National Weather Service
The Northern Minnesota tradition of briefly allowing hope to enter your heart despite knowledge that disappointment lies ahead carries on.
Today, a significant winter storm is settling over our corner of the world. Lots of heavy wet snow, putting added pressure on tree branches, power lines and our fragile psyches.
There are many school cancellations. None of them affect me.
UPDATE: Glory be! Hibbing Community College cancelled classes! You guys, that NEVER happens. HOPE ABOUNDS!
Here, read the news the way disc jockeys see it right after it spits out of the printer.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 409 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...POWERFUL SNOW STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND TODAY... .RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY...AS A POWERFUL SPRING STORM LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN RAPIDLY WORSENING TRAVEL AND ROAD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING...WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND VERY SLICK ROADS AREA-WIDE. THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY AFFECTED IN THE DULUTH- SUPERIOR AREAS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...GRADUALLY ENDING TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL WILL LINGER IN THE TWIN PORTS AREA AND ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS TODAY AND THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MNZ010-011-018-026-161700- /O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T1200Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTH ITASCA-SOUTH ITASCA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...BIGFORK... GRAND RAPIDS 409 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL FALLS...THE IRON RANGE...AND THE HIGHWAY 53 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE TO A MILE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL COMPACT TO ICE RESULTING IN EXTREMELY SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES...AND COULD RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. EXPECT SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER.
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