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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this winter storm warning at Dec 20, 2012, 3:49 PM CST for Iron County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 14 hr. 5 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
- Dec 20, 2012, 3:49 PM CST (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
County Iron County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:54 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Wsw Saxon, WI | BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Dec 20, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Gurney, WI | |
| Dec 20, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Gile, WI | REPORTED 3.5 INCHES AT 1245PM. 5 INCHES AT 230PM. AT 6PM SNOWING MODERATE TO HEAVY WITH STRONG WINDS. |
| Dec 20, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Gile, WI | 2 NEW INCHES SINCE 5PM. BLOWING AND DRIFTING. |
| Dec 20, 10:30 PM CST | SNOW 10 | Gile, WI | 2 NEW INCHES SINCE 7PM. BLOWING AND DRIFTING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 265 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 732 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
425 WWUS43 KDLH 202149 AAB WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 349 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW TO PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN INTO TONIGHT... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE TONIGHT. THUS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH 9 OR 10 PM THIS EVENING IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR... WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. WIZ004-210315- /O.UPG.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.WS.W.0010.121220T2149Z-121221T1500Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HURLEY 349 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE AND NORTHERN IRON COUNTY. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...HALF MILE TO 1 MILE ON AVERAGE...BUT MANY LOCATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND OTHER ROADS ON THE GOGEBIC RANGE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY...IN ADDITION TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE 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 CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ WIZ008-009-210300- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ SAWYER-PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 349 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PRICE AND SAWYER COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYWARD...WINTER...PARK FALLS AND PHILLIPS. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITY...GENERALLY BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND 1 MILE THROUGH 8 OR 9 PM...THEN IMPROVING RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AND EXPOSED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ WIZ003-210315- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ASHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND 349 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ASHLAND COUNTY OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ON THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA... AND IN THE MELLEN AND HIGH BRIDGE AREAS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITY...GENERALLY A HALF MILE TO A MILE...WITH SOME LOCAL RESTRICTIONS TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * IMPACTS...MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ MILLER/TENTINGER
5 follow-up statements
032 WWUS43 KDLH 210137 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 737 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW TO PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN INTO TONIGHT... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE TONIGHT. THUS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH 9 OR 10 PM THIS EVENING IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR... WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. WIZ008-009-210245- /O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ SAWYER-PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 737 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CAN CELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CAN CELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED IN THIS ADVISORY AREA. $$ WIZ004-210945- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HURLEY 737 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE AND NORTHERN IRON COUNTY ARE EXPECTED. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE. SNOW RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * VISIBILITY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 AND OTHER ROADS ON THE GOGEBIC RANGE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY...IN ADDITION TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE 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 CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ WIZ001-002-210600- /O.EXB.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN 737 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...DOUGLAS AND BAYFIELD COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LAKE NEBAGAMON AREA AND ALONG AND NORTH OF U. S. HIGHWAY 2... INCLUDING MAPLE...BRULE AND IRON RIVER * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 63. * IMPACTS...MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ WIZ003-210945- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ASHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND 737 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ASHLAND COUNTY OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ON THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA... AND IN THE MELLEN AND HIGH BRIDGE AREAS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 13. * IMPACTS...MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ CHRISTENSON
