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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 28, 2021, 3:36 AM CST for Price County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 28, 2021, 7:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 4 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
- Feb 28, 2021, 3:36 AM CST (09:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2021, 7:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2021, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
County Price County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 192 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:40 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 W Phillips, WI | STILL SNOWING AT OBSERVATION. STARTED SNOWING AT 8:30AM. |
| Feb 28, 2:14 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 3 Sw Butternut, WI | |
| Feb 28, 2:38 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 2 N Park Falls, WI | |
| Feb 28, 3:03 PM CST | SNOW 8.8 | 6 Sw Butternut, WI |
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 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 1849 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
127 WWUS43 KDLH 280936 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Duluth MN 336 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL, WITH SOME INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES, EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON... .Accumulating snow is expected today, mainly over northwest Wisconsin, starting this morning and lingering into the afternoon. The heaviest snowfall amounts are expected to begin after sunrise this morning, lasting into the early afternoon. Locations within the Winter Weather Advisory could see between 2 to 6 inches of accumulations, but there is potential for intense bands of snowfall with localized values of 6"+ over Price county. There will likely be a window of rapid snowfall rates as well, with a brief period of 1 to 3 inch per hour snowfall rates possible between 9 AM and Noon. This snow will likely result in some slippery and hazardous travel conditions later this morning into the afternoon hours over NW WI. WIZ006-007-281800- /O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.210228T1100Z-210228T1800Z/ Burnett-Washburn- Including the cities of Grantsburg and Spooner 336 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. * WHERE...Burnett and Washburn Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ WIZ002>004-008-282145- /O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.210228T1300Z-210228T2200Z/ Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Sawyer- Including the cities of Washburn, Bayfield, Ashland, Hurley, and Hayward 336 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. * WHERE...Bayfield, Ashland, Iron and Sawyer Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Red Cliff Band, the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and the Bad River Reservation. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ WIZ009-282145- /O.UPG.KDLH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.WS.W.0002.210228T1300Z-210228T2200Z/ Price- Including the city of Phillips 336 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 7 inches. * WHERE...Price County. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. Intense snowfall rates will result in reduced visibility and hazardous travel conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ MNZ038-WIZ001-281800- /O.NEW.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.210228T1100Z-210228T1800Z/ Pine-Douglas- Including the cities of Pine City, Hinckley, and Superior 336 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Potential for heavier amounts if the snow bands track further north. * WHERE...In Wisconsin, Douglas County. In Minnesota, Pine County. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Mille Lacs Band, Lena Lake and, Hinckley areas. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/Duluth
4 follow-up statements
445 WWUS43 KDLH 281445 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Duluth MN 845 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL, WITH SOME INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES, EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON... .Accumulating snow is occurring over northwest Wisconsin. The heaviest snowfall amounts are expected last into the early afternoon. Locations within the Winter Weather Advisory could see between 2 to 6 inches of accumulations, but there is potential for intense bands of snowfall with localized values of 6"+ over Price county. There will likely be a window of rapid snowfall rates as well, with a brief period of 1 to 3 inch per hour snowfall rates possible until Noon. This snow will likely result in some slippery and hazardous travel conditions later this morning into the afternoon hours. WIZ009-282200- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210228T2200Z/ Price- Including the city of Phillips 845 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Price County. * WHEN...Until 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ MNZ038-WIZ001-006-007-281800- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210228T1800Z/ Pine-Douglas-Burnett-Washburn- Including the cities of Pine City, Hinckley, Superior, Grantsburg, and Spooner 845 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. * WHERE...In Wisconsin, Burnett, Washburn and Douglas Counties. In Minnesota, Pine County. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Mille Lacs Band, Lena Lake and, Hinckley areas. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ WIZ002>004-008-282200- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210228T2200Z/ Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Sawyer- Including the cities of Washburn, Bayfield, Ashland, Hurley, and Hayward 845 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. * WHERE...Sawyer, Iron, Bayfield and Ashland Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Red Cliff Band, the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and the Bad River Reservation. * WHEN...Until 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/Duluth
529 WWUS43 KDLH 281645 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Duluth MN 1045 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 MNZ038-281745- /O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210228T1800Z/ Pine- Including the cities of Pine City and Hinckley 1045 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The snow is subsiding. Therefore, the Winter Weather Advisory has been cancelled. $$ WIZ009-282200- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210228T2200Z/ Price- Including the city of Phillips 1045 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. * WHERE...Price County. * WHEN...Until 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ WIZ001-006-007-281800- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210228T1800Z/ Douglas-Burnett-Washburn- Including the cities of Superior, Grantsburg, and Spooner 1045 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. * WHERE...Burnett, Washburn and Douglas Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ WIZ002>004-008-282200- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210228T2200Z/ Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Sawyer- Including the cities of Washburn, Bayfield, Ashland, Hurley, and Hayward 1045 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. * WHERE...Sawyer, Iron, Bayfield and Ashland Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Red Cliff Band, the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and the Bad River Reservation. * WHEN...Until 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/Duluth
212 WWUS43 KDLH 281800 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Duluth MN 1200 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 WIZ001-006-007-281900- /O.EXP.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210228T1800Z/ Douglas-Burnett-Washburn- Including the cities of Superior, Grantsburg, and Spooner 1200 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... The snow is diminishing. Therefore, have allowed the advisory to expire. $$ WIZ009-282200- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210228T2200Z/ Price- Including the city of Phillips 1200 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. * WHERE...Price County. * WHEN...Until 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ WIZ002>004-008-282200- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210228T2200Z/ Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Sawyer- Including the cities of Washburn, Bayfield, Ashland, Hurley, and Hayward 1200 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. * WHERE...Sawyer, Iron, Bayfield and Ashland Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Red Cliff Band, the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and the Bad River Reservation. * WHEN...Until 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/Duluth
144 WWUS43 KDLH 282100 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Duluth MN 300 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 WIZ009-282200- /O.CAN.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210228T2200Z/ Price- Including the city of Phillips 300 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... The accumulating snow has ended, thus the warning was canceled. $$ WIZ002>004-008-282200- /O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210228T2200Z/ Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Sawyer- Including the cities of Washburn, Bayfield, Ashland, Hurley, and Hayward 300 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The accumulating snow has ended, thus the advisory has been canceled. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/Duluth
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer and 1 more | 11 hr |
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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.