* WHAT…For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow and freezing drizzle.
Additional snow accumulations up to two inches and ice
accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. For the Winter Storm
Watch, wet and heavy snow possible. Total wet snow accumulations
between 4 and 9 inches possible. Local wet snow accumulations up
to 12 inches are possible in eastern Cook County.
* WHERE…Northern Cook and Lake and Southern Cook Counties. This
includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation.This
also includes the Boundary Waters eastern and central area.
* WHEN…For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 3 PM CST this
afternoon. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Sunday afternoon
through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS…Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult.
The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs may down power
lines and could cause sporadic power outages.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The Sunday afternoon through Monday morning
snow event is forecast to have lower snow to liquid ratios closer
to 7 to 12 inches of snowfall to one inch of liquid water
equivalent. These lower snowfall ratios could produce a more wet
and heavy snow load than the more recent lighter and fluffier snow
events in the eastern Arrowhead.