Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

706 
WWUS43 KMPX 070428
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1028 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LIES AHEAD SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

.A LENGTHY PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA
FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE LONG
DURATION OF SNOW...THIS WEATHER SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES OVER A TWO DAY
PERIOD. THESE LARGE SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM
NEAR ALEXANDRIA AND LITTLE FALLS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE WEST SIDE
OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL LIKELY SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN
EXCESS OF 5 INCHES.

THE SNOW WILL BE PRODUCED BY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN DAKOTAS SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BEFORE SWINGING SOUTHEAST ACROSS IOWA AND INTO
ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY. THIS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL HELP TO
INTENSIFY A SURFACE TROUGH WHICH WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS THE
AREA...AND THESE FEATURES WILL WORK IN CONCERT TO PRODUCE THE
EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON MONDAY NIGHT...THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL CAUSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS
TO FURTHER DETERIORATE.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL
MINNESOTA ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO TO LITCHFIELD
AND ALONG AND WEST OF A LITCHFIELD...TO SAINT CLOUD...TO LITTLE
FALLS LINE. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR FROM SAINT
CLOUD TO ALEXANDRIA.

A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 35... AND INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF HUTCHINSON...THE
TWIN CITIES METRO AREA....AND SAINT PETER. 

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR
SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A NEW ULM...TO MANKATO...TO OWATONNA LINE. THIS INCLUDES THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON EXACTLY WHERE THESE WEATHER
SYSTEMS WILL TRACK...WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE WHERE THE
GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. STAY TUNED FOR LATER
FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT
WINTER STORM.

MNZ041>043-047>050-055>058-071230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.100207T1800Z-100209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
1028 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING... SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE SUNDAY MORNING 
  AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED 
  FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT... SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF TEN INCHES OVER 
  THE TWO DAY PERIOD ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS... STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY EVENING 
  AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ044-051-052-059>062-065>070-075>077-071230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100207T1800Z-100209T1200Z/
MILLE LACS-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT
1028 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING... SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED 
  FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT... SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF TEN INCHES OVER 
  THE TWO DAY PERIOD ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS... GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY INTO 
  MONDAY NIGHT... RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ074-082>085-091>093-071230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1028 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING... SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING AND 
  PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED 
  FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT... SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF TEN INCHES OVER 
  THE TWO DAY PERIOD ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS... GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY INTO 
  MONDAY NIGHT... RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
BAP

587 
WWUS43 KMPX 071023
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
423 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A TWO TO TWO AND A HALF DAY SNOWFALL EVENT...WITH SOME
COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...WILL
IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE
LENGTHY DURATION OF THE SNOW...THIS WEATHER SYSTEM HAS THE
INCREASING LIKELIHOOD TO PRODUCE A BROAD SWATH OF SNOWFALL TOTALS
OF 6 TO 14 INCHES OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD. THESE LARGE SNOWFALL
TOTALS ARE MOST CONFIDENT TO OCCUR FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA AND LITTLE
FALLS SOUTHWARD TO LITCHFIELD AND WILLMAR. LIKELIHOOD IS
INCREASING FOR THESE HIGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO ALSO BE EXPERIENCED
ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL SEE ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF AT LEAST SEVERAL INCHES. SOME OF THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS
WITH THIS EVENT ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE INTENSE BY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES SOUTH INTO THE DAKOTAS BY EARLY 
MONDAY...BEFORE SWINGING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS IOWA AND INTO
ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT IS THE PRIME REASON OF THE 
LONG DURATION SNOWFALL AND THE HEAVIER TOTAL AMOUNTS. 

NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA ON MONDAY NIGHT...THEN SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY. THE WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WOULD CAUSE TRAVEL
CONDITIONS TO FURTHER DETERIORATE.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
THIS INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...LITCHFIELD...LITTLE FALLS...WILLMAR...AND
THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR NORTHWEST OF ST CLOUD.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE WATCH...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THIS INCLUDES
MUCH OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS ALBERT
LEA...CAMBRIDGE...HUTCHINSON...FAIRMONT...MANKATO...REDWOOD
FALLS...RED WING...AND THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS.

