To make Nords and others question even more why some of us live in the north, a weather advisory issued this morning:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING.
LOCALIZED HEAVY SNOWFALLS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 4 TO 6 MORE
INCHES TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN UP TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IN A FEW AREAS
FROM THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA WESTWARD THROUGH THE DULUTH AREA THEN UP
MUCH OF THE NORTH SHORE BY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
INSIGNIFICANT, BUT VERY HEAVY FALLING SNOW MAY BLOCK SOME SECONDARY
ROADS, MAKE OTHER ROADS DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL, AND RESULT IN VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES WITH BRIEFLY DANGEROUS WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
I love the last sentence.
To show how tough we are, none of our employees are even asking to go home early.
Martha
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING.
LOCALIZED HEAVY SNOWFALLS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 4 TO 6 MORE
INCHES TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN UP TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IN A FEW AREAS
FROM THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA WESTWARD THROUGH THE DULUTH AREA THEN UP
MUCH OF THE NORTH SHORE BY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
INSIGNIFICANT, BUT VERY HEAVY FALLING SNOW MAY BLOCK SOME SECONDARY
ROADS, MAKE OTHER ROADS DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL, AND RESULT IN VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES WITH BRIEFLY DANGEROUS WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
I love the last sentence.
To show how tough we are, none of our employees are even asking to go home early.
Martha