>004-231100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.A.0002.051124T0600Z-051124T1800Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
1053 PM CST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

OVER 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY MORNING COULD RESULT IN A DANGEROUS THANKSGIVING
STORM FOR FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN...FROM THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA TO
HURLEY.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL
PLANS THROUGH OR TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$

CLC/DAP
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 230943
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
343 AM CST WED NOV 23 2005

WIZ002>004-232200-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0002.051124T0600Z-051124T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.W.0003.051123T2200Z-051125T0600Z/
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
343 AM CST WED NOV 23 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...AS IT HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING.

SNOWFALL FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...CAN 
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOWBELT OF ASHLAND...IRON
AND BAYFIELD COUNTIES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION
TO THE SNOW WILL BE WINDY CONDITIONS PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND
LOW VISIBILITIES. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
FROM BIRCH HILL IN FAR NORTHEAST ASHLAND COUNTY...EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN IRON COUNTY TO MONTREAL AND HURLEY.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE REDEVELOPING BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND
WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH
THANKSGIVING DAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MELDE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 14, 3:35 PM CST, 12 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 3:35 PM CST, 12 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
335 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005

.DISCUSSION...MAIN FOCUS IS IMPENDING WINTER WEATHER EVENT.

THE MODELS HAVE CHANGED QUITE A BIT OVER THE PAST FEW MODEL RUNS.
THE MAIN PROBLEM FOR THIS FORECAST IS WHAT TO DO WITH THE
HEADLINES. GFS AND ESPECIALLY THE NAM HAVE REALLY BACKED OFF ON
QPF FOR THIS EVENT. THE CURRENT RUN OF THE NAM IS LIKELY TOO WEAK
WITH THE INCOMING SYSTEM...BUT PROBABLY NOT TOO BAD IN TERMS OF
TIMING. WILL UTILIZE A BLEND OF MODELS...FAVORING A MORE
PROGRESSIVE SOLUTION WITH HIGHER QPF THAN THE CURRENT MODELS.

THE FORECAST IS RATHER COMPLEX...WITH LIGHT RAIN/SNOW CURRENTLY
BREAKING OUT ACROSS OUR WESTERN CWA...AND DECENT SNOWFALL IN NW
MN...WHERE THE STRONGEST WAA AND LOW LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS ARE
OCCURRING. THINK SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL MOVE INTO OUR
WESTERN CWA OVERNIGHT...BUT MAY AT TIMES MIX WITH SOME RAIN.
THE WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND/OR SNOW/RAIN MIXTURE WILL LIKELY
LIMIT THE AMOUNTS SOMEWHAT IN OUR WESTERN CWA. COULD STILL SEE
A COUPLE INCHES THOUGH...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY SURFACES.

WILL BACK OFF ON THE WATCH ABOUT 6 HOURS...STARTING IT IN OUR
WESTERN CWA AT 12Z AND THE REST OF OUR CWA AT 18Z TUESDAY.
CONCEIVABLY...THIS COULD BE PUSHED BACK EVEN FURTHER IN LATER
FORECASTS. EVERYTHING BASICALLY HINGES ON THE MAIN LOW THAT
WILL BE MOVING INTO THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA TUESDAY NIGHT...
AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEEPEN CONSIDERABLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.

OVERALL...THINK THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BE IN
NW WI...BUT THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT COULD BRING LOCALIZED
HEAVIER AMOUNTS WEST OF THIS LINE...INCLUDING THE POSITION
OF THE INVERTED TROUGH...AND ENHANCEMENT/OROGRAPHIC LIFT OFF
LAKE SUPERIOR. WITH SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY...FEEL ITS BEST TO
MAINTAIN THE WATCH.

THE MAIN STORY FOR LATER TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY WILL BE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW. COULD BE SOME AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE GOGEBIC RANGE FROM ODANAH TO HURLEY.

THE SYSTEM WILL FINALLY LOSE ITS INFLUENCE ON THE AREA BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH ANOTHER WEAKER SYSTEM MOVING IN ON
THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL START THE NIGHT...BUT
WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS AS THE NIGHT
WEARS ON. IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD
ON TUESDAY.

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
     NIGHT FOR MNZ010-MNZ018-MNZ025-MNZ026-MNZ033-MNZ034-MNZ035-
     MNZ036.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
     NIGHT FOR MNZ011-MNZ012-MNZ019-MNZ020-MNZ021-MNZ037-MNZ038.

WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
     NIGHT FOR WIZ001-WIZ006-WIZ007-WIZ008-WIZ009.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR WIZ002-WIZ003-WIZ004.

LS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR LSZ121-LSZ144-LSZ145-LSZ146-LSZ147-LSZ148.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR LSZ140-LSZ141-
     LSZ142-LSZ143.

DAP/AEB/KFM
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 14, 7:31 AM CST, 20 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
731 AM CST MON NOV 14 2005

LSZ121-140>148-162-MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-
006>009-151345-
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
OPEN WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI
TO GRAND PORTAGE MN-KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-
SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
731 AM CST MON NOV 14 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH SHORE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
WET SNOW LATE TONIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF SAINT LOUIS COUNTY MN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

GALE WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
SUPERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY
BE NEEDED FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND MORTHWEST WISCONSON TUESDAY AND FOR SAINT LOUIS
COUNTY EAST THROUGH THE ARROWHEAD OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND FOR
ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

EOM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 3:57 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLHBurnett, Douglas, Price, Sawyer, Washburn36 hr

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Sources

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