Local Weather Alert Winter Storm Watch for Koochiching, MN From 7:00 AM CDT, Mon., Mar 31, 2014 until 1:00 PM CDT, Tue., Apr 01, 2014 Other affected areas: Koochiching, MN; North St. Louis, MN; Northern Cook/Northern Lake, MN; North Itasca, MN; Central St. Louis, MN; Southern Lake/North Shore, MN; Southern Cook/North Shore, MN; North Cass, MN; South Itasca, MN; South Cass, MN; Crow Wing, MN; Northern Aitkin, MN; South Aitkin, MN; Carlton/South St. Louis, MN Less Issued by The National Weather Service Duluth, MN Sun, Mar 30, 2014, 11:24 AM CDT Local Radar Map Updated Mar 30, 2014, 1:15pm CDT Weather in Motion® | Enlarge Map Get WeatherReady Prepare for Winter Storms Keep Safe During the Storm Driving in Snow & Ice Are You at Risk For Winter Storms? Get Live Traffic ... WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION... MOST OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. * TIMING... MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW... SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE REGION FROM MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL CHANGE OFTEN FOR MOST AREAS AND WILL NOT SETTLE INTO PRIMARILY SNOW UNTIL LATER MONDAY NIGHT. AT THIS POINT... IT APPEARS THE MAIN FOCUS FOR VERY HEAVY SNOW HAS SHIFTED TO THE NORTHWESTERN THIRD OF MINNESOTA. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS AREA. FURTHER SOUTHEAST... INTO BRAINERD... DULUTH AND GRAND MARAIS... SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERABLY LESS. HOWEVER... SOME SUBSTANTIAL ICING WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR... WHERE COLD NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS THE ICE SHIELD ON THE LAKE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH... BUT WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. * IMPACTS... THE STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL FOR THE START OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK... WITH STRONG WINDS... AND SLIPPERY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && More Information ... A MAJOR SPRING STORM IS EXPECTED MONDAY INTO TUESDAY... .AS IS TYPICAL WITH SPRING STORMS... THERE REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. THE MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN THIRD OF MINNESOTA... BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FOOT OF SNOW INTO THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS AREA. FURTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST... INCLUDING BRAINERD... HIBBING... ELY... DULUTH... HINCKLEY AND SUPERIOR... SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE MUCH LESS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. THE BIG CONCERN NOW IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FOR THIS REASON... WE HAVE CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SAME GENERAL AREA. IF LATER MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A BIT WARMER TREND... WE MAY NOT SEE AS MUCH ICE IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE WATCH... BUT AT THIS POINT THAT POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS. THE COMMUTE ON MONDAY MORNING MAY BE TRICKY... ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR... WHERE COLD NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS THE LAKE SUPERIOR ICE SHEET... BRINGING LOCALIZED COOLING TO THE LAKE SUPERIOR BASIN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A STORM TO KEEP AN EYE ON... AS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AND ICE WITH SOME SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF MINNESOTA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:28:36 +0000
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