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Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Duluth, MN

November 30, 20079 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this winter storm warning at Nov 30, 2007, 2:51 PM CST for 9 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Nov 30, 2007, 11:23 PM CST. It was in force for 29 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2007, 2:51 PM CST (20:51 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 30, 2007, 11:23 PM CST
Expired
Dec 2, 2007, 4:06 AM CST
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Aitkin County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cass County, MN, Cook County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Itasca County, MN, Lake County, MN, Pine County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN, Ashland County, WI, Bayfield County, WI, Burnett County, WI, Douglas County, WI, Iron County, WI, Price County, WI, Sawyer County, WI, Washburn County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 1, 10:10 AM CSTSNOW 0.55 E Pillager, MN
Dec 1, 10:45 AM CSTSNOW 1.7Nisswa, MN
Dec 1, 11:15 AM CSTSNOW 1Brule, WI
Dec 1, 11:15 AM CSTSNOW 1.87 Ne Bruno, MN
Dec 1, 11:45 AM CSTSNOW 1Bayfield, WI
Dec 1, 11:50 AM CSTSNOW 1.8Duluth, MN
Dec 1, 12:00 PM CSTSNOW 1.5Saginaw, MN
Dec 1, 12:15 PM CSTSNOW 0.8Virginia, MN
Dec 1, 12:15 PM CSTSNOW 1.5Wrenshall, MN
Dec 1, 12:30 PM CSTSNOW 1.5Cloquet, MN
Dec 1, 12:40 PM CSTSNOW 0.8Solon Springs, WI
Dec 1, 12:40 PM CSTSNOW 1Maple, WI
Dec 1, 12:40 PM CSTSNOW 2Cloquet, MN
Dec 1, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 1.31 S Webster, WI
Dec 1, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 3Duluth, MN
Dec 1, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Brainerd, MN
Dec 1, 1:15 PM CSTSNOW 23 N Pine City, MN
Dec 1, 1:15 PM CSTSNOW 2Solon Springs, WI
Dec 1, 1:15 PM CSTSNOW 310 N Brule, WI
Dec 1, 1:15 PM CSTSNOW 3Moose Lake, MN
Dec 1, 1:20 PM CSTSNOW 2.54 S Ashland, WI
Dec 1, 1:40 PM CSTSNOW 2Mason, WI
Dec 1, 1:40 PM CSTSNOW 43 Ne Nisswa, MN
Dec 1, 1:40 PM CSTSNOW 4Duluth, MN
Dec 1, 1:50 PM CSTSNOW 35 S Herbster, WI
Dec 1, 2:00 PM CSTSNOW 31 W Pine River, MN
Dec 1, 2:00 PM CSTSNOW 3Deerwood, MN
Dec 1, 2:00 PM CSTSNOW 3Duluth, MN
Dec 1, 2:10 PM CSTSNOW 1.8Cotton, MN
Dec 1, 2:15 PM CSTSNOW 3Glidden, WI
Dec 1, 2:20 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Silver Bay, MN
Dec 1, 2:25 PM CSTSNOW 47 Ne Bruno, MN
Dec 1, 2:30 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Wrenshall, MN
Dec 1, 2:50 PM CSTSNOW 4.3Duluth, MNDULUTH NWS
Dec 1, 3:00 PM CSTSNOW 1.3Orr, MN
Dec 1, 3:00 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Cloquet, MN
Dec 1, 3:00 PM CSTSNOW 41 E Island Lake, MN
Dec 1, 3:00 PM CSTSNOW 6Gile, WI
Dec 1, 3:00 PM CSTSNOW 6Proctor, MN
Dec 1, 3:10 PM CSTSNOW 2.57 Ene Drummond, WI
Dec 1, 3:10 PM CSTSNOW 6.5Ashland, WI
Dec 1, 3:10 PM CSTSNOW 6.9Duluth, MN
Dec 1, 3:15 PM CSTSNOW 7Pequot Lakes, MN
Dec 1, 3:20 PM CSTSNOW 5Proctor, MN
Dec 1, 3:25 PM CSTSNOW 35 N Hackensack, MN
Dec 1, 3:30 PM CSTSNOW 42 W Pine River, MN
Dec 1, 3:40 PM CSTSNOW 5Saxon, WI
Dec 1, 4:15 PM CSTSNOW 6.1Duluth, MN
Dec 1, 4:15 PM CSTSNOW 8.33 W Bayfield, WI
Dec 1, 4:20 PM CSTSNOW 48 S Hayward, WI
Dec 1, 4:30 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Floodwood, MN
Dec 1, 5:30 PM CSTSNOW 5Superior, WI
Dec 1, 5:40 PM CSTSNOW 6Silver Bay, MN
Dec 1, 5:50 PM CSTSNOW 6.8Duluth, MNDULUTH NWS FORECAST OFFICE.
Dec 1, 5:55 PM CSTSNOW 6Moose Lake, MN
Dec 1, 5:55 PM CSTSNOW 710 N Brule, WI
Dec 1, 5:55 PM CSTSNOW 7.7Duluth, MN
Dec 1, 6:00 PM CSTSNOW 6.52 W Pine River, MN
Dec 1, 6:05 PM CSTSNOW 5Saginaw, MN
Dec 1, 6:05 PM CSTSNOW 6Glidden, WI

