Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

134 
WWUS43 KMPX 061515
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
915 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH 
ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEGAN FOR FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WILL LAST THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM
WARNING WILL BEGIN AT NOON TODAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WARNING
INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A MORRIS TO OLIVIA TO
MANKATO LINE. FINALLY...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BEGIN AT
NOON FOR AREAS IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE WARNING...FROM
ROUGHLY ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR TO GAYLORD TO FARIBAULT AND ALBERT
LEA. THIS WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING.

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL
STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS HAS ALREADY BEGAN TO
PRODUCE SNOWFALL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A SWATH OF SNOW
WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE RAPIDLY MOVING SYSTEM AND WILL BRING
AS MUCH AS SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW TO PARTS OF WEST
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WOULD
INCLUDE COMMUNITIES SUCH AS CANBY...SPRINGFIELD...ST. JAMES AND
FAIRMONT...AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW MAY
BRIEFLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING IN THESE
AREAS. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL AS FAR NORTH AND EAST
AS ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR...GAYLORD...MANKATO AND FARIBAULT.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN
MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND EXPAND EASTWARD INTO THURSDAY. WIND
GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SOUTH AND
WEST FROM THE MINNESOTA RIVER FROM ORTONVILLE TO MONTEVIDEO TO
MANKATO. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST...SOUTH
CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR.


MNZ047-054>056-064-073-062315-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.100106T1515Z-100108T0000Z/
STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS
915 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING AND
  BRIEFLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK
  THURSDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES WITH
  STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT
  INTO THURSDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW 
  DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ065-074-075-082-083-091-092-062315-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.100106T1800Z-100108T0000Z/
RENVILLE-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
915 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
  NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND
  CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  DEVELOPING THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ041-048-057-067-076>078-084-085-093-062315-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.100106T1800Z-100108T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-POPE-KANDIYOHI-SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR...
GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
ALBERT LEA
915 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON LASTING INTO
  EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS
  OF 25 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  DEVELOPING THURSDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

783 
WWUS43 KMPX 061749
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1149 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH
ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING. THIS
WARNING GENERALLY INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A MORRIS
TO OLIVIA TO MANKATO LINE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL GO INTO EFFECT AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON 
FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...FROM ROUGHLY
GAYLORD TO FARIBAULT AND ALBERT LEA. THIS WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT
THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING.

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH AND EAST FROM NORTH DAKOTA PRODUCED
SNOW MUCH OF THE MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ESTIMATED
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO THREE AND A HALF INCHES BY NOON WERE
REPORTED NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO SIX
INCHES HAVE BEEN MEASURED IN PARTS OF NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA. AS
THE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF IT AND EXPAND EASTWARD.
AS MUCH AS SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN PARTS
OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY
LATE TONIGHT. THIS WOULD INCLUDE COMMUNITIES SUCH AS
CANBY...SPRINGFIELD...ST. JAMES AND FAIRMONT...AS WELL AS THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN
THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL
FALL AS FAR NORTH AND EAST AS
ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR...GAYLORD...MANKATO AND FARIBAULT.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN
MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND EXPAND EASTWARD INTO THURSDAY. WIND
GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SOUTH AND
WEST FROM THE MINNESOTA RIVER FROM ORTONVILLE TO MONTEVIDEO TO
MANKATO. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST...SOUTH
CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR.

MNZ047-054>056-064-073-070200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS
1149 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  BRIEFLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG 
  WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL DEVELOP 
  BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES WITH 
  STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 
  TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW 
  DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...ESTIMATED BY NOON OF ONE TO THREE AND A HALF
  INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY. TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ065-074-075-082-083-091-092-070200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.100106T1800Z-100108T0000Z/
RENVILLE-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
1149 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15
  TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH
  THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  DEVELOPING THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ067-076>078-084-085-093-070200-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.100106T2100Z-100108T0000Z/
SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
1149 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON LASTING
  INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS
  OF 25 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  DEVELOPING THURSDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ041-048-057-070200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.100106T1800Z-100108T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-POPE-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR
1149 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON LASTING INTO 
  EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIND 
  CHILLS OF 25 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  DEVELOPING THURSDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

413 
WWUS43 KMPX 062054
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
254 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH
ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING. THIS
WARNING GENERALLY INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A
MORRIS TO OLIVIA TO MANKATO LINE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
6 PM THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...FROM ROUGHLY GAYLORD TO FARIBAULT AND ALBERT LEA.

