*** MAJOR WINTER STORM UPDATE NUMBER 5 ***/Closings/Cancellations

MAJOR WINTER STORM POUNDING THE AREA***


Most area schools have been closed through out our forecast area....Tune into your local news media for the latest on this.....

Radar still showing areas of heavy snow....Some of this appears to have become Lake enhanced snow from Lake Superior over parts of Washburn,Barron,Sawyer and far Northwestern part of Rusk Counties....So this could become very interesting if winds keep flowing of of Superior...Not uncommon to get lake enhanced snow this far South with a strong storm system....This could produce higher snowfall amounts in parts of Southern Washburn,Sawyer Counties...Along with parts of Northern Barron County and far Northwestern Rusk Counties than was forecasted......

Stay tuned to The Weather Center for more updates on this major winter storm.........

Forecasters.....Dirk/Paul....