Another Snowstorm on the Way

Looks like more shoveling in our near future!

Weather Alerts

Northern Cook / Northern Lake, Southern Cook / North Shore, Cook County

Winter Storm Warning issued February 20 at 9:33AM CST until February 21 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Duluth
Issued: Thursday, Feb 20 at 09:33 am
Expires: Friday, Feb 21 at 12:00 pm
…SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHLAND
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT…
.A DOUBLE-BARRELED WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE NORTHLAND TODAY. A
NORTHERN SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY
AND BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE REGION. IN THE MEANTIME…ANOTHER
MUCH STRONGER STORM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT
TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY THIS EVENING…THEN
ACROSS CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO
THE NORTHLAND LATE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS
TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY…
* LOCATION…EAST OF A LINE FROM KABETOGEMA LAKE TO NEAR PINE
CITY MINNESOTA INCLUDING NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES
HIBBING…VIRGINIA…ELY…GRAND MARAIS…DULUTH…SUPERIOR…
HINCKLEY… ASHLAND…HAYWARD…PHILLIPS AND HURLEY.
* TIMING…THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM TONIGHT AND 6
AM FRIDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED FROM
6 PM TO MIDNIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD AND ACROSS MUCH
OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN WHERE 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS
FORECAST. OTHER AREAS FURTHER TO THE WEST…INCLUDING
HIBBING…DULUTH AND PINE CITY WILL SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
RANGING FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES.
1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS…SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT. THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW…AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS…AT TIMES THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW
WILL BE THE HEAVY WET VARIETY. WHEN CLEARING SNOW AFTER THE
STORM MAKE SURE YOU TAKE BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE POWER
OUTAGES. STOCK UP ON NEEDED ITEMS FOR YOUR HOUSEHOLD AND NON-
PERISHABLE ITEMS.

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 COVERED ROADS AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

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