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH AND EAST FROM NORTH DAKOTA PRODUCED
SNOW MUCH OF THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ESTIMATED SNOWFALL TOTALS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA
BORDER RANGE FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES AS OF 230 PM. AMOUNTS OF FOUR
TO SIX INCHES HAVE BEEN MEASURED IN PARTS OF NORTHERN SOUTH
DAKOTA. AS THE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF IT AND
EXPAND EASTWARD. AS MUCH AS SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW IS
EXPECTED IN PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS WOULD INCLUDE COMMUNITIES
SUCH AS CANBY...SPRINGFIELD...ST. JAMES AND FAIRMONT...AS WELL AS
THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW
WILL FALL AS FAR NORTH AND EAST AS
ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR...GAYLORD... MANKATO AND FARIBAULT.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN
MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND EXPAND EASTWARD INTO THURSDAY. WIND
GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SOUTH AND
WEST FROM THE MINNESOTA RIVER FROM ORTONVILLE TO MONTEVIDEO TO
MANKATO. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST...SOUTH
CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR.

MNZ078-062200-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.100106T2100Z-100108T0000Z/
GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED WING
254 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS GOODHUE COUNTY
THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW
WILL STILL MOVE INTO GOODHUE COUNTY THIS EVENING WITH AMOUNTS OF 1
TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.

$$

MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-070500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
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
254 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  BRIEFLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG 
  WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL DEVELOP 
  BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES WITH 
  STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 
  TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW 
  DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ESTIMATED TWO TO FIVE INCHES HAVE FALLEN
  ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS OF 230 PM. TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ041-048-057-070500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-POPE-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR
254 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON LASTING INTO 
  EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIND 
  CHILLS OF 25 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  DEVELOPING THURSDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ067-076-077-084-085-093-070500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.100106T2100Z-100108T0000Z/
SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
254 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON LASTING 
  INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WIND 
  CHILLS OF 25 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  DEVELOPING THURSDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

765 
WWUS43 KMPX 070329
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
929 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH
ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING. THIS
WARNING GENERALLY INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A MORRIS
TO OLIVIA TO MANKATO LINE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 PM
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...FROM ROUGHLY GAYLORD TO FARIBAULT AND ALBERT LEA.

AS OF 8 PM...ESTIMATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES HAVE
BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. AS THE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS TONIGHT...SNOWFALL WILL
CONTINUE EXPANDING EASTWARD. AS MUCH AS SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF
FLUFFY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WOULD
INCLUDE COMMUNITIES SUCH AS CANBY...SPRINGFIELD...ST. JAMES AND
FAIRMONT...AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. TWO TO FOUR
INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL AS FAR NORTH AND EAST AS
ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR... GAYLORD... MANKATO AND FARIBAULT.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA AROUND
MIDNIGHT...AND EXPAND EASTWARD INTO THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35
MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SOUTH AND WEST FROM THE
MINNESOTA RIVER FROM ORTONVILLE TO MONTEVIDEO TO MANKATO.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST...SOUTH
CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR.

MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-071130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
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
929 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING AND
  BRIEFLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
  DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS OF
  25 TO 35 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES WITH 
  STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 
  TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW 
  DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ESTIMATED THREE TO SIX INCHES HAVE FALLEN
  ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS OF 8 PM. TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ041-048-057-067-076-077-084-085-093-071130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-POPE-KANDIYOHI-SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR...
GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
929 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  DEVELOPING THURSDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

177 
WWUS43 KMPX 070948
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
348 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH
ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING.
THIS WARNING GENERALLY INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A
BENSON TO GRANITE FALLS TO MANKATO LINE. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STEVENS COUNTY AND ALONG A LINE FROM
OLIVIA TO FARIBAULT TO ALBERT LEA THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING. 

