Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blizzard warning at Mar 1, 2007, 9:05 PM CST for 15 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 2, 2007, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 22 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2007, 9:05 PM CST (03:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2007, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2007, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 13.5 | Mankato, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.6 | Morris, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 8.5 | Springfield, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Morgan, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 9.1 | St Peter, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | 1 Sw Montevideo, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 12.5 | Albert Lea, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 13 | Fairmont, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 17 | St James, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:11 AM CST | SNOW 13 | Milroy, MN | |
| Mar 2, 8:12 AM CST | SNOW 13 | St James, MN | |
| Mar 2, 8:23 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Granite Falls, MN | |
| Mar 2, 9:06 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Morgan, MN | |
| Mar 2, 9:06 AM CST | SNOW 12 | 3 Sw Sherburn, MN | |
| Mar 2, 9:06 AM CST | SNOW 14 | Mankato, MN | |
| Mar 2, 11:24 AM CST | SNOW 14 | Amboy, MN | |
| Mar 2, 4:50 PM CST | SNOW 13.6 | Granite Falls, MN | |
| Mar 2, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 13 | Murdock, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:24 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 3 E Winnebago, MN | |
| Mar 2, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Albert Lea, MN | RADIO STATION KATE |
| Mar 2, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 15 | Mankato, MN | KEYC TV |
| Mar 3, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 11.5 | Montevideo, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 109 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 519 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KMPX 020305 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 905 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH FRIDAY... .SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. SEVERAL ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 WEST OF ALBERT LEA...HAVE BEEN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE STRONG STORM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY SNOW...WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS...OLIVIA... WASECA AND ALBERT LEA...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...BUT THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY INTO FRIDAY. MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS UNTIL THE SNOW DIMINISHES AND ROAD CREWS HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO CLEAR THE ROADS. MNZ084-093-020600- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070302T0600Z/ WASECA-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...ALBERT LEA 905 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END OVER THE REGION. HOWEVER...A NORTHWEST WIND INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEVERAL ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 WEST OF ALBERT LEA...HAVE BEEN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-020600- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.070302T0600Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070302T0600Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 905 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. SEVERAL ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 WEST OF ALBERT LEA...HAVE BEEN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT... WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE NEW FALLEN SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ057-067-021115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ KANDIYOHI-SIBLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...GAYLORD 905 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES WHEN THE SNOW TAPERS FRIDAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS TREACHEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING VERY DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ MNZ060-062-063-066-068>070-076>078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028-021115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR- RICE-GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 905 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE TAPERING LATE TONIGHT. SEVERAL ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN OUTLYING AREAS...WILL BE TREACHEROUS...OR MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS FRIDAY. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS TREACHEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING VERY DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES ALONG I-35...I-94...I-90...AND IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. $$ MNZ041>045-048>053-058-059-061-021115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO... BLAINE 905 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 8 TO 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER TOTAL IN THE MORA....BUFFALO AND PRINCETON AREAS. SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT...THOUGH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AS WELL... CONTINUING TO IMPEDE TRAVEL AND STIFLE PLOWING AND ROAD CLEARING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS TREACHEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING VERY DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMPX 020715 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 115 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH TODAY... .SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. SEVERAL ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 WEST OF ALBERT LEA...HAVE BEEN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE STRONG STORM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY SNOW WAS NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS DRIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH THIS MORNING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THAT AREA LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS...OLIVIA... WASECA AND ALBERT LEA UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY...BUT THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY THROUGH TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SINCE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS UNTIL THE SNOW DIMINISHES AND ROAD CREWS HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO CLEAR THE ROADS. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-021500- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 115 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. SEVERAL ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 WEST OF ALBERT LEA...HAVE BEEN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE NEW FALLEN SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ084-093-021500- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ WASECA-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...ALBERT LEA 115 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END THROUGH MID MORNING OVER THE REGION. HOWEVER...A NORTHWEST WIND INCREASE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SEVERAL ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 WEST OF ALBERT LEA...HAVE BEEN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ057-067-021500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ KANDIYOHI-SIBLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...GAYLORD 115 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SINCE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES WHEN THE SNOW TAPERS BY LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS TREACHEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING VERY DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ MNZ060-062-063-066-068>070-076>078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028-021500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR- RICE-GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 115 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE TAPERING LATER TODAY. SEVERAL ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN OUTLYING AREAS...WILL BE TREACHEROUS...OR MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THIS MORNING AND WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS TREACHEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING VERY DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES ALONG I-35...I-94...I-90...AND IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. $$ MNZ041>045-048>053-058-059-061-021500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO... BLAINE 115 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 9 TO 18 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER TOTAL IN THE MORA....BUFFALO AND PRINCETON AREAS. SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT...THOUGH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST TODAY AS WELL...CONTINUING TO IMPEDE TRAVEL AND STIFLE PLOWING AND ROAD CLEARING. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS TREACHEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING VERY DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 021102 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 502 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH TODAY... .SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY...BUT NOT QUITE AS HEAVY AS THURSDAY. HOWEVER...WINDS HAVE INCREASED...ESPECIALLY OVER WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THESE AREAS CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS...TO OLIVIA...TO WASECA...TO ALBERT LEA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND 2 INCHES...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 10 TO 16 INCH RANGE. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT BEFORE THAT TIME...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS UNTIL THE SNOW DIMINISHES AND ROAD CREWS HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO CLEAR THE ROADS. SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. OVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. AREAS FROM MANKATO TO THE TWIN CITIES...TO NEAR CAMBRIDGE HAVE ALREADY PICKED UP 10 TO 17 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOW WILL NOT BE AS GREAT OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-021915- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 502 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BUT NOT QUITE AS HEAVY AS THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY...BRINGING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 10 TO 16 INCH MORE IMPORTANTLY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE NEW FALLEN SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ041>045-048>053-057>063-066>070-076>078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028- 021915- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE- GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 502 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT NOT A HEAVY AS THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY BRINGING TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND 9 TO 14 INCHES OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. EXPECT LIGHTER SNOWFALL DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT BEFORE THAT TIME...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS TREACHEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING VERY DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ JPR
000 WWUS43 KMPX 021815 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1215 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...STORM BEGINNING TO ABATE... .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO ALBERT LEA. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. AS A RESULT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO ALBERT LEA...CONTINUED SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME LESS OF A PROBLEM BY DARK...BUT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL BE REPLACED BY A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY AT 6 PM TODAY. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SHOULD GENERALLY BE UNDER 2 INCHES. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-030000- /O.EXT.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T1200Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1215 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW...WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY SEVERELY...PARTICULARLY AT ROAD LEVEL. ALTHOUGH ONLY ABOUT AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED...THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ041>045-048>053-057>063-066>070-076>078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028- 030000- /O.NEW.KMPX.BS.Y.0001.070303T0000Z-070303T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE- GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1215 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MOST AREAS ACROSS CENTRAL...AND EAST CENTRAL...MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN REPORTING VISIBILITY OF 1 MILE OR MORE. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...AND SNOW SHOWERS...CONTINUE TO LIMIT VISIBILITY FOR BRIEF PERIODS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE HALF INCH TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCH CATEGORY. ALTHOUGH LITTLE LET UP IN THE WIND IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT...THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL...SHOULD ALLOW VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE EVEN FURTHER. HOWEVER...THE WIND BLOWING ACROSS PILED UP SNOW...COULD LOCALLY RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT ROAD LEVEL FROM HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW. AFTER DARK...THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WILL BE THE HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS TREACHEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING VERY DANGEROUS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ RJN
000 WWUS43 KMPX 030005 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 605 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...LITTLE IMPROVEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO ALBERT LEA. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THESE AREAS. THEREFORE...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO ALBERT LEA...WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG. HOWEVER...DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE NIGHT AND A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE ONE TO TWO INCH RANGE. MNZ041>045-048>053-057>063-066>070-076>078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028- 030815- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE- GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 605 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE WIND...COUPLED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN...ALONG WITH MORE LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT...WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITIES FROM TIME TO TIME...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-030815- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T1200Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 605 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW...WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY SEVERELY...PARTICULARLY AT ROAD LEVEL. ALTHOUGH ONLY ABOUT AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED...THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER TRAVEL... PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ RAH
000 WWUS43 KMPX 030813 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 213 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...LITTLE IMPROVEMENT FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH DAWN... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH DAWN ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO ALBERT LEA. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW HAS OCCURRED AND WILL CONTINUE TO IN THESE AREAS. THIS INCLUDES ALONG I-90. THEREFORE...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA THROUGH 6 AM. IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG. HOWEVER...DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH DAYBREAK AND A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES THROUGH TODAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH BLOW ACROSS THE AREA. RURAL OPEN AREAS ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS HOWEVER...MUCH IMPROVED TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION HOWEVER IF YOU DO ENCOUNTER A SNOW COVERED ROAD THROUGH TODAY. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-031200- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T1200Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 213 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH DAWN ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW HAS OCCURRED AND WILL CONTINUE TO IN THESE AREAS. THIS INCLUDES ALONG I-90. THEREFORE...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM. SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH BLOW ACROSS THE AREA. RURAL OPEN AREAS ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS HOWEVER...MUCH IMPROVED TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION HOWEVER IF YOU DO ENCOUNTER A SNOW COVERED ROAD THROUGH TODAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ041>045-048>053-057>063-066>070-076>078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028- 031200- /O.CON.KMPX.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070303T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE- GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 213 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH DAYBREAK AND A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN PLACES THROUGH TODAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH BLOW ACROSS THE AREA. RURAL OPEN AREAS ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS HOWEVER...MUCH IMPROVED TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION HOWEVER IF YOU DO ENCOUNTER A SNOW COVERED ROAD THROUGH TODAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. THIS INCLUDES ALONG I-94...I-35...AND TRAVELING IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. $$ MTF
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Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 12:15 PM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas and 21 more | 18 hr |
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