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 12:00Z on 2007-11-30Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2007-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1089 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 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 302051
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
251 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

MNZ012-019>021-035>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-010500-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0006.071201T1800Z-071203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.W.0013.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
251 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY. 

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR WHERE 12 TO 16
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...COMBINED WITH
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH COULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND
BLOWING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR
IMPOSSIBLE. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT A LARGE AREA SO TRAVEL MAY BE
DISRUPTED WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE NORTHLAND.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEAR THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION SATURDAY
MID MORNING AND SPREAD RAPIDLY NORTH TO THE ARROWHEAD BY AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH SNOW MAY BE LIGHT INITIALLY...THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN
INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM AITKIN TO
CRANE LAKE. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN
HOUR SOUTH AND EAST OF THE TWIN PORTS AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT.
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM AND ADDITIONAL UPDATES MAY BE
NEEDED FOR SNOW AMOUNTS ONCE THE STORM HAS ORGANIZED OVER THE
MIDSECTION OF THE COUNTRY ON SATURDAY.


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

$$

MNZ010-011-018-025-026-033-034-010500-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0006.071201T1800Z-071203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-
SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
251 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY. 

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 20 MPH COULD CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF THE SNOW.
VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE SNOW.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

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

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 010329
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
929 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WILL REACH THE NORTHLAND SATURDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL REACH IOWA LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN NOON SUNDAY. SNOW HAS
SPREAD ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF COLORADO AND WYOMING LATE THIS
EVENING AND WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTING TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN LOWERING ACROSS OUR AREA NEAR OR JUST
BEFORE DAWN. SNOW WILL BEGIN...AND QUICKLY START TO FALL HEAVILY
IN THE BRAINERD AND MILLE LACS AREA AT 900 AM OR 1000 AM SATURDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL START AND ABRUPTLY BECOME HEAVY ABOUT NOON FROM
INTERNATIONAL FALLS...HIBBING...DULUTH...AND HAYWARD ABOUT NOON
SATURDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REACH THE GRAND MARIAS AREA AND ALSO
ASHLAND AND THE GOGEBIC RANGE ABOUT 200 PM OR 300 PM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. AGAIN...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL THICKLY VERY SOON
AFTER IT BEGINS DURING SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES FROM THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA NORTHWARD TO
THE RAINY RIVER VALLEY BY NOON SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES FROM HINCKLEY THROUGH THE TWIN PORTS UP
ACROSS THE IRON RANGE AND ARROWHEAD BY SUNDAY MORNING. AND...TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY NOON...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE
LATER ON. WINDS...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

MNZ012-019>021-035>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-011000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
929 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY THROUGH
NOON SUNDAY FOR THE IRON RANGE...ARROWHEAD...AND TWIN PORTS AREA
OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO INCLUDES
ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND BOTH THE MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN
PARTS OF THE UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY. SNOWFALLS WILL TOTAL 3 TO 7
INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA BY NOON SUNDAY. THE GREATER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE APT TO BE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...WITH THE ONSHORE WINDS...AND
ALSO ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...CLOSER
TO THE STORM TRACK. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF THE DEEP SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ010-011-018-025-026-033-034-011000-
/O.CON.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-
SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
929 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE LEECH LAKE AND CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST TO
THE RAINY RIVER VALLEY AND RAINY LAKE AREAS OF NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA FROM NOON SATURDAY TO NOON SUNDAY. SNOWFALLS WILL TOTAL
2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH
TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES BY NOON SUNDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH
WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF THE FRESH SNOW.