960 WWUS43 KDLH 210140 CCA WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 740 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW TO PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN INTO TONIGHT... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE TONIGHT. THUS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH 9 OR 10 PM THIS EVENING IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR... WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE. WIZ008-009-210245- /O.COR.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ SAWYER-PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 740 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED IN THIS ADVISORY AREA. $$ WIZ004-211000- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HURLEY 740 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE AND NORTHERN IRON COUNTY ARE EXPECTED. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE. SNOW RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * VISIBILITY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 AND OTHER ROADS ON THE GOGEBIC RANGE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY...IN ADDITION TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE 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 CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ WIZ001-002-210600- /O.EXB.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN 740 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...DOUGLAS AND BAYFIELD COUNTIES OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LAKE NEBAGAMON AREA AND ALONG AND NORTH OF U. S. HIGHWAY 2... INCLUDING MAPLE...BRULE AND IRON RIVER * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 63. * IMPACTS...MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ WIZ003-211000- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ASHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND 740 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ASHLAND COUNTY OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ON THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA... AND IN THE MELLEN AND HIGH BRIDGE AREAS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 13. * IMPACTS...MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ CHRISTENSON
351 WWUS43 KDLH 210351 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 951 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 WIZ001-002-210500- /O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN 951 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAD DIMINISHED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. $$ WIZ004-211200- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HURLEY 951 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE AND NORTHERN IRON COUNTY ARE EXPECTED. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE. SNOW RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. AT 7 PM THERE WAS 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT GILE WITH A RATE OF ONE INCH OF SNOW PER HOUR. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * VISIBILITY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 AND OTHER ROADS ON THE GOGEBIC RANGE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY...IN ADDITION TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE 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 CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ WIZ003-211200- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ASHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND 951 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ASHLAND COUNTY OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ON THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA... AND IN THE MELLEN AND HIGH BRIDGE AREAS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 AND HIGHWAY 13. * IMPACTS...MOST ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
264 WWUS43 KDLH 210956 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 356 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 WIZ003-211100- /O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ ASHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND 356 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. DRY AIR HAS INCREASED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. SNOW HAS ENDED IN MOST OF THE COUNTY. $$ WIZ004-211200- /O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HURLEY 356 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MORNING FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN MOST AREAS BY EARLY MORNING. STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE GOGEBIC RANGE AND NORTHERN IRON COUNTY HAVE OCCURED. AT 10 PM THERE WAS 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT GILE. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES MAY HAVE OCCURED ELSEWHERE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * VISIBILITY...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY 2 AND OTHER ROADS ON THE GOGEBIC RANGE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY...IN ADDITION TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$
673 WWUS43 KDLH 211153 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 553 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM MOVING FARTHER EAST THIS MORNING... .SNOW ENDING BUT GUSTY WINDS REMAIN... WIZ004-211300- /O.EXP.KDLH.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HURLEY 553 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS SHIFTED FARTHER EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. TRAVEL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION WILL REQUIRE EXTRA TIME AS ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED. $$
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 Dec 20, 12:06 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 12:06 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1206 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012
.UPDATE...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAJOR WINTER STORM
LIFTING NEWD TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES IS CENTERED JUST SOUTHWEST OF
CHICAGO AT MIDDAY..WITH AN EXPANSIVE SHIELD OF SNOW TO THE NORTH
AND NORTHWEST OF THE LOW CENTER ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS WITH THIS STORM WILL
REMAIN TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE NWS DULUTH CWA..BUT A PERSISTENT
LIGHT TO AT TIMES MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING ACROSS A LARGE PART OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THUS FAR THE
GREATEST SNOW TOTALS HAVE BEEN AROUND 3 INCHES IN PARTS OF PRICE
COUNTY..AND GENERAL 1-2 INCH TOTALS FROM THE HAYWARD LAKES AREA
NNEWD TO NEAR ASHLAND AND THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA. SPOTTERS ALSO
INDICATE MOSTLY SMALL FLAKES..INDICATIVE OF STEADY BUT MODEST
FORCED ASCENT/SUPERSATURATION OVER ICE IN THE DGZ..MOSTLY AS
PREDICTED BY THE SHORT RANGE MODELS. SNOWFALL RATES MAY PICK UP A
BIT IN THE 1-4 PM TIME FRAME SOUTHEAST OF ROUGHLY A WINTER TO
IRONWOOD LINE AS AREA OF ENHANCED CLOUD TOPS CLEARLY VISIBLE IN
IR/VIZ SAT IMAGERY LIFTS NORTHWARD INTO THE PRICE COUNTY AREA.
HOWEVER..MORE FOCUSED INTENSE LIFT AND SNOWFALL RATES OF 1/2
INCH/HOUR OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF PRICE
COUNTY THRU THE AFTRERNOON.
WE STILL BELIEVE THAT A GENERAL 2 TO 5 INCH STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATION RANGE LOOKS GOOD FOR MOST AREAS..WITH THE GREATEST
TOTALS OVER PRICE AND SOUTHEAST IRON COUNTIES THRU THIS EVENING.
