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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Duluth, MN

November 18, 20114 counties in Wisconsin; Pine County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this winter storm warning at Nov 18, 2011, 3:31 PM CST for 4 counties in Wisconsin; Pine County, Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 45 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 18, 2011, 3:31 PM CST (21:31 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 20, 2011, 3:11 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Pine County, MN, Ashland County, WI, Bayfield County, WI, Douglas County, WI, Iron County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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
Nov 19, 12:55 PM CSTSNOW 1.54 Ne Askov, MNMODERATE SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
Nov 19, 1:15 PM CSTSNOW 2Ashland, WI
Nov 19, 1:25 PM CSTSNOW 1Maple, WI
Nov 19, 1:41 PM CSTSNOW 2.5Drummond, WI
Nov 19, 2:15 PM CSTSNOW 218 E Hinckley, MN
Nov 19, 2:21 PM CSTSNOW 66 Se Sandstone, MN
Nov 19, 2:30 PM CSTSNOW 2.66 Ene Bruno, MN
Nov 19, 2:30 PM CSTSNOW 4Benoit, WI
Nov 19, 2:32 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Solon Springs, WIHEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATIONS.
Nov 19, 2:45 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Askov, MN
Nov 19, 2:50 PM CSTSNOW 8.51 Sw Hinckley, MN
Nov 19, 3:00 PM CSTSNOW 9Sw Hinckley, MN
Nov 19, 3:05 PM CSTSNOW 2Gile, WI
Nov 19, 3:22 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Ashland, WIADDITIONAL 2.5 INCHES IN PAST 2 HOURS. STILL SNOWING.
Nov 19, 3:27 PM CSTSNOW 11.53 Sw Hinckley, MNVERY HEAVY SNOW FALLING. 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR.
Nov 19, 3:50 PM CSTSNOW 124 W Hinckley, MN
Nov 19, 3:51 PM CSTSNOW 101 Sw Hinckley, MNSTILL SNOWING. HEARD OF MANY ACCIDENTS AND UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF I-35 CLOSED WITH A DETOUR NEAR HINCKELY.
Nov 19, 3:54 PM CSTSNOW 5Drummond, WISTILL SNOWING
Nov 19, 4:05 PM CSTSNOW 2Cornucopia, WISTILL SNOWING
Nov 19, 4:05 PM CSTSNOW 6.32 N Solon Springs, WISTILL SNOWING HEAVILY
Nov 19, 4:15 PM CSTSNOW 3Mellen, WI
Nov 19, 4:15 PM CSTSNOW 6Ashland, WI
Nov 19, 4:15 PM CSTSNOW 12High Bridge, WI7 TO 8 MILE WIDE STRETCH OF 10-12 INCHES OF SNOW. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY.
Nov 19, 4:26 PM CSTSNOW 7Saxon, WISTILL SNOWING
Nov 19, 4:40 PM CSTSNOW 62 Nw Mellen, WISTILL SNOWING HEAVILY.
Nov 19, 4:50 PM CSTSNOW 10.32 Sw Hinckley, MNSTILL SNOWING
Nov 19, 5:02 PM CSTSNOW 5Gile, WITOTAL SO FAR AND STILL SNOWING
Nov 19, 5:10 PM CSTSNOW 52 E Bruno, MN
Nov 19, 5:10 PM CSTSNOW 5Poplar, WISTILL SNOWING
Nov 19, 5:30 PM CSTSNOW 4.8Maple, WI
Nov 19, 5:30 PM CSTSNOW 6Ashland, WI
Nov 19, 5:30 PM CSTSNOW 7Askov, MN
Nov 19, 5:40 PM CSTSNOW 5Hawthorne, WI
Nov 19, 5:55 PM CSTSNOW 7Gordon, WI
Nov 19, 6:40 PM CSTSNOW 1118 E Hinckley, MN
Nov 19, 7:00 PM CSTSNOW 8.31 Wnw Ashland, WI
Nov 19, 7:10 PM CSTSNOW 9.5Gile, WISTORM TOTAL SO FAR
Nov 19, 7:22 PM CSTSNOW 1.77 Ese Superior, WI
Nov 19, 7:30 PM CSTSNOW 10Mason, WI
Nov 19, 8:15 PM CSTSNOW 4.7Bennett, WI
Nov 19, 8:15 PM CSTSNOW 11Mellen, WISTORM TOTAL
Nov 19, 8:55 PM CSTSNOW 12Saxon, WISTORM TOTAL
Nov 19, 9:14 PM CSTSNOW 6.5Askov, MNSTORM TOTAL
Nov 19, 9:24 PM CSTSNOW 10.5Gile, WISTORM TOTAL
Nov 19, 11:00 PM CSTSNOW 8.411 E Solon Springs, WIDELAYED REPORT FROM BARNES WISCONSIN.