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

$$

EOM
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 010523
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1123 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WILL REACH THE NORTHLAND SATURDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL REACH IOWA LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN NOON SUNDAY. SNOW HAS
SPREAD ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF COLORADO AND WYOMING LATE THIS
EVENING AND WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTING TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN LOWERING ACROSS OUR AREA NEAR
OR JUST BEFORE DAWN. SNOW WILL BEGIN...AND QUICKLY START TO FALL
HEAVILY IN THE BRAINERD AND MILLE LACS AREA AT 900 AM OR 1000 AM
SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL START AND ABRUPTLY BECOME HEAVY ABOUT
NOON FROM INTERNATIONAL FALLS...HIBBING...DULUTH...AND HAYWARD
ABOUT NOON SATURDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REACH THE GRAND MARIAS
AREA AND ALSO ASHLAND AND THE GOGEBIC RANGE ABOUT 200 PM OR
300 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AGAIN...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL
THICKLY VERY SOON AFTER IT BEGINS DURING SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE RAINY RIVER AND
RAINY LAKE AREA BY NOON SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES FROM THE LARGE INLAND LAKES AREA THROUGH
THE IRON RANGE AND ARROWHEAD BY SUNDAY MORNING. AND...TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY NOON...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE
LATER ON. WINDS... WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

MNZ018-025-026-033-034-011330-
/O.UPG.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KDLH.WS.W.0013.071201T1200Z-071202T1200Z/
NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-
CROW WING-
1123 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BRAINERD LAKES...LEECH
LAKE...AND THE GRAND RAPIDS AREA FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BECOME HEAVY...WITH SNOW
FALLS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH STORM TOTALS UP TO A FOOT BY SUNDAY MORNING.
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND
BLOWING OF THE DEEP SNOW.

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.

$$

MNZ012-019>021-035>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-011330-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
1123 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY THROUGH
NOON SUNDAY FOR THE IRON RANGE...ARROWHEAD...AND TWIN PORTS AREA
OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO INCLUDES
ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND BOTH THE MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN
PARTS OF THE UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY. SNOWFALLS WILL TOTAL 3 TO
7 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BY NOON SUNDAY. THE GREATER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE APT TO BE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...WITH THE
ONSHORE WINDS...AND ALSO ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN...CLOSER TO THE STORM TRACK. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH
WILL ALSO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF THE DEEP
SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING
SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ010-011-011330-
/O.CON.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
1123 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RAINY RIVER AND RAINY LAKE
AREA OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA FROM NOON SATURDAY TO NOON SUNDAY.
SNOWFALLS WILL TOTAL 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY
SATURDAY EVENING...WITH TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES BY NOON SUNDAY.
WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING
OF THE FRESH SNOW.

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

$$

EOM
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 011038
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
438 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERTAKE THE NORTHLAND QUICKLY TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE EASTWARD
INTO IOWA TONIGHT...AND NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN ON SUNDAY. SNOW
WILL SPREAD QUICKLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
WESTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO PUSHES RAPIDLY NORTHWARD INTO OUR REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO START IN THE BRAINERD...AITKIN...PINE CITY AND SIREN AREAS THIS
MORNING...EVENTUALLY OVERTAKING THE ENTIRE REGION BY MIDDAY. THE
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES IN THE HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. THIS STORM WILL BE
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT WILL COME IN RAPIDLY...WITH
CONDITIONS DETERIORATING IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE DAY
WILL START OUT FAIRLY QUIET...BUT CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN AS THE
DAY GOES ON. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS...TO 10 TO 16 INCHES FOR
MUCH OF THE REST OF THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING
SNOW...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE...AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN SOME
AREAS. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...BE SURE TO LET
SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. ALWAYS BRING A WELL STOCKED
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND A CELL PHONE IF YOU HAVE ONE. 

