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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 12/2/2013
SUBJECT: Duluth Police Issue Winter Weather Advice for Storm
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen (218) 390-2232

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Duluth Police Issue Winter Weather Advice for Storm
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 12/2/2013
INCIDENT TIME:
INCIDENT LOCATION: Duluth, MN

The Duluth Police Department has been called to over 30 accidents already today and we are asking citizens to allow extra time for travel due to slippery road conditions and the I-35 construction project. We are urging drivers to use the 21st Avenue West detour as the quickest route around the construction and it will continue to be the first route plowed. 

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory and it will likely turn into a Warning later this evening.  There will be a short break in the storm in the morning and it is expected to start up again in the afternoon.  Snow is expected to continue through Tuesday and into Wednesday.  The total snow fall totals for the Duluth area could reach up to 20 inches.  Wind will not be a significant issue during the snowfall.   Temperatures will begin to drop Wednesday and become bitterly cold Thursday.  As the temperatures drop the winds will increase causing dangerous wind chills.    

The National Weather Service recommends you shovel prior to the cool down late Wednesday.  As the cool weather comes through the area, the snow pack will freeze and be hard, if not impossible, to shovel. 
Be safe!