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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 246 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 2011-11-18Temperature 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 2011-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 232 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1519 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
338 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.

734 
WWUS43 KDLH 182131
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
331 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL THIS SEASON...

WIZ003-004-190545-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WS.A.0008.111119T1800Z-111120T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.W.0007.111119T1800Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
331 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

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


* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
  INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY FALL AT THE
  RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS SATURDAY EVENING.
  LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MAY HAVE RAIN MIXED IN AT
  TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL OF 6
  INCHES OR MORE..MAINLY ALONG THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. LOCATIONS
  CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR WILL HAVE LESS ACCUMULATION. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO A HALF TO
  QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. KEEP A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL
TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

&&

$$

MNZ033>038-190545-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.111119T1800Z-111120T0600Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...
AITKIN...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY
331 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. 


* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE BRAINERD LAKES
  REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND SPREAD TO THE REMAINDER OF
  THE REGION BY MIDDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SNOW MAY FALL AT THE RATE OF AN
  INCH AN HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE
  DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK
  AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
  THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON AREA TRAVEL
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ001-002-006>009-190545-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.111119T1800Z-111120T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...GRANTSBURG...
SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
331 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY.


* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK
  AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
  THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON AREA TRAVEL
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
174 
WWUS43 KDLH 190422
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1022 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL THIS SEASON...

WIZ003-004-191100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.111119T1800Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
1022 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

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

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
  INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY FALL AT THE
  RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS SATURDAY EVENING.
  LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE MAY HAVE RAIN MIXED IN
  AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL OF 6 
  INCHES OR MORE..MAINLY ALONG THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. LOCATIONS 
  CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR WILL HAVE LESS ACCUMULATION. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO A
  HALF TO QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. KEEP A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED
ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.

&&

$$

MNZ033>038-191100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.111119T1800Z-111120T0600Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...
AITKIN...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY
1022 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE BRAINERD 
  LAKES REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND SPREAD TO THE 
  REMAINDER OF THE REGION BY MIDDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN 
  INTENSITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SNOW MAY FALL 
  AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY SATURDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ001-002-006>009-191100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.111119T1800Z-111120T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...GRANTSBURG...
SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
1022 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY
TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

DAP
302 
WWUS43 KDLH 190933
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
333 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

WIZ003-004-192000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.111119T1800Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
333 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY FALL AT THE
  RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR FOR A FEW HOURS SATURDAY
  EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOWBELT REGION OF ASHLAND AND IRON
  COUNTIES. LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE MAY HAVE RAIN
  MIXED IN AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL OF 6
  INCHES OR MORE...MAINLY ALONG THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. LOCATIONS
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE WILL HAVE LESS ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO A
  HALF TO QUARTER MILE AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION. 

&&

$$

MNZ033-034-036-038-192000-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.111119T1500Z-111120T0600Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN-PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...AITKIN...
HINCKLEY
333 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR SOUTHERN CASS...CROW
WING...SOUTHERN AITKIN AND PINE COUNTIES.

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE BRAINERD
  LAKES...PINE RIVER...AITKIN...PINE CITY AND HINCKLEY REGIONS THIS
  MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW MAY
  FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

MNZ035-037-192000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.111119T1800Z-111120T0600Z/
NORTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILL CITY...DULUTH...CLOQUET
333 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AITKIN...CARLTON AND SOUTHERN
SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: LIGHT SNOW MAY DEVELOP THIS MORNING...BUT
  IT SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  THE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT SNOWFALL TO BE VARIABLE AS THIS AREA
  IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
  FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK
  AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ001-002-006>009-192000-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.111119T1800Z-111120T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...GRANTSBURG...
SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
333 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING
DOUGLAS...BAYFIELD...WASHBURN...SAWYER...PRICE AND BURNETT COUNTIES.

