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WWUS53 KDLH 152238
SQWDLH
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
438 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
MNC071-137-152245-
/O.CON.KDLH.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260115T2245Z/
KOOCHICHING MN-ST. LOUIS MN-
438 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN KOOCHICHING AND NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES...
AT 438 PM CST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES NORTH OF BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA
WILDERNESS NEAR TROUT LAKE TO 11 MILES EAST OF BUYCK TO NEAR NETT
LAKE TO NEAR LITTLEFORK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING
TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES. EXPECT VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/10 OF A MILE
IN SNOW SQUALLS.
THESE SNOW SQUALLS WILL AFFECT US-53 BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL FALLS AND
ORR, MN-11 BETWEEN BIRCHDALE AND RANIER, AND US-71 BETWEEN BIG FALLS
AND INTERNATIONAL FALLS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, BIRCHDALE, LITTLEFORK, ASH LAKE, KABETOGAMA,
CRANE LAKE, MANITOU, PELLAND, VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK, BUYCK, FRANZ
JEVNE STATE PARK, LOMAN, KABETOGAMA LAKE, RAINY LAKE WEST, BLACK DUCK
LAKE, RAY, ERICKSBURG, LAC LA CROIX, LAKE AGNES, AND CROOKED LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
LAT...LON 4832 9377 4865 9418 4863 9384 4852 9380
4854 9347 4861 9341 4854 9264 4850 9270
4844 9269 4841 9245 4822 9237 4825 9227
4835 9228 4836 9215 4819 9180 4810 9217
4816 9299 4825 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 307DEG 26KT 4834 9139 4809 9229 4820 9312 4842
9366
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
HUYCK
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