LAKE ENHANCEMENT..WITH A TRANSITION TO MORE PURE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING FOR THE SNOWBELT AREAS OF THE
SOUTH SHORE. HOWEVER..WINDOW OF TIME FOR SUPERPOSITION OF GOOD
NORTHERLY FETCH/SATURATION THRU 700 MB AND DEEP LAYER OF STEEP
LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES IS ONLY ABOUT 4-6 HOURS. OVERALL..SOME OF
THE FAVORED LOCATIONS COULD SEE UPWARDS OF 7 INCHES ALONG THE
GOGEBIC RANGE BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY WHEN THINGS SHOULD BE
SHUTTING DOWN. OVERALL THE TIMING AND THEME OF MESSAGE IN THE
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS APPEARS VERY GOOD..AND WE HAVE ONLY MADE
MINOR TWEAKS TO THE GRIDS AND OFFICIAL FORECAST.
STRONGER LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION WILL BLEED INTO THE AREA THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT..AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN PERIODS OF
FLURRIES FOR MUCH OF NRN MN UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPDATES TO ALL
GRIDS/TEXT PRODUCTS AND GRAPHICAST ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE.
&&
.AVIATION...18Z TAF ISSUANCE...
CEILINGS WILL WAIVER BETWEEN IFR AND LOW-END MVFR THROUGH MOST OF
THE DAY TODAY WITH A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NRN
TERMINALS. HYR WILL BE THE MAIN SITE IMPACTED BY -SN...WITH
OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN VSBYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. COULD SEE
VSBYS DROP TO LIFR IN MDT SNOW SHOWERS. OTHERWISE...MAIN CHANGES
TO PREVIOUS SET OF TAFS WAS TO DELAY THE CLEARING AND ONSET OF VFR
CONDITIONS FROM WEST TO EAST UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO EARLY
FRI MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY TODAY FROM THE NORTH...WITH
WINDS BACKING SLIGHTLY AND DIMINISHING BY FRI MORNING.
&&
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 233 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/
SHORT TERM...A WEAK SFC LOW CENTER WAS MOVING ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER AT 08Z WITH A COLD FRONT FROM THE TIP OF
THE ARROWHEAD TO NW WI. MEANWHILE...THE LARGE SFC LOW CENTER THAT
WILL BRING THE BULK OF THE SNOW TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY WAS JUST
REACHING SOUTH CENTRAL MO AT 08Z. MODELS REMAIN IN GENERAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THIS LOW AS IT LIFTS NEWD TO NEAR
SW LOWER MI BY 00Z FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WAS BEGINNING TO REACH THE
SOUTHERN COUNTIES IN NW WI BY 08Z.
MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES TODAY SINCE THE COLD FRONT HAS PASSED
THROUGH A LARGE PORTION OF THE FA. HAVE ALIGNED THE POPS/WEATHER/QPF
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WHERE THE BEST LIFT WILL BE
FOCUSED. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE AMONGST THE MODELS AT THIS POINT IS THE
OVERALL LOCATION OF QPF AND SUBSEQUENTLY SNOW AMOUNTS. EVEN THE
LATEST HIRES MODELS ARE OFFERING DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS OF QPF/SNOW
PLACEMENT. REGARDLESS...WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO HEADLINES...BUT DID
ADJUST QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS TO HPC SOLUTIONS.
AS THE LOW MOVES INTO SW MI...THE SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO
LAKE EFFECT SNOW AS THE WIND TURNS TO THE N BY THIS AFTERNOON AND NW
BY 00Z FRIDAY. COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO BE USHERED INTO THE FA ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW. THE WIND THEN SWITCHES TO A
WNW DIRECTION LATE TONIGHT WHICH WILL PUSH THE BETTER LES TOWARD
UPPER MI...BUT STILL HAVE HIGH/CATEGORICAL POPS IN PLACE OVER THE
GOGEBIC RANGE WITH LOWER POPS FURTHER INLAND.