* TIMING AND LOCATION: LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS
  MORNING...BUT IT WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

MELDE
266 
WWUS43 KDLH 191608
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1008 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

MNZ033-034-036-191715-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T0600Z/
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...AITKIN
1008 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

MNZ035-037-191715-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.111119T1800Z-111120T0600Z/
NORTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILL CITY...DULUTH...CLOQUET
1008 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

WIZ003-004-200015-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.111119T1800Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
1008 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

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

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATE
  AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR FOR A
  FEW HOURS SATURDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOWBELT REGION
  OF ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
  LAKESHORE MAY HAVE RAIN MIXED IN AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL OF 6 
  INCHES OR MORE...MAINLY ALONG THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE WILL HAVE LESS ACCUMULATION. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO 
  A HALF TO QUARTER MILE AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  TONIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

MNZ038-200015-
/O.EXT.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T0400Z/
PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HINCKLEY
1008 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH
  THE DAY. SNOW MAY FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN HOUR FOR
  SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN
  INTENSITY THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE 
  EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ001-002-006>009-200015-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.111119T1800Z-111120T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...GRANTSBURG...
SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
1008 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

GSF
054 
WWUS43 KDLH 192119
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
319 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

WIZ003-004-201200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
319 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

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

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW MAY FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN
  HOUR FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOWBELT
  REGION OF ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL OF 6 
  INCHES OR MORE...MAINLY ALONG THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE WILL HAVE LESS ACCUMULATION. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO A
  QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

MNZ038-200400-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T0400Z/
PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HINCKLEY
319 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW MAY FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN
  HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING
  IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE
  EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ001-002-006>009-201200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...GRANTSBURG...
SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
319 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND 
  INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
  THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON AREA TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$
690 
WWUS43 KDLH 192134
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
334 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

MNZ038-200400-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T0400Z/
PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HINCKLEY
334 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW MAY FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN 
  HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING OVER PINE COUNTY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BY LATE
  EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
  THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON AREA TRAVEL
  THIS AFTERNOON.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED...AND THAT SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH
PER HOUR OR GREATER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED
ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...INCLUDING A
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL...BE AWARE
THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT MAY TAKE MANY HOURS FOR
HELP TO ARRIVE.

&&

$$

WIZ001-002-200400-
/O.UPG.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T0400Z/
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN
334 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW MAY FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH PER
  HOUR INTO THE EVENING OVER SOUTHERN DOUGLAS AND BAYFIELD COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
  THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON AREA
  TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED...AND THAT SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH
PER HOUR OR GREATER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED
ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...INCLUDING A
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL...BE AWARE
THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT MAY TAKE MANY HOURS FOR
HELP TO ARRIVE.

&&

$$

WIZ003-004-201200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
334 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

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

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW MAY FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN 
  HOUR FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOWBELT 
  REGION OF ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL OF 6 
  INCHES OR MORE...MAINLY ALONG THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE WILL HAVE LESS ACCUMULATION. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO 
  A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ006>009-201200-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER...HAYWARD...
PHILLIPS
334 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND 
  INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$
194 
WWUS43 KDLH 200111
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
711 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

MNZ038-WIZ001-200215-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T0400Z/
PINE-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR
711 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR MUCH OF
THE NIGHT...AFTER UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW FELL ON THE AREA. IF YOU
WILL BE DRIVING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...BE SURE TO ALLOW SOME
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.

$$

WIZ006-200215-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
BURNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRANTSBURG
711 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR MUCH OF
THE NIGHT...AFTER UP TO A HALF FOOT OF SNOW FELL ON BURNETT COUNTY.
IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...BE SURE TO
ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.

$$

WIZ003-004-200915-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
711 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

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

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW MAY FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH AN 
  HOUR FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOWBELT 
  REGION OF ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FOOT OF SNOW OR
  MORE...MAINLY ALONG THE ELEVATED TERRAIN OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE.
  LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE WILL HAVE LESS
  ACCUMULATION. SNOWFALL OF UP TO 12 INCHES HAS ALREADY BEEN
  REPORTED ALONG THE SNOW BELT...WITH ANOTHER COUPLE INCHES
  POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO 
  A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ002-200400-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T0400Z/
BAYFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WASHBURN
711 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW MAY FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH PER 
  HOUR INTO THE EVENING OVER SOUTHERN DOUGLAS AND BAYFIELD 
  COUNTY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS.

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED...AND THAT SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH
PER HOUR OR GREATER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND
EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU
BECOME STRANDED. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...
INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU CHOOSE TO
TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT MAY
TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE.

&&

$$

WIZ007>009-200915-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPOONER...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
711 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND 
  INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS. 

