Saturday, December 31, 2011

First big winter storm??

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AVERAGE AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...LOCALLY MUCH HEAVIER STORM TOTAL SNOW
AMOUNTS FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE
BAYFIELD PENINSULA AND THE GOGEBIC RANGE FROM MELLEN TO
HURLEY.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITY...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND ALONG HIGHWAY
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