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Snow Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

January 20, 20087 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this snow advisory at Jan 20, 2008, 3:44 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 21, 2008, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2008, 3:44 PM CST (21:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2008, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 21, 2008, 9:00 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Martin County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 97 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2008-01-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2008-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1250 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KMPX 202144
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
344 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008

...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW TO MOVE INTO FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A
NORTHWARD LIFTING WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR REGION...FROM FAIRMONT TO ALBERT
LEA...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY
ON MONDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM
EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES.

MNZ091>093-210545-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SN.Y.0002.080121T0600Z-080122T0000Z/
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
344 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A
NORTHWARD LIFTING WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR REGION...FROM FAIRMONT TO ALBERT
LEA...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY
ON MONDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM
EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

KAT
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 210342
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
942 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008

...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT
AND MONDAY...

.SNOW IS DEVELOPING ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN
IOWA LATE THIS EVENING. IT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTH LATER
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR
REGION...FROM FAIRMONT TO ALBERT LEA...AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. THE MOST
LIKELY TIME FOR ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4
TO 6 INCHES.

MNZ091>093-211145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SN.Y.0002.080121T0600Z-080122T0000Z/
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
942 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

SNOW IS DEVELOPING ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA
LATE THIS EVENING. IT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTH LATER TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR REGION...FROM FAIRMONT TO
ALBERT LEA...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY ON MONDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 211022
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
422 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA TODAY...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING AS A
WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS GRADUALLY
NORTH. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST MUCH OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS
TODAY...WITH THE BEST TIME FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES BEING
BETWEEN 9 AM AND 2 PM. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. THE SNOW IS
THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

MNZ091>093-211830-
/O.CON.KMPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0000Z/
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
422 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING AS A
WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS GRADUALLY
NORTH. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST MUCH OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS
TODAY...WITH THE BEST TIME FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES BEING
BETWEEN 9 AM AND 2 PM. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. THE SNOW IS
THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

$$

BAP/MTF
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 211824
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1224 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA TODAY...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AS A
WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS GRADUALLY
NORTH. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST MUCH OF THE DAY. MAXIMUM
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

MNZ091>093-220000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0000Z/
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1224 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AS A
WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS GRADUALLY
NORTH. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST MUCH OF THE DAY. MAXIMUM
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 211849
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1249 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA TODAY...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARD OWATONNA...FARIBAULT...AND RED WING THIS AFTERNOON...AS A
WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS GRADUALLY
NORTH. MAXIMUM SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED BY THE NOON HOUR...WITH MAXIMUM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF INTO THE MID AND
LATE EVENING HOURS.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE ALREADY REPORTED NUMEROUS CAR
ACCIDENTS SCATTERED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND PARTS OF EASTERN
MINNESOTA.

MNZ077-078-084-085-220300-
/O.EXB.KMPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0300Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA
1249 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARD OWATONNA...FARIBAULT...AND RED WING THIS AFTERNOON...AS A
WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS GRADUALLY
NORTH. MAXIMUM SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED BY THE NOON HOUR...WITH MAXIMUM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF INTO THE MID AND
LATE EVENING HOURS.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

$$

MNZ093-220300-
/O.EXT.KMPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0300Z/
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALBERT LEA
1249 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARD OWATONNA...FARIBAULT...AND RED WING THIS AFTERNOON...AS A
WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS GRADUALLY
NORTH. MAXIMUM SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED BY THE NOON HOUR...WITH MAXIMUM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF INTO THE MID AND
LATE EVENING HOURS.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

$$

MNZ091-092-220000-
/O.CON.KMPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0000Z/
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
1249 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARD OWATONNA...FARIBAULT...AND RED WING THIS AFTERNOON...AS A
WARM FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS GRADUALLY
NORTH. MAXIMUM SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED BY THE NOON HOUR...WITH MAXIMUM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
BY LATE AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. THE SNOW
IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

$$

KAT
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 220038
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
638 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA THIS EVENING... 

.SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES HAVE DECREASED SINCE 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BUT EXPECT LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY
MODERATE SNOW TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING...OVER
SOUTHEAST AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NEAR 6 INCHES OF
SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OVER PARTS
OF FARIBAULT AND FREEBORN COUNTIES. 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS BEEN COMMON
FROM AROUND WASECA TO OWATONNA. EXPECT ANOTHER 1...TO POSSIBLY 2
INCHES THIS EVENING...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM ALBERT
LEA...TO OWATONNA...TO RED WING.

A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BE MOVING FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI TO
NORTHERN ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT...KEEPING THE HEAVIER SNOW JUST TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF OUR AREA. 


MNZ077-078-084-085-093-220300-
/O.CON.KMPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0300Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
638 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF
THE EVENING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE WINDING DOWN. EXPECT
ANOTHER INCH TO POSSIBLY 2 INCHES...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM
ALBERT LEA...TO OWATONNA TO RED WING. 

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS
INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.


$$
JPR
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 220313
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
913 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW WINDING DOWN...

.EVEN THOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND
MIDNIGHT...LITTLE OR SNOW ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
THUS...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

MNZ077-078-084-085-093-220415-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0300Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
913 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING...BUT LITTLE
OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 


$$
JPR

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.