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

DAP
981 
WWUS43 KDLH 200339
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
939 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

WIZ002-200445-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T0400Z/
BAYFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WASHBURN
939 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL FELL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF BAYFIELD
COUNTY INTO THIS EVENING...BUT THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY...SO BE SURE TO ALLOW SOME
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY OVERNIGHT.

$$

WIZ007-200445-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
WASHBURN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPOONER
939 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS MUCH OF WASHBURN COUNTY INTO
THIS EVENING...BUT THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE
EVENING WEARS ON. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY
ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...SO BE SURE TO ALLOW SOME EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY OVERNIGHT.

$$

WIZ003-004-201145-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
939 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

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

* TIMING AND LOCATION: AFTER DROPPING UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW ACROSS
  NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...THERE MAY BE A BIT OF A BREAK BEFORE
  SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY AREA
  WOULD BE ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE FROM HIGH BRIDGE TO HURLEY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A FOOT OF SNOW FELL ACROSS CENTRAL ASHLAND
  AND NORTHERN IRON COUNTIES THROUGH THE EVENING...AND ANOTHER 2
  TO 4 INCHES OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO 
  A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

WIZ008-009-201145-
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
939 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING AND LOCATION: LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS
  SAWYER AND PRICE COUNTIES OVERNIGHT...BUT ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW
  IS POSSIBLE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS. 

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOWFALL THIS SEASON. SNOWFALL RATES MAY HAVE ADDED IMPACT ON 
  AREA TRAVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

DAP
008 
WWUS43 KDLH 200443
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1043 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

WIZ008-009-200545-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
1043 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE NORTHLAND
OVERNIGHT...BUT ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT. BE
SURE TO ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.

$$

WIZ003-004-201030-
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
1043 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

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

* TIMING AND LOCATION: AFTER DROPPING UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW 
  ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...THERE MAY BE A BIT OF A BREAK 
  BEFORE SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT. THE MOST 
  LIKELY AREA WOULD BE ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE FROM HIGH BRIDGE 
  TO HURLEY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A FOOT OF SNOW FELL ACROSS CENTRAL ASHLAND 
  AND NORTHERN IRON COUNTIES THROUGH THE EVENING...AND ANOTHER 2 
  TO 4 INCHES OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO 
  A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT: UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLICK AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE
COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$
740 
WWUS43 KDLH 200911
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
311 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2011

WIZ003-004-201015-
/O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111120T1200Z/
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY
311 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY...WITH ONLY SOME
SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

$$

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 18, 11:52 AM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 11:52 AM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1152 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

.AVIATION...18Z TAF ISSUANCE...

VFR CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY TURN TO LOW END
MVFR/IFR AS AN AREA OF LOW/MID-LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMS IN FROM THE
W/NW. A WEAK MID-LEVEL TROUGH AND BAND OF F-GEN WILL TRY TO
GENERATE SOME SCT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND THIS
AFTERNOON. THROUGH THE AMT OF LOW LEVEL DRY AIR IN PLACE WILL
INHIBIT THE ABILITY OF THE SNOW TO REACH THE GROUND. BEST CHANCE
OR SHSN WILL BE FROM INL TO HIB TO DLH THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF
PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE
THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH/SFC LOW MOVE THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND
BRING BETTER CHANCES FOR SNOW DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. WILL BEGIN
TO HINT AT THE START OF THE SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE 18Z...WITH THE
BULK OF THE POSSIBLY HVY SNOW OCCURRING SOMETIME BTWN 18-00Z. WINDS
WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NE LATE TOMORROW MORNING.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1123 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011/

UPDATE...FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING CWA THIS AFTERNOON. ABUNDANT
MID LVL MOISTURE IS SWEEPING INTO REGION. ADJUSTED WIND GRIDS TO
FIT CURRENT WIND FIELDS/LATEST NAM12 FCST. INCREASED SKY GRIDS TO
PUSH CLOUDY VS PSUNNY. LOWERED MAX TEMPS ACROSS NORTH AND INCREASED
IN SE WISC ZONES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLOUDS/LATEST LAMP GUIDANCE.
SHOULD EVENTUALLY SATURATE DOWNWARD FROM MID DECK TODAY SO POPS
SEEM REASONABLE TO KEEP IN AFTN FCST. THERMAL PROFILES ON NAM BUFR
SUGGEST ANY RAIN QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW WITH COLUMN COOLING
IN LOW LEVELS. MAY HAVE SOME RAIN ALONG IMMEDIATE LAKEFRONT NEAR
TWIN PORTS. MOVED RAIN/SNOW LINE FARTHER SOUTH WITH RESPECT TO
MORNING SNDGS/THERMAL FCST FROM NAM/EC. MORNING GUIDANCE FROM
AMERICAN NWP TRENDING TOWARDS FASTER/FLATTER EVOLUTION OF SFC LOW
TRACKING ACROSS REGION SAT/SAT NIGHT...RESULTING IN LESS SNOW FOR
MOST OF MN PART OF CWA. A FAST MOVING BAND OF MDT/STRONG FRONTOGENESIS
IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF LWR STC CROIX VALLEY/NW WISC
ZONES SATURDAY. WILL NEED TO ASSESS GEM/EC TREND THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE COMMITTING TO SPECIFICS OF SYSTEM FOR TOMORROW/TOMORROW
NIGHT.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 546 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011/