AS OF 3 AM...ESTIMATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES HAVE
BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED FOR WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WHERE AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF
LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH NOON GENERALLY SOUTH OF A
NEW ULM TO RED WING LINE...INCLUDING THE I90 CORRIDOR.

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS WESTERN
MINNESOTA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE ALREADY
BEING REPORTED...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL TRANSLATE
EAST DURING THE MORNING...EVENTUALLY ENCOMPASSING ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW HAS
ALREADY BEEN REPORTED THIS MORNING ACROSS YELLOW MEDICINE AND LAC
QUI PARLE COUNTIES THIS MORNING...AND THIS THREAT WILL EXPAND
SOUTH AND EAST ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY DURING THE MORNING
AS THE STRONGER WINDS SPREAD EAST. THE WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ALONG
EAST WEST ROADS THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN THE WARNING AND ADVISORY
AREAS. 

FINALLY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW
ZERO BY THE AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH VALUES
APPROACHING 40 BELOW EXPECTED TONIGHT.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST...SOUTH
CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR.

MNZ047-065-075-071800-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
STEVENS-RENVILLE-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...OLIVIA...ST. PETER
348 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH LIGHT
  SNOW EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW
  WILL DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF FALLEN SNOW. ANOTHER INCH
  OR SO OF SNOW NEAR OLIVIA AND ST. PETER. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VALUES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW
  EXPECTED TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ041-048-057-071100-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-POPE-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR
348 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

WITH SNOWFALL NOW DONE...AND WITH FEW REPORTS OF ISSUES WITH BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...RURAL AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DRIFTING SNOW
THIS MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 25
BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON.

$$

MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-071800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
348 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BRIEFLY
  BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  TODAY. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE
  AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW
  DEVELOPING THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ067-076-077-084-085-093-071800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
348 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING.
  WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

317 
WWUS43 KMPX 071544
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
944 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...SNOWFALL DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON...
...STRONG WIND SPEEDS AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CONTINUING...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. THIS
WARNING GENERALLY INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A BENSON
TO GRANITE FALLS TO MANKATO LINE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR STEVENS COUNTY AND ALONG A LINE FROM OLIVIA TO
FARIBAULT TO ALBERT LEA THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING.

WIND SPEEDS HAVE INCREASED THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHICH HAS CAUSED
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A LARGE AREA UNDER THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS HAD SURFACE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
MILE...WITH SOME AREAS REPORTING ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN BLOWING
SNOW. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY ROADS IN WESTERN MINNESOTA TO BE SNOW
COVERED DUE TO THE SNOW BLOWING OVER THE ROADWAYS. ALTHOUGH THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

A LARGE AREA OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL
AS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING
OFF THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AND CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.

FINALLY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW
ZERO BY THE AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH VALUES
APPROACHING 40 BELOW EXPECTED TONIGHT.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST...SOUTH
CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR.

MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-080000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
944 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW ENDING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS OF
  25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE...WHICH WILL CREATE WIND CHILL
  READINGS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ047-065-067-075>077-084-085-093-080000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
STEVENS-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
944 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW DECREASING OR ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH LOW
  VISIBILITIES. ANOTHER ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH 1
  PM.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VALUES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW 
  EXPECTED TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

JLT

152 
WWUS43 KMPX 071957
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT...

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. THIS
WARNING GENERALLY INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A
BENSON TO GRANITE FALLS TO MANKATO LINE. 

WINDS SPEEDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. MANY LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING ARE
EXPERIENCING SURFACE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. THIS HAS CAUSED
MANY ROADS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO BE SNOW COVERED
DUE TO THE SNOW BLOWING OVER THE ROADWAYS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO 
SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT TONIGHT.
THIS WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY BEGINNING
THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STEVENS COUNTY AND
ALONG A LINE FROM OLIVIA TO FARIBAULT TO ALBERT LEA THROUGH 6 PM
THIS EVENING. 

WIND SPEEDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. MANY LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA
ARE EXPERIENCING SURFACE VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE MILE. THE WINDS 
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER DECREASES
EARLY TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW SURFACE VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE
SIGNIFICANTLY BEGINNING THIS EVENING.