MNZ035-036-038-WIZ006-011815-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0013.071201T1200Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-BURNETT-
438 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY.

SNOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE AITKIN...HINCKLEY...PINE CITY AND
SIREN AREAS THIS MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL REACHING 5 TO 10 INCHES
BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY LATE TONIGHT WILL REACH 10 TO 16
INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO
30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW.
VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE...WITH 1
TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING
SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRING ALONG A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.
THE STORM WILL MOVE IN QUICKLY...SO BE READY ONCE IT STARTS.

$$

MNZ018-025-026-033-034-011815-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.071201T1200Z-071202T1200Z/
NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-
CROW WING-
438 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE BRAINERD LAKES...LEECH LAKE AND
GRAND RAPIDS AREAS THIS MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL REACHING 3 TO 6 INCHES
IN THE GRAND RAPIDS AREA BY THIS EVENING...AND 6 TO 9 INCHES IN
THE BRAINERD AREA BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY LATE
TONIGHT WILL REACH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN GRAND RAPIDS...AND 10 TO 14
INCHES IN BRAINERD. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL GUST TO 25 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
NEW SNOW. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE PARTICULARLY
INTENSE...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING
SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRING ALONG A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.
THE STORM WILL MOVE IN QUICKLY...SO BE READY ONCE IT STARTS.

$$

MNZ012-019>021-037-WIZ001>004-007>009-011815-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-WASHBURN-
SAWYER-PRICE-
438 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED TO REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM THE IRON RANGE TO THE
MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD...SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE TWIN PORTS...AND INTO
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN BY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY LATE
TONIGHT WILL REACH 10 TO 16 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOWFALL...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL
RATES MAY BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
TIMES. SOME SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY IN
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET 
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS
OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRING ALONG
A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.
THE STORM WILL MOVE IN QUICKLY...SO BE READY ONCE IT STARTS.

$$

MNZ010-011-011815-
/O.CON.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
438 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RAINY RIVER AND RAINY LAKE
AREA OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA FROM NOON SATURDAY TO NOON SUNDAY.
SNOWFALLS WILL TOTAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY
SATURDAY EVENING...WITH TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES BY NOON SUNDAY.
WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING
OF THE FRESH SNOW.

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

$$

DAP
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 011742
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1142 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

MNZ018-025-026-033-034-020145-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-
CROW WING-
1142 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ITASCA...CASS...AND
CROW WING COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS...TAPERING OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE GRAND
RAPIDS AREA TO 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE BRAINERD AREA. SNOWFALL
RATES COULD REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO
A HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED...ALONG WITH POOR
VISIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

MNZ035-036-038-WIZ006-020145-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-BURNETT-
1142 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AITKIN...PINE...AND
BURNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS...TAPERING OFF BY MIDDAY ON SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES. THIS INCLUDES
THE COMMUNITIES OF AITKIN...PINE CITY...AND GRANTSBURG. SNOWFALL
RATES COULD REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO A
HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED...ALONG WITH POOR
VISIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.


$$

MNZ012-019>021-037-WIZ001>004-007>009-020145-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-WASHBURN-
SAWYER-PRICE-
1142 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ARROWHEAD...IRON
RANGE...TWIN PORTS...AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS...TAPERING OFF BY MIDDAY ON SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
GREATER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH
SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR LATER THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED...ALONG WITH POOR
VISIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

MNZ010-011-020145-
/O.CON.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.071201T1800Z-071202T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
1142 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOOCHICHING AND NORTHERN
SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RAINY RIVER AND RAINY LAKE
AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL MIDDAY ON SUNDAY. THIS
INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS AND CRANE LAKE.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. IN
ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO A
HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED...ALONG WITH POOR
VISIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

04
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 012131
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
331 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