AVIATION...12Z TAFS

WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH MINNESOTA TODAY...INTO ONTARIO
TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SNOW WITH IFR VSBYS AND MVFR CEILINGS WAS
MOVING THROUGH FAR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING.
OTHERWISE...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WERE OCCURRING. CONFIDENCE IN
THE SHORT TERM IS LOWER THAN AVERAGE...AS MODELS WERE INDICATING
LOWER CEILINGS THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE IRON
RANGE/ARROWHEAD DOWN TOWARD THE KDLH AREA. WE DID LOWER CEILINGS
LATER TODAY...AND ADDED A TEMPO GROUP FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW TO
KDLH/KHIB. WE DELAYED THE WESTERLY WINDS...AS THE NAM SHOWS EAST-
SOUTHEAST WINDS REMAINING LONGER...AND THAT SEEMED REASONABLE.

TONIGHT...WINDS SHOULD BECOME WEST-NORTHWEST...AND SOME MVFR
CEILINGS WILL MOVE INTO FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 428 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011/

SHORT TERM...LATEST KDLH RADAR IMAGERY...ALONG WITH LOCAL
OBSERVATIONS...SHOWS LIGHT FALLING ACROSS OUR EXTREME NRN ZONES
EARLY THIS MORNING FROM INTL FALLS EWD ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD
REGION. THIS ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH FAIRLY STRONG WAA AND A
WEAK SHORTWAVE ALOFT TRACKING EWD ALONG THE INTL BORDER. FARTHER
SOUTH...DRY AIR IN THE LOWER-LEVELS HAVE KEPT CONDITIONS MAINLY
DRY. THE LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DISSIPATE ACROSS OUR NWRN ZONES THIS
MORNING...BUT SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS OUR NERN ZONES AND WRN LAKE
SUPERIOR. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH
MIDDAY.

THE SHORT RANGE NWP MODEL GUIDANCE THEN SHOWS A STRONGER WAVE
WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AND TRACKING EWD ACROSS
THE FCST AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS WRT THE PROBABILITY OF
PRECIP AND PRECIP AMOUNTS. THEREFORE HAVE KEPT POPS IN CHANCE
CATEGORY THROUGH TONIGHT AND QPF AMOUNTS LOW. BUT IF THE 06Z GFS
AND NAM TURN OUT TO BE THE BETTER SOLUTION...THERE COULD BE MORE
SUBSTANTIAL PRECIP THEN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN FOR THE SHORT TERM THEN SHIFTS TO A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS PROGGED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS TONIGHT ALONG THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT. THE LOW IS EXPECTED
TO TRACK NEWD ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE CONTINUES TO BE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE VARIOUS MODELS WRT THE TRACK OF THE LOW...A CONSENSUS
TAKES IT FROM NRN KS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TO SWRN WI EARLY SATURDAY
EVENING TO SERN ONTARIO BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK WOULD
PUT A SWATH OF SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SERN HALF OF OUR
CWA. THE NAM AND ECMWF TAKE THE SNOW FARTHEST NORTH UP TO THE IRON
RANGE...WHILE THE GEM AND GFS HAVE THE MAIN AREA OF SNOW FURTHER
SOUTH...MAINLY ACROSS OUR WI ZONES. HOWEVER IN EITHER
SITUATION...THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH SNOWFALL...IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE STORM SYSTEM AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW...TO WARRANT A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OUTSIDE OF THE WATCH AREA COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO
5 INCHES...WHILE WITHIN IN THE WATCH AREA 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.

TEMPS ACROSS PRICE AND SRN SAWYER COUNTIES COULD BE WARM ENOUGH
TO RESULT IN SOME RAIN INITIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE
THE PRECIP SHOULD MAINLY BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW FOR OUR ENTIRE
FCST AREA. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS
WILL TURN OUT OF A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND DRAW COLDER AIR
SOUTH ACROSS THE CWA. 850MB TEMPS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WHICH COULD LINGER INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.

LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
FAST ZONAL UPPER FLOW IS EXPECTED EARLY IN THE PERIOD...WITH A
SHORTWAVE FORECAST BY BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF AFFECTING THE CWA LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WITH ANOTHER ON TUESDAY. FLOW WILL
AMPLIFY TOWARD MID-WEEK AS A RIDGE BUILDS TO OUR WEST...THAN MOVES
MOVES OVER THE NORTHLAND BY THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING
AS THE RIDGE MOVES IN.

WE ADDED SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO A PORTION OF THE SNOWBELT
REGION OF ASHLAND/IRON COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING...AS IT TAKES SOME
TIME FOR THE FLOW TO BACK AND THE DRIER TO MOVE IN.

WE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW TO MONDAY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE CWA...AS THE FIRST SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH. HIGH PRESSURE
QUICKLY BUILDS IN LATER MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WE THEN KEPT THE
REST OF THE EXTENDED DRY. THE SECOND SHORTWAVE ON TUESDAY IS WEAKER
THAN THE FIRST ONE...BUT IT'S POSSIBLE WE MAY NEED SOME LOW POPS BUT
WILL WAIT TO ADD. THESE WAVES ARE TOUGH TO TIME WITH SUCH FAST FLOW.

HIGHS SHOULD WARM FROM THE TWENTIES ON SUNDAY...TO THE 40 TO 45 BY
THANKSGIVING.

&&

.POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH  35  23  27  12 /  20  20  80  60
INL  29  17  21   7 /  20  20  20  20
BRD  36  23  27  10 /  20  20  80  50
HYR  40  25  33  16 /  20  10  80  70
ASX  39  28  33  20 /  20  20  80  80

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR WIZ003-004.

LS...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...CANNON
AVIATION...TENTINGER
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 18, 3:08 PM CST, 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
308 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-191030-
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-
308 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING FROM
THE LEECH LAKE REGION...ACROSS THE IRON RANGE... AND INTO THE TWIN
PORTS AND SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH
OR SO MAY ALLOW SOME ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK...ESPECIALLY
SIDE STREETS AND OTHER UNTREATED ROADWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE
NORTHLAND SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM THE
BRAINERD LAKES REGION SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE TWIN PORTS AND
NORTH SHORE BY MIDDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT RAIN MAY OCCUR
ACROSS SOUTHERN PRICE COUNTY WISCONSIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL
DIMINISH AROUND THE BRAINERD LAKES REGION SATURDAY EVENING.....THE
TWIN PORTS AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY
MORNING. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE ELEVATED TERRAIN OF
IRON AND ASHLAND COUNTIES WISCONSIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR THAT AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR UPDATES AND MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LSZ121-140>148-191030-
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-
308 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

INCREASING NORTH WINDS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE MESSAGE FOR
LATEST DETAILS.

CANNON

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 18, 2:42 PM CST, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
242 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

MNZ012-019>021-026-035>038-WIZ001-182245-
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...
GRAND MARAIS...GRAND RAPIDS...HILL CITY...AITKIN...DULUTH...
CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR
242 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

...SHORT BURST OF MODERATE SNOWFALL TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON...

A FAST-MOVING WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A 2 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA...AND ADJACENT PARTS OF FAR NORTHWEST WISCONSIN NORTH OF
A LINE FROM DAIRYLAND TO ASHLAND DURING THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON.

MOST AREAS WILL SEE NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH...BUT
SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN AREAS
FROM FLOODWOOD AND HIBBING...EASTWARD TO THE TWIN PORTS...TWO
HARBORS AND SILVER BAY AREAS. VISIBILITY MAY ALSO BE LIMITED TO
AROUND A HALF MILE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO IN AREAS NORTH AND NORTHEAST
OF DULUTH.

SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK...ESPECIALLY SIDE
STREETS AND OTHER UNTREATED ROADWAYS. BRIDGES... OVERPASSES AND
RAMPS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO BECOME SLIPPERY.

 MILLER
Local storm report, Nov 18, 3:24 PM CST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
324 PM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0324 PM     SNOW             ALBORN                  46.97N 92.58W
11/18/2011  M1.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOW TOTAL SO FAR. STILL SNOWING.

&&

BTENTING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 3:48 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLHAshland, Iron12 hr
Nov 18, 3:31 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLHBayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Price, Sawyer, Washburn31 hr
Nov 18, 2:48 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH42 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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