Issued at 4:57 PM CST, Friday, February 6th, 2009
*Winter Storm Watch* for ice and sleet has been issued for parts of Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin from Monday Afternoon through Tuesday Morning.
Counties in the Duluth area that are included in this watch are:
Koochiching MN… Itasca MN… Carlton MN… St. Louis MN… Lake MN… Cook MN… And Douglas WI…
Some cities included in the watch are:
International Falls MN… Grand Rapids MN… Moose Lake MN… Esko MN… Cloquet MN… Duluth MN… Hibbing MN… Virginia MN… Ely MN… Cotton MN… Two Harbors MN… Isabella MN… Silver Bay MN… Tofte MN… Grand Marais MN… Lutsen MN… Superior WI… And Solon Springs WI…
Freezing rain…sleet…and rain will spread into the watch area Monday Afternoon and continue through Tuesday as a deep area of low pressure passes west of the Northland. This storm has the potential of producing significant ice accumulations as well as localized flooding in areas that see rain.
Ice may accumulate enough on trees and power lines to cause power outages early next week in the watch area. In addition, winds gusting at times to around 30 mph could cause trees to topple if enough ice accumulates on them.
This has the potential of being a dangerous storm early next week… Stay tuned for more updates.
Tim
