453  
WWUS53 KDLH 152349  
SQWDLH  
 
SNOW SQUALL WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
549 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
MNC075-137-160015-  
/O.CON.KDLH.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260116T0015Z/  
ST. LOUIS MN-LAKE MN-  
549 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS AND LAKE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 548 PM CST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS TO 7 MILES  
SOUTHWEST OF ISABELLA TO NEAR HIGHLAND LAKE TO MCQUADE HARBOR, MOVING  
EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO  
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN  
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.  
 
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS  
WITHIN MINUTES. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO QUICKLY DROP TO LESS  
THAN 1/4 MILE IN SNOW SQUALLS.  
 
HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE MN-1 FROM ELY TO SILVER BAY AND MN-61 FROM  
KNIFE RIVER TO THE COOK COUNTY LINE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
DULUTH, ELY, TWO HARBORS, HOYT LAKES, SILVER BAY, BABBITT, CLEAR  
LAKE, BEAVER BAY, WINTON, FAIRBANKS, WOLF LAKE, BASSWOOD LAKE,  
BOULDER LAKE, LITTLE MARAIS, BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS  
NEAR TROUT LAKE, BIRCH LAKE, BURNTSIDE LAKE, WHITE IRON LAKE, SPLIT  
ROCK LIGHTHOUSE, AND BRIMSON.  
 
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 4815 9171 4811 9171 4811 9156 4804 9157  
4807 9137 4803 9120 4755 9102 4747 9102  
4747 9100 4743 9098 4710 9143 4686 9192  
4692 9226 4725 9228 4753 9208 4779 9215  
4819 9190  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 291DEG 29KT 4801 9162 4757 9149 4716 9164 4686  
9194  
 
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED  
 
 
 
HUYCK  
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