MNZ012-019>021-035>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-020630-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
331 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ARROWHEAD...IRON
RANGE...TWIN PORTS...AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...TAPERING OFF BY MIDDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY GREATER
AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORES OF
LAKE SUPERIOR. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY
AT TIMES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

TRAVEL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...WITH ROADS
BECOMING SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED...ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND LET
SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

MNZ018-025-026-033-034-020630-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-
CROW WING-
331 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ITASCA...CASS...AND
CROW WING COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...TAPERING OFF BY
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE GRAND RAPIDS AREA TO 10 TO 14 INCHES IN
THE BRAINERD AREA. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED...ALONG WITH POOR
VISIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

MNZ010-011-020630-
/O.CON.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
331 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOOCHICHING AND NORTHERN
SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RAINY RIVER AND RAINY LAKE
AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL MIDDAY ON SUNDAY. THIS
INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS AND CRANE LAKE.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. IN
ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO
A HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED...ALONG WITH POOR
VISIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

04
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 020332
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
932 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

MNZ012-019>021-035>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-021145-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
932 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...TAPERING OFF DURING SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE IRON
RANGE...THE ARROWHEAD...SOUTH THROUGH THE TWIN PORTS AREA AND THE
UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY...AND ALSO ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH WELL INLAND...TO 35 MPH NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR...WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING TO GUST FROM 40 TO 45
MPH THROUGHOUT THE DULUTH AREA CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND
BLOWING OF THE DEEP SNOW. SNOWFALLS UP TO EARLY EVENING RANGED
FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS MOST AREAS WITH A FOOT OR MORE IN PARTS
OF THE DULUTH AREA. ADDITIONAL LATE NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING
SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH EVEN MORE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHER AREAS OF THE NORTH SHORE AND
THE GREATER DULUTH AREA.

TRAVEL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT AND
DANGEROUS WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY DEEP
SNOW AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL DROP
TO LESS THAN 100 FEET IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND LET SOMEONE
KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

MNZ018-025-026-033-034-021145-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-
CROW WING-
932 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT...TAPERING
OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA NORTH
THROUGH THE LEECH LAKE...GRAND RAPIDS AND CHIPPEWA NATIONAL  FOREST
AREAS. WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH ACROSS THIS AREA CAUSING DRIFTING
AND BLOWING OF THE DEEP SNOW. SNOWFALLS UP TO EARLY EVENING RANGED
FROM 8 INCHES TO ALMOST A FOOT. ADDITIONAL LATE NIGHT SNOWFALL OF
3 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED. 

TRAVEL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT AND
DANGEROUS WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY DEEP
SNOW AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL DROP
TO LESS THAN 100 FEET IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND LET SOMEONE
KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

MNZ010-011-021145-
/O.CON.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
932 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RAINY RIVER AND RAINY LAKE
AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL MIDDAY ON SUNDAY. THIS
INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS AND CRANE LAKE.
SNOWFALLS UP TO EARLY EVENING RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
ADDITIONAL LATE NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
IS EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME
DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF THE SNOW.

TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE HAZARDOUS...WITH
ROADS BECOMING SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED...ALONG WITH POOR
VISIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

EOM
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 020600
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1200 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007

MNZ011-021400-
/O.UPG.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
1200 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE SNOW
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SAINT LOUIS
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CRANE LAKE AREA...FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL PRE-DAWN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED..WITH AN ADDITIONAL SUNDAY MORNING SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF THE DEEP SNOW.

TRAVEL DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE
DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING COMPLETELY
BLOCKED BY DEEP SNOW AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF BLOWING SNOW.
VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 100 FEET IN FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS OR HAS
FALLEN. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING
AND BLOWING OF THE SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ012-019>021-035>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-021400-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
1200 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...TAPERING OFF DURING SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE IRON
RANGE...THE ARROWHEAD...SOUTH THROUGH THE TWIN PORTS AREA AND THE
UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY...AND ALSO ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH WELL INLAND...TO 35 MPH NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR...WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING TO GUST FROM 40 TO
45 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DULUTH AREA CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING
AND BLOWING OF THE DEEP SNOW. SNOWFALLS UP TO EARLY EVENING
RANGED FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS MOST AREAS WITH A FOOT OR MORE
IN PARTS OF THE DULUTH AREA. ADDITIONAL PRE-DAWN AND SUNDAY
MORNING SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

