Douglas county (Wisconsin)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
423 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO IMPACT THE TWIN PORTS VICINITY TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...WITH A MAJOR SNOWSTORM ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE NORTHLAND...
.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO
IOWA BY TONIGHT...AND ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FRIDAY. THIS STORM
TRACK WILL FAVOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
A LARGE SWATH OF SNOW...IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT IN SOME AREAS...
COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR TRAVELERS.
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CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
423 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...
NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH HEAVY
SNOW...WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS FOR LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...INCLUDING THE TWIN
PORTS...WEST TO FLOODWOOD...SOUTH TO AROUND BARNUM...AND EAST TO
BENNETT WISCONSIN.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 11 TO 16 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$

I wish we wouldn't get it, too late now, just going to be a big mess, lakes are bad, and most trails closed anyhow.


Don

If you are in Sawyer county I'd either head to town to get ready for a few days in the cabin or get some fresh gas to play. It looks like it wont be the snow thats a real issue but the winds that make it interesting.

I live here year round, no cabin, not worried about snow, my wife will be driving to work in it in my truck, the roads will be plowed unless they pull them off, and I always have 50 gallons or more gas here.
I am East of Hayward about 23 miles.

Don

We are already in the rain here and we dont need it at all. 20 miles as the crow flies south of Madison. Flooding is already an issue and the forecast is for a couple more inches before its all said and done. Luckily our home is high enough so it wont be an issue but local roads are covered, lakes, streams and creeks are over the banks. Went canoeing last weekend and it was pretty fun and it looks like sunday we will be able to do stuff that isnt normally doable.
I also try to keep gas around and the other day as I was headed to town for a refill I dumped what was left on a brush pile to get it lit. That container had sat about 3 weeks and I have had diesel fuel start faster. This new stuff goes bad fast. How do you keep yours fresh?
I try, really hard lately, to keep a good attitude about weather and roll with what we get but I'm really getting tested this year.
Good luck to you and stay warm and try to have fun!

I live on the south shore of the big lake by Superior and they are predicting 16+ inches. Got my snopro ready last night.

I use the fuel up quite fast, either the sleds, ATV's, chainsaws, or cars and truck. Race fuel is in barrels.
We could use rain/snow here, been way too dry for a couple years, I have a half acre pond which went dry last summer, first time ever, it's 5 feet deep normally.


Don

Lake levels should be up to just below normal levels by about May. Maybe not the great lakes but inland lakes for sure. Low lake levels are not all that bad of a thing. Really cuts down on erosion. Plants pop back up in the shallow depths and keep down the wave action erosion. Army Corps draws down the Mississippi every few years for just that reason. For those in the Northwoods have fun with the snow.

Good for cheese...No lake effect...whats to love...Oh I forgot good people...But still not s... for snow..

Pussy's - Bayfield Co. 4" or more in the N forest and fire roads are fare game. I was riding last Tuesday in the N Forest there was 30" plus in the woods. Got the M7 stuck 2 times. We will be there this weekend if it dumps.

Where will you be staying? If we get enough, I'll be out on the forest roads too.

yep 10-15" here, taking the sled to a friends house and riding there

snow during this time of year is usually nothing but a pain in the ass!
We just got done movng all the snow that came off the warehouse roof, the lot is partially thawed and real difficult to plow now.

60 degrees by midweek! Rock on!!

I had enough, we need this crap outta here and the lakes to thaw for fishing season!!

Are the lakes going to be open for fishing. I think North twin opened around the 22nd of April last year!