ADDITIONALLY...A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THE WARNING AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
ALEXANDRIA THROUGH HUTCHINSON TO OWATONNA. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR
POURING INTO THE REGION COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO IN THE WIND
CHILL WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

FINALLY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING
AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY INCLUDES ALL OF THE
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO
35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT IN YOUR CAR.

MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-080400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING.

* TIMING...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SURFACE VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ047-065-067-075-076-084-085-093-080400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
STEVENS-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

* TIMING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH SURFACE
  VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE TO ONE MILE.

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ041-048-049-057-058-066-080400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-POPE-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON
157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ077-080400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FARIBAULT
157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW ENDING BY LATE AFTERNOON. CONSIDERABLE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH SURFACE
  VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE TO ONE MILE.

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-078-WIZ014-023-024-080400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

RAH/JLT

464 
WWUS43 KMPX 072359
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING...

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR PARTS
OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WARNING
GENERALLY INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A BENSON TO
GRANITE FALLS TO MANKATO LINE.

WINDS SPEEDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WARNING
AREA WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. UNTIL THEN...CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. NUMEROUS ROADS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA ARE CLOSED DUE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSED
BY THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT WILL NOT
OCCUR UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT
FOR RENVILLE...NICOLLET...WASECA...STEELE...AND FREEBORN
COUNTIES...WHERE ROAD CLOSURES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS REMAIN.

ADDITIONALLY...A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THE WARNING AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
ALEXANDRIA THROUGH HUTCHINSON TO OWATONNA. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR POURING INTO THE REGION COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO IN THE
WIND CHILL WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

FINALLY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING
AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY INCLUDES ALL OF THE
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO
35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT IN YOUR CAR.

MNZ047-067-076-080800-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
STEVENS-SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR
559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY 
  MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL OPEN
  AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ077-080800-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FARIBAULT
559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. 


* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL OPEN 
  AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-080800-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
FRIDAY. 

FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING.

* TIMING...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING 
  THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SURFACE VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW.

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ065-075-084-085-093-080800-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
RENVILLE-NICOLLET-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...ST. PETER...WASECA...
OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
FRIDAY. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

* TIMING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE 
  EVENING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH SURFACE 
  VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE TO ONE MILE. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ041-048-049-057-058-066-080800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-POPE-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON
559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-078-WIZ014-023-024-080800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO DEVELOPING BY MID-
 EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

103 
WWUS43 KMPX 080621
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF 
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

.THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES OUT FOR
PARTS OF WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. 

ALTHOUGH THE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM...WHICH WILL
CONTINUE THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED
TONIGHT ACROSS THE PREVIOUSLY WARNED AND ADVISORY AREAS DUE TO THE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING FROM EARLIER TODAY...SO TRAVEL
WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT FOR AREAS WEST OF A BENSON...TO MAKATO...TO
ALBERT LEA LINE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. BY THE MORNING...WINDS
SPEEDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WILL FALL INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH
RANGE...WHICH WILL FINALLY LESSEN THE THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW.

ADDITIONALLY...A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THE WARNING AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
ALEXANDRIA THROUGH HUTCHINSON TO OWATONNA. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR POURING INTO THE REGION COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO IN THE
WIND CHILL WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

FINALLY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY INCLUDES ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW
ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT IN YOUR CAR.

MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-081430-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM HAS EXPIRED AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL 
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. THOUGH THE WARNING 
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN
RURAL AREAS...WITH WINDS NOT DECREASING UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* OTHER HAZARDS...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED IN OPEN
  AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ065-075-084-085-093-081430-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
RENVILLE-NICOLLET-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...ST. PETER...WASECA...
OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THOUGH THE
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
IN RURAL AREAS...WITH WINDS NOT DECREASING UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* OTHER HAZARDS...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED IN OPEN
  AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ041-047>049-057-058-066-067-076-081430-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
LE SUEUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
LE SUEUR
1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014-023-024-081430-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO DEVELOPING BY 
  MID- EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1110 PM CST TUE JAN 5 2010

.UPDATE...FOR 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW

&&

.DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 345 PM CST TUE JAN 5 2010/