TRAVEL DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE
DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING COMPLETELY
BLOCKED BY DEEP SNOW AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF BLOWING SNOW.
VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 100 FEET IN FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

MNZ018-025-026-033-034-021200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-
CROW WING-
1200 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT...
TAPERING OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE BRAINERD LAKES
AREA NORTH THROUGH THE LEECH LAKE...GRAND RAPIDS AND CHIPPEWA
NATIONAL  FOREST AREAS. WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH ACROSS THIS
AREA CAUSING DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF THE DEEP SNOW. SNOWFALLS UP
TO EARLY EVENING RANGED FROM 8 INCHES TO ALMOST A FOOT.
ADDITIONAL PRE-DAWN SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

TRAVEL DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE
DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING COMPLETELY
BLOCKED BY DEEP SNOW AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF BLOWING SNOW.
VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 100 FEET IN FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

MNZ010-021400-
/O.CON.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-
1200 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RAINY RIVER VALLEY UNTIL
MIDDAY ON SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF INTERNATIONAL
FALLS AND CRANE LAKE. SNOWFALLS UP TO EARLY EVENING RANGED FROM 2
TO 4 INCHES. ADDITIONAL LATE NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING SNOWFALL OF
3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO
CAUSE SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF THE SNOW.

TRAVEL DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND SUNDAY WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH
ROADS REMAINING SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED...ALONG WITH POOR
VISIBILITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
AND LET SOMEONE KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

EOM
000 
WWUS43 KDLH 021006
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
406 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007

MNZ011-012-019>021-035>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-021115-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
406 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT MOVED QUICKLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW
SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED DURING THE DAY...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS WILL BE 2 INCHES OR LESS. EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
WILL BE LIGHT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTINUES TO
REPORT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO CLEAR
ROADS FROM THE HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT...SO DRIVE CAREFULLY IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL THIS MORNING. 

$$

MNZ018-025-026-033-034-021115-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071202T1200Z/
NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-
CROW WING-
406 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT MOVED QUICKLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW
SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED DURING THE DAY...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS WILL BE 2 INCHES OR LESS. EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
WILL BE LIGHT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTINUES TO
REPORT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO CLEAR
ROADS FROM THE HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT...SO DRIVE CAREFULLY IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL THIS MORNING. 

$$

MNZ010-021115-
/O.CAN.KDLH.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071202T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-
406 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT LEFT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SNOW
ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT MOVED QUICKLY OFF TO
THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED DURING
THE DAY...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS WILL BE 2 INCHES OR LESS.
EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT...THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION CONTINUES TO REPORT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO CLEAR ROADS FROM THE HEAVY SNOW
OVERNIGHT...SO DRIVE CAREFULLY IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS MORNING. 

$$

DAP

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 30, 9:43 AM CST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 9:43 AM CST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
943 AM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

.UPDATE...
WCL ADVISORY CANCELLED...STILL A COLD DAY. NUDGED MAX TEMPS 1- 3
DEGREES DOWNWARD IN ECTRL CWA. INCREASED SUNSHINE FORECAST AS AIR
IS VERY DRY. WILL AWAIT LATEST SUITE OF GUIDANCE TO MAKE WARNING
DECISION. PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE SUGGESTS NO MAJOR CHANGES WITH
ERN/SERN CWA MOST VULNERABLE TO BEST FORCING/DENDRITIC COMBINATION.

&&

.

