Looks like things could be very interesting. The ice was good as of Friday, but it isn't looking so good for Saturday. Hopefully it's cold enough on top of the hill to keep the rain away!
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WEST OF BAYFIELD PENINSULA. WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW. AREAS FROM DULUTH SOUTH WILL MOSTLY HAVE FREEZING RAIN, WHILE FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW NORTH OF DULUTH TO THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY SUNDAY. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE OR TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW LATER SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH MONDAY. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE ICY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS IN AREAS THAT SEE MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. INCREASING WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN TO HAVE A POTENTIAL TO BLOCK ROADS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW, SLEET OR ICE THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE.
If the potential weather conditions exists at gametime, just brings be back to my old school hockey days. I remember playing games and practicing on outdoor ice. Some good outdoor ice conditions, but many really bad outdoor ice conditions. I had an old, catholic priest that coached my team and was on the ice in practices in boots, just to show where the game has gone to. I am sure the EP parents have suburbans with a GPS. I like Hermantown to compete here at home, but give EP a very slight edge in talent. Should be fun to watch.
sinbin006 wrote:OK, it's not gonna happen, so back on topic ...
Looks like things could be very interesting. The ice was good as of Friday, but it isn't looking so good for Saturday. Hopefully it's cold enough on top of the hill to keep the rain away!
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WEST OF BAYFIELD PENINSULA. WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW. AREAS FROM DULUTH SOUTH WILL MOSTLY HAVE FREEZING RAIN, WHILE FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW NORTH OF DULUTH TO THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY SUNDAY. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE OR TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW LATER SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH MONDAY. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE ICY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS IN AREAS THAT SEE MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. INCREASING WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN TO HAVE A POTENTIAL TO BLOCK ROADS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW, SLEET OR ICE THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE.
If the weather up there is anything like the weather in the Cities today, I wouldn't put too much importance on the outcome of this game, assuming they even play it.
Glad to see the weather held for game 1. Ice looked very good. They should drop the puck for game 2 ASAP!! Get them in while they can, weather is brutal just a little west of Hermantown. Raining like crazy.
northwoods oldtimer wrote:Glad to see the weather held for game 1. Ice looked very good. They should drop the puck for game 2 ASAP!! Get them in while they can, weather is brutal just a little west of Hermantown. Raining like crazy.
don't agree with there decision to play outside, with it raining , the only good period was the third when the ice held up, the first 2 were junk proving nothing I guess they will do anything for tv.
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