Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Duluth, MN
Areas Affected: Koochiching; North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; North Itasca; Central St. Louis; Carlton/South St. Louis; Douglas; Bayfield; Ashland; Iron
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 3:21am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 3:21am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 3:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 1:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 1:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Duluth MN
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches except between 6 and 12 inches for northern Iron County and the higher terrain of the North Shore. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Koochiching, North Itasca, Carlton, St. Louis, and Northern Cook and Lake Counties. In Wisconsin, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band, the Fond du Lac Band, the Red Cliff Band, the Bad River Reservation and the Bois Forte Band, Lake Vermilion, Nett Lake and, Deer Creek areas. Other locations including the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Madeline Island and Voyageurs National Park. The entire Boundary Waters is also included. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates will be intense, possibly exceeding 1" per hour Thursday afternoon and evening.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. In Minnesota, call 511 or visit www.511mn.org for Minnesota road information. In Wisconsin, call 511 or visit www.511wi.gov for Wisconsin road information.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.18c875ccac88622de1a26bbdaabc50f118fa7597.002.1 Codes: MNZ010, MNZ011, MNZ012, MNZ018, MNZ019, MNZ037, WIZ001, WIZ002, WIZ003, WIZ004 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.18c875ccac88622de1a26bbdaabc50f118fa7597.002.1