THE WIND WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
SLACKENS...BUT REMAIN OUT OF THE WNW. KEPT THE MENTION FOR SNOW
PRIMARILY OVER ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES AND INTO NORTHERN PRICE
COUNTY BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z FRIDAY. ON FRIDAY...UPPER LEVEL/SFC
RIDGING ARE BUILDING ACROSS THE FA WITH DRIER AIR ARRIVING. THIS
WILL END THE LES BY 15Z WHEN THE 1000-850MB LAYER RH DROPS TO NEAR
70 PERCENT AND THE WIND CONTINUES TO SUBSIDE.
LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS
AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO START THE EXTENDED PERIOD THIS
UPCOMING WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW NORMAL. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS ON MONDAY
THAT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE NORTHLAND. SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE STORM
SYSTEM FORECASTED AROUND CHRISTMAS DAY TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE
UPPER MIDWEST WILL PROBABLY TAKE A TRACK ALONG THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
AND HAS SLOWED DOWN A DAY ACCORDING TO THE LATEST GFS. THE EUROPEAN
TRACK IS A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH...SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT
STORM TRACK MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST. REGARDLESS...THE BULK
OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
NORTHLAND.
&&
.POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH 25 8 21 6 / 10 10 0 0
INL 18 -1 17 2 / 0 0 0 10
BRD 21 2 20 4 / 0 0 0 0
HYR 27 11 23 7 / 90 30 0 0
ASX 30 18 26 12 / 90 50 10 0
&&
.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ008-
009.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY FOR WIZ003-004.
LS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST FRIDAY FOR LSZ121-140>148.
&&
SHORT TERM...MILLER
AVIATION...TENTINGERHazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 4:18 AM CST, 11 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 418 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-211130- 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- 418 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 63 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE GOGEBIC RANGE. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN THEIR SNOW REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LSZ121-140>148-211130- 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- 418 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WAVES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. SEE THE LATEST MARINE PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WAVES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. SEE THE LATEST MARINE PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS. GSF MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 20, 11:02 AM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1102 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1102 AM SNOW ASHLAND 46.58N 90.87W
12/20/2012 M1.6 INCH ASHLAND WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED IN NEW ODANAH.
&&
RSLocal storm report, Dec 20, 11:30 AM CST, 4 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1130 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1129 AM SNOW 5 SSE PHILLIPS 45.63N 90.35W
12/20/2012 M3.1 INCH PRICE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
VERY FINE SNOW.
&&
RSLocal storm report, Dec 20, 12:14 PM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1214 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1214 PM SNOW 2 ENE MERCER 46.18N 90.02W
12/20/2012 E1.0 INCH IRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
RSLocal storm report, Dec 20, 12:48 PM CST, 3 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1248 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1248 PM SNOW GILE 46.43N 90.23W
12/20/2012 M3.5 INCH IRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
RSLocal storm report, Dec 20, 2:35 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
235 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 AM SNOW HERBSTER 46.83N 91.26W
12/20/2012 M0.2 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0745 AM SNOW 5 SW HERBSTER 46.78N 91.34W
12/20/2012 M0.2 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0845 AM SNOW 3 SW WINTER 45.79N 91.06W
12/20/2012 E1.5 INCH SAWYER WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0859 AM SNOW SHELL LAKE 45.74N 91.90W
12/20/2012 M1.0 INCH WASHBURN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0902 AM SNOW CORNUCOPIA 46.86N 91.10W
12/20/2012 M1.0 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1102 AM SNOW ASHLAND 46.58N 90.87W
12/20/2012 M1.6 INCH ASHLAND WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED IN NEW ODANAH.
1129 AM SNOW 5 SSE PHILLIPS 45.63N 90.35W
12/20/2012 M3.1 INCH PRICE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
VERY FINE SNOW.
0234 PM SNOW GILE 46.43N 90.23W
12/20/2012 M5.0 INCH IRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0234 PM SNOW 2 ENE MERCER 46.18N 90.02W
12/20/2012 M2.8 INCH IRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0234 PM SNOW 2 S TURTLE FLAMBEAU FLO 46.05N 90.18W
12/20/2012 M3.0 INCH IRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0234 PM SNOW PHILLIPS 45.70N 90.40W
12/20/2012 M4.0 INCH PRICE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIGHTLY SNOWING
&&
RSNearby
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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.