Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2017
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this winter storm warning at Dec 4, 2017, 9:11 AM CST for Koochiching County, Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 4, 2017, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2017, 9:11 AM CST (15:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2017, 11:23 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
County Koochiching County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 196 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 4, 6:29 AM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 6:29 AM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 4, 5:31 AM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Duluth MN 531 AM CST Mon Dec 4 2017 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-051145- Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook/Northern Lake- North Itasca-Central St. Louis-Southern Lake/North Shore- Southern Cook/North Shore-North Cass-South Itasca-South Cass- Crow Wing-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-Carlton/South St. Louis- Pine-Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-Price- 531 AM CST Mon Dec 4 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight An early winter storm will affect the Northland this afternoon through tonight. Weather conditions will become dangerous this afternoon in parts of northern Minnesota from International Falls through Walker, and the Brainerd lakes area. Rain will turn to snow, temperatures will fall and winds will become very strong. All these factors will result in near blizzard conditions and possibly icy roads. These dangerous winter conditions will overtake the Arrowhead region on northeastern Minnesota later this evening. The Aitkin area, the Twin Ports, Pine City and far northwestern Wisconsin will get snow and wind also in the evening. The rest of Wisconsin will see the changeover from rain to snow later tonight with gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Snow will gradually taper off to snow showers Tuesday over much of the Northland. Lake effect snow showers are forecast over the snowbelt areas of northwest Wisconsin for the remainder of the week. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches are possible from Tuesday evening through early Thursday morning over portions of Ashland and Iron Counties in Wisconsin, with lower totals expected elsewhere in the northern Wisconsin snowbelt. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Snow spotters are requested to report precipitation type, and measurements of snow or ice accumulations to the National Weather Service. Spotters and the public can also report precipitation type with the free M-PING smartphone app. LSZ121-140>148-051145- 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- 531 AM CST Mon Dec 4 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Nearshore waters of western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A strong storm system will move through the region today through Tuesday bringing strong winds to western Lake Superior. East to northeast winds are forecast today and may create conditions hazardous to smaller vessels for areas from the Twin Ports east along the south shore of northwest Wisconsin. Winds will quickly back west to northwest tonight as the storm system moves through northeast Minnesota to northwest Ontario by Tuesday morning. Widespread gales are likely over western Lake Superior and a few storm-force wind gusts are possible from Port Wing to Bayfield. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Strong winds will continue Tuesday with widespread gales expected. Occasional storm-force gusts to 50 knots are possible off the tip of the Bayfield Peninsula through Tuesday morning. West to northwest winds will gradually diminish through Tuesday evening. Conditions will likely remain hazardous to smaller vessels through Tuesday night into Wednesday. With much colder air pouring into the region Tuesday and Tuesday night, a period of heavy freezing spray is possible for waters adjacent to northwest Wisconsin. Huyck/CLC More information may be obtained at the following web address: http://www.weather.gov/duluth (all lower case)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 3:22 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:22 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 4, 10:31 AM CST | Storm Warning | DLH | 29 hr | |
| Dec 4, 5:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 11 min |
| Dec 4, 5:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 10 min |
| Dec 4, 3:26 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price, Sawyer | 17 hr |
| Dec 4, 9:19 AM CST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | DLH | Bayfield | 33 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Iron | 56 hr |
| Dec 4, 4:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Ashland | 32 min |
| Dec 4, 5:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Sawyer | 20 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.