Welcome to 2017

Why not start the year out right, with a snowstorm!

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

Winter Storm Warning issued January 01 at 5:15AM CST until January 03 at 6:00PM CST by NWS Duluth
Issued: Sunday, Jan 01 at 05:15 am
Expires: Tuesday, Jan 03 at 06:00 pm
…WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH REGARDING THE TIMING AND POTENTIAL FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW…AND FOR AREAS NORTH OF MINNESOTA HIGHWAY
200 AND US 2 IN MINNESOTA HAVING THE BEST CHANCE OF RECEIVING
8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. HOWEVER…THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY FOR
AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF MINNESOTA HIGHWAY 200 AND US 2 IN
MINNESOTA. THOSE SOUTHERN LOCALES MAY SEE ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO AS
MUCH AS 8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM.
LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA TONIGHT…WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE
BY 6 AM MONDAY FROM THE WALKER AND GRAND RAPIDS AREAS NORTH TO
THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. SNOW MAY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES…OR
POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE…FOR A TIME MONDAY MORNING BEFORE
ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE…AND
ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN AND INLAND…WILL SEE HIGHER
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AS EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL RESULT
IN LAKE ENHANCED PRECIPITATION RATES AND AMOUNTS. WINDS WILL
SHIFT NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY AS THE SURFACE LOW ADVANCES
NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY…ENDING THE LAKE
ENHANCEMENT ALONG THE NORTH SHORE.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL END
FOR MOST AREAS BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. A FEW AREAS OF NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA MAY SEE SNOW SHOWERS LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE. SNOWBELT AREAS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WILL LIKELY SEE A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AFTER THE MAIN SYSTEM
DEPARTS. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN
THOSE AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT…AND POSSIBLY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEADLINES MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED WITH LATER
UPDATES FOR THE NORMAL SNOWBELT AREAS.
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…MUCH OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA…
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS…ELY…ISABELLA…
BIGFORK…HIBBING…TWO HARBORS…SILVER BAY…GRAND MARAIS…
AND GRAND RAPIDS.
* TIMING…SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…8 TO 12 INCHES.
* WINDS…EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
TONIGHT AND MONDAY…TURNING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS…SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY.
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED…AND THAT SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…EXERCISE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TELL SOMEONE YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME. 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.

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