MODELS SEEM TO BE CONSISTENT IN HANDLING THE PACIFIC/CANADIAN
SYSTEM. QG FORCING AND STRONG PV ADVECTION WORKS INTO WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN AREA OF FGEN
DEVELOPS FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MN BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE ON THE ISEN SURFACES STILL KIND OF SLIM BUT THE STRENGTH
OF THE DYNAMICS SUGGEST THAT NEAR 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS PROBABLE
IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED CORRIDOR. THE PROBS OF THE SREF DENDRITIC
GROWTH ZONE HAS INCREASED THE LAST FEW RUNS AND IS ORIENTED FROM
SOUTHWEST MN INTO IA.

STRONG WINDS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE UPPER SYSTEM
AND TRENDS SEEM TO FAVOR SE SD INTO SW MN AND WESTERN IA. THIS IS
SLIGHTLY FARTHER EAST THAN YESTERDAY'S TRENDS. WILL GO AHEAD AND
ISSUE A WINTER STORMS WATCH FOR THE WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL MN FOR THE COMBO OF WIND AND SNOW...ALTHOUGH THE WINDS NOT
KICKING IN UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WILL ALSO WRAP IN AN ADVSY JUST
TO THE NE OF THE WATCH AREA. MOST OF THE MODELS..INCLUDING ECMWF AND
NH GEM AND HIGHER SNOW RATIOS...SHOWING POTENTIAL OF 6
INCHES...BUT THE NAM SEEMS A LITTLE HIGH WITH THE NEAR 8...AT
LEAST INTO MN.

TEMPS TONIGHT A LITTLE TRICKY...WITH LIKELY DROPPING EARLY WITH
SOME RISE IN THE WEST LATER. TEMP TRENDS WILL BE CRITICAL WED
NIGHT AND THURSDAY...IN TERMS OF WIND CHILLS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS PROB
NEEDED...BUT MORE LIKELY NEEDED THURSDAY NIGHT. STILL NO SIG
WEATHER BEYOND WITH THE GRADUAL WARMING STILL INDICATED WITH
HIGHER HIGHER H5 HEIGHTS BUILDING TO OUR WEST AND NORTHWEST.
STILL LEAVING MON/MONDAY NIGHT DRY AS NW FLOW SHORT WAVE ENERGY
MAY GET CUT OFF TO OUR WEST.

&&

.AVIATION.../06Z TAF ISSUANCE/
LATEST MODEL RUNS...INCLUDING THE 06.00Z RUN OF THE NAM SLOWED
THE ARRIVAL OF THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SNOWFALL DOWN
SOMEWHAT...WHICH MAKES SENSE GIVEN THE CURRENT RADAR TRENDS OVER
THE DAKOTAS...AND THE FACT THAT THERE WILL ALSO BE DRIER EASTERLY
FLOW TO COMBAT INITIALLY. SO HAVE BASICALLY SLOWED DOWN THE ONSET
OF SNOWFALL BY A FEW HOURS. EXPECT CIGS TO LOWER INTO THE IFR CAT
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OUT WEST /KAXN AND KRWF/...AND NOT UNTIL
BETWEEN 00Z AND 03Z AT KSTC/KMSP/KRNH/KEAU. EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN BEGIN
INCREASING AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.

KMSP...VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERIOD....WITH
SNOW ONSET TIME SHIFTED CLOSER TO 00Z. MVFR CAT CIGS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE PREVALENT ON WEDNESDAY EVE...WITH IFR VSBYS.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
     FOR DOUGLAS-GOODHUE-KANDIYOHI-LE SUEUR-NICOLLET-POPE-
     RENVILLE-RICE-SIBLEY.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CHIPPEWA-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
     LAC QUI PARLE-MARTIN-REDWOOD-STEELE-STEVENS-SWIFT-WASECA-
     WATONWAN-YELLOW MEDICINE.

WI...NONE.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
111 PM CST TUE JAN 5 2010

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
061045-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
111 PM CST TUE JAN 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3
TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM BENSON TO FARIBAULT ON
SOUTHWARD.

IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY. ANOTHER SURGE OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE FRIDAY
MORNING FROM WEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.