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 327 AM CST FRI NOV 30 2007/

DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...WILL CONTINUE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH 15Z AS
ORIGINALLY POSTED. AS OF 3 AM...SFC STATIONS WERE REPORTING AIR
TEMPS OF 5-10 BELOW ZERO IN THE NRN AREAS TO AROUND 5 ABOVE IN
THE SRN ZONES. WITH THE GUSTY WEST WINDS...WIND CHILL VALUES
RANGED FROM AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO ALONG THE INTL BORDER/ARROWHEAD...TO
THE TEENS BELOW ZERO SOUTH. THIS ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SLIDE OVER
THE REGION TODAY ONLY ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO RECOVER INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS ABOVE ZERO. ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR THE HEAD OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE THAT IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON ON TRACK TO HIT THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND...WITH THE BRUNT OF THE SNOWFALL EXPECTED SAT
AFTRN...THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GFS/ECMWF/UKMET ARE ALL HANDLING THE
SFC LOW AND UPR WAVE WELL...KEEPING GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY.
THE NAM HAD BEEN THE OUTLIER OF THE MODELS...BUT THE 06Z RUN IS
NOW TRENDING TOWARDS THE GFS. CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH TO SEE AT
LEAST A FEW INCHES OF SN ACROSS THE FA. THERE IS ABUNDANT
MOISTURE AND STRONG WAA/THETA-E ADVECT TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FORCING
FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS UPWARDS OF 6-10 INCHES. WITH DENDRITIC GROWTH
EXPECTED ANY SN COULD ACCUMULATE ESPECIALLY FAST WITH 1-2 IN/HR
RATES POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. UNCERTAINTY ARISES IN THE
DETAILS OF THE PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SN BANDS AND
ADDITIONAL LES ALONG THE N-SHORE. ATTM...PORTIONS OF NW WIS HAVE
THE BEST SHOT OF THE GREATEST SN AMOUNTS.

WILL KEEP THE WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTN
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE DAY SHIFT WILL LIKELY WANT TO UPGRADE
A PORTION OR ALL OF THE WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. REFER TO
THE LATEST WSW FOR SN AMOUNTS AND TIMING.

PREV FCST ON TRACK. ONLY CHANGES WERE TO INCREASE POPS/QPF/SN TO DEF
CATEGORY...AND MOVE UP TIMING A FEW HRS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF
LAKE SUPERIOR. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE SRLY BL FLOW
INCREASES TO 20 KT SAT MID-MORNING /15-18Z TIME FRAME/. THIS WILL
CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR LES/ENHANCED SN SHOWERS ALONG THE
NORTH SHORE/HEAD OF LS PRIOR TO THE SYNOPTIC FORCING THAT ARRIVES
LATER SAT AFTERNOON.

AVIATION...
MOISTURE WAS TRAPPED UNDER AN INVERSION...AND WAS RESULTING IN AREAS
OF MVFR CEILINGS. THERE WERE ALSO PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES WITH MVFR VSBYS. EXPECT THE CLOUDS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY
TODAY...BUT THEY WILL GRADUALLY LIFT FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS
AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN AS A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STARTS TO ORGANIZE OVER THE ROCKIES.

&&

POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH  12  -4  20  18 /  10  10  90 100
INL   5 -10  16   8 /  10  10  70  90
BRD  15   6  20  12 /  10  10 100  90
HYR  13  -2  22  22 /  10  10  90 100
ASX  12   5  23  22 /  20  10  90 100

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING FOR CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
     CROW WING-KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN AITKIN-NORTHERN CASS-
     NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN ST.
     LOUIS-PINE-SOUTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN
     COOK/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE.

WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING FOR ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-DOUGLAS-IRON-PRICE-
     SAWYER-WASHBURN.

LS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LSZ121-
     LSZ146-LSZ147-LSZ148.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR LSZ144-LSZ145.

CANNON
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 9:44 AM CST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
944 AM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-011545-
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-
944 AM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL AFFECT THE
NORTHLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS
MAY ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORES ADJACENT TO
LAKE SUPERIOR...AND ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...GENERALLY EAST OF
THE HIGHWAY 53 CORRIDOR. LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
NORTH SHORE COULD SEE SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT BY SUNDAY
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.

LSZ121-140>148-011545-
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-
944 AM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT TODAY. THERE IS A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF THE HEAD WATERS AND SOUTH
SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ON SATURDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CANNON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 2:51 PM CSTSnow AdvisoryDLHCass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis37 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2007Every winter storm warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.