WHILE CONFIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE AREA CONTINUES TO
INCREASE...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON EXACTLY HOW THIS WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL INTERACT WITH ANOTHER WINTER STORM ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
STATES ON MONDAY. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE WHERE THE
GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS
AND LIKELY EXPANSION OF WARNINGS ON THIS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT
WINTER STORM.


MNZ041>043-047>050-055>058-071830-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.100207T1800Z-100209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
423 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASING IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 10 AND 14 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY NIGHT
  AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ054-064-073-078-071830-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS...
REDWOOD FALLS...RED WING
423 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY EVENING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY
  NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ044-051-052-059-061-071830-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
MILLE LACS-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
MONTICELLO...BLAINE
423 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY EVENING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
  FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH
  POSSIBLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ060-062-065>070-075>077-071830-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT
423 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING
  AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
  FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH
  POSSIBLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ074-082>085-091>093-071830-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
423 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THIS EVENING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
  MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH
  POSSIBLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP
  TUESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MTF/RAH

260 
WWUS43 KMPX 071858
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1258 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A TWO TO TWO AND A HALF DAY SNOWFALL EVENT...WITH SOME
COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...WILL
IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. DUE TO
THE LENGTHY DURATION OF THE SNOW...THIS WEATHER SYSTEM HAS THE
INCREASING LIKELIHOOD TO PRODUCE A BROAD SWATH OF SNOWFALL TOTALS
OF 6 TO 14 INCHES OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD. THESE LARGE SNOWFALL
TOTALS ARE MOST CONFIDENT TO OCCUR FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA AND
LITTLE FALLS SOUTHWARD TO LITCHFIELD AND WILLMAR. LIKELIHOOD IS
INCREASING FOR THESE HIGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO ALSO BE EXPERIENCED
ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL SEE
ACCUMULATING SNOW OF AT LEAST SEVERAL INCHES. SOME OF THE HIGHER
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS EVENT ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING.

ACCUMULATING SNOW WAS DEVELOPING...OR OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
SPREAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL. EXPECT THE SNOW TO INCREASE
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVES SOUTH INTO THE DAKOTAS BY EARLY MONDAY... BEFORE
SWINGING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS IOWA AND INTO ILLINOIS ON
TUESDAY. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT IS THE PRIME REASON OF THE LONG
DURATION SNOWFALL AND THE HEAVIER TOTAL AMOUNTS.

NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF FAR WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND THEN SPREAD SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY. THE WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WOULD
CAUSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO FURTHER DETERIORATE.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
THIS INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...LITCHFIELD...LITTLE FALLS...WILLMAR...
AND THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR NORTHWEST OF ST CLOUD.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE WATCH...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THIS INCLUDES
MUCH OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS ALBERT
LEA...CAMBRIDGE...HUTCHINSON...FAIRMONT...MANKATO...REDWOOD
FALLS...RED WING...AND THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS.

WHILE CONFIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE AREA CONTINUES
TO INCREASE...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON EXACTLY HOW THIS WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH ANOTHER WINTER STORM ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS STATES ON MONDAY. IT DOES APPEAR THAT AN UPGRADE TO
WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED FOR MORE OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA FOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. STAY TUNED FOR LATER
FORECASTS AND LIKELY EXPANSION OF WARNINGS ON THIS POTENTIALLY
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM.

MNZ041>043-047>050-055>058-080300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
1258 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASING IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 10 AND 14 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOR PARTS OF FAR
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AND POSSIBLY
  PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ044-051-052-059-061-080300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
MILLE LACS-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
MONTICELLO...BLAINE
1258 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY EVENING AND 
  PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED 
  FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH 
  POSSIBLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ054-060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-080300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1258 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING 
  AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS 
  EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH 
  POSSIBLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

775 
WWUS43 KMPX 072115
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
315 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A TWO TO TWO AND A HALF DAY SNOWFALL EVENT...WITH SOME
COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...WILL
IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE
LENGTHY DURATION OF THE SNOW...THIS WEATHER SYSTEM HAS THE
LIKELIHOOD TO PRODUCE A BROAD SWATH OF SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 11
INCHES OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD. THE LARGEST SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO
11 INCHES...ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA AND
MORRIS...SOUTHWARD TO LITCHFIELD AND WILLMAR...TO MANKATO...ALBERT
LEA AND FAIRMONT. THE WEST SIDE OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO WILL ALSO
BE IN THE PATH OF SOME OF THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS. THE REMAINDER OF
THE AREA...INCLUDING PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WILL SEE 4 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW.

EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SPREAD FROM WESTERN MINNESOTA INTO
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND PICK UP IN INTENSITY
ON MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY NOT DEVELOP
OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL LATE TONIGHT OR MONDAY
MORNING. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE
DAKOTAS BY EARLY MONDAY...BEFORE SWINGING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS
IOWA AND INTO ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT IS THE PRIME
REASON OF THE LONG DURATION SNOWFALL AND THE HEAVIER TOTAL
AMOUNTS.

NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF FAR WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND THEN SPREAD SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY. THE WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WOULD
CAUSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO FURTHER DETERIORATE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
THIS INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...LITCHFIELD...LITTLE FALLS...WILLMAR...
MORRIS...THE WESTERN TWIN CITIES...AND SOUTHWARD TO
MANKATO...ALBERT LEA AND FAIRMONT. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 94
CORRIDOR AND PARTS OF THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THIS INCLUDES CANBY...MADISON...ONAMIA...CAMBRIDGE...FOREST
LAKE...BALSAM LAKE...NEW RICHMOND...AND DURAND.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND LIKELY EXPANSION OF WARNINGS
ON THIS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM.

MNZ060-062-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-080515-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
315 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
  FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WITH POSSIBLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25
  MPH LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ051-059-061-080515-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...MONTICELLO...BLAINE
315 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT AND
  PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-047>050-055>058-080515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
315 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASING IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 8 AND 11 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOR PARTS OF 
  FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AND 
  POSSIBLY PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ044-052-080515-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.100208T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
MILLE LACS-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...CAMBRIDGE
315 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.


* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&



$$

MNZ054-064-080515-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.100208T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.100208T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS
315 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING 
  AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS 
  EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS 5 TO 7 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS BECOMING NORTH...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO
  25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&



$$

MNZ045-053-WIZ014-080515-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.100208T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
KANABEC-CHISAGO-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE
315 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATER THIS
  EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
  EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS 4 TO 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

MNZ063-WIZ023>026-080515-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.100208T0600Z-100209T1800Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN
315 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
  PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
  MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS 4 TO 6 INCHES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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


$$

698 
WWUS43 KMPX 080352
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
952 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...LONG LASTING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

.SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE ONE TO TWO INCH RANGE HAVE ACCUMULATED
THUS FAR ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO TUESDAY.
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH AN INCH OR TWO ACROSS
MOST OF REMAINDER OF THE AREA. 

THIS LONG DURATION SNOW EVENT WILL GRADUALLY ALLOW SNOWFALL TO
ACCUMULATE. BY MID DAY TUESDAY AREAS ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER
THEN NORTH TOWARD ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR...THE SOUTHWEST TWIN
CITIES METRO AREA...MANKATO AND NEW ULM MAY SEE SNOW TOTALS IN THE
8 TO 10 INCH RANGE DURING THIS PROLONGED EVENT. THESE HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE EMBEDDED IN A WIDESPREAD AREA OF 5 INCH PLUS
SNOWFALL ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN.

NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF FAR WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND THEN SPREAD
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY. THE WINDS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH
WOULD CAUSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO FURTHER DETERIORATE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
THIS INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...LITCHFIELD...LITTLE FALLS...WILLMAR...
MORRIS...THE WESTERN TWIN CITIES...AND SOUTHWARD TO MANKATO...
ALBERT LEA AND FAIRMONT. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR
AND PARTS OF THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THIS INCLUDES CANBY...MADISON...ONAMIA...CAMBRIDGE...FOREST
LAKE...BALSAM LAKE...NEW RICHMOND...AND DURAND.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

MNZ041>043-047>051-055>059-061-081200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...BLAINE
952 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 7 AND 10 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOR PARTS OF 
  FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AND 
  POSSIBLY PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ060-062-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-081200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
952 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT.
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS INTO TUESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 
  25 MPH LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY CAUSING BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-052>054-064-WIZ014-081200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE
952 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW TONIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS 4 TO 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

MNZ063-WIZ023>026-081200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.100208T0600Z-100209T1800Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN
952 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS 4 TO 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

133 
WWUS43 KMPX 081109
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
509 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...SNOWFALL TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY...

.SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE MORESO TODAY AND LIKELY HAVE
GREATER TRAVEL IMPACTS AS SNOWFALL RATES INCREASE DURING THIS
LONG DURATION EVENT. THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...GRADUALLY LIGHTENING IN INTENSITY
OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. TEMPORARY HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN WEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

AS OF EARLY MONDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SINCE SUNDAY OF
TWO TO FIVE INCHES HAVE BEEN MEASURED OR ESTIMATED ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ADDITIONAL 
ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY OF THREE TO FIVE
INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH ONE
TO TWO INCHES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. THIS WILL LIKELY HAVE LARGE
IMPACTS ON THE EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TONIGHT WILL BRING
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND A HALF TO THREE INCHES. FURTHER
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER GRAND
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS STORM...EXPECTED BY MIDDAY
TUESDAY...WILL BE REALIZED FROM ALEXANDRIA SOUTHWARD TOWARDS
WILLMAR AND HUTCHINSON...AND FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AMOUNTS IN THIS
AREA SINCE SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 8 AND 13 INCHES.
THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE 5 TO 9 INCH
TOTALS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST. FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN IS
LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FOUR TO SIX INCH TOTALS.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH IN FAR WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY 
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL SPREAD
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO THE
SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER IN WEST CENTRAL LOCATIONS...TO INCLUDE MADISON
AND GRANITE FALLS. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY
FOR ALEXANDRIA...LITCHFIELD...LITTLE FALLS...ST CLOUD...AND
WILLMAR. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING LASTS THROUGH NOON ON
TUESDAY...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING ALBERT LEA...MANKATO...RED WING...AND
REDWOOD FALLS. THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES A LARGE PORTION
OF THE INTERSTATE 35...90...AND 94 CORRIDORS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY 
FOR PARTS OF FAR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FAR EASTERN TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...
CAMBRIDGE...MENOMONIE...NEW RICHMOND...AND MORA.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

MNZ054-064-081915-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS
509 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING LASTING
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OVERNIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS...DAYTIME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES
  TODAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE
  SUNDAY...BETWEEN 7 AND 10 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST
  INTO TUESDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-047>051-055>059-061-081915-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...BLAINE
509 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING LASTING
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OVERNIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...DAYTIME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE
  SUNDAY...BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND POSSIBLY
  RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH FURTHER
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ060-062-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-081915-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
509 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING LASTING
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OVERNIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...DAYTIME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE
  SUNDAY...BETWEEN 6 AND 11 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP RESULT IN AREAS
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-052-053-WIZ014-081915-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE
509 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY LASTING THROUGH
  THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...DAYTIME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE
  SUNDAY...BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

MNZ063-WIZ023>026-081915-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN
509 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY LASTING THROUGH
  THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...DAYTIME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE
  SUNDAY...BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

MTF/RAH

923 
WWUS43 KMPX 081842
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1242 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...SNOW CONTINUES MOST AREAS....

.SNOW CONTINUES OVER MOST OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SNOW WAS IN A BAND FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA NEAR
ALEXANDRIA AND MORRIS...TO WILLMAR AND HUTCHINSON...AND THE
SOUTHWEST AREAS OF TWIN CITIES...DOWN TO MANKATO AND ALBERT LEA.
THIS GENERAL TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON IN THESE AREAS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OR DEVELOP...BACK INTO SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA SLIDES INTO
IOWA. THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL SEE CONTINUING SNOW OVERNIGHT...BUT
WITH DECREASING INTENSITY. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES.

THE HIGHER GRAND TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM...EXPECTED
BY MIDDAY TUESDAY...WILL BE REALIZED FROM ALEXANDRIA SOUTHWARD
TOWARDS WILLMAR AND HUTCHINSON...AND FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE
MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA SINCE SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 8
AND 12 INCHES. THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE
5 TO 9 INCH TOTALS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST. FAR WESTERN
WISCONSIN IS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR ALEXANDRIA...LITCHFIELD...LITTLE
FALLS...ST CLOUD... AND WILLMAR. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING
LASTS THROUGH NOON ON TUESDAY...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF THE
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA... INCLUDING ALBERT LEA...MANKATO...RED WING...AND
REDWOOD FALLS. THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES A LARGE PORTION
OF THE INTERSTATE 35...90...AND 94 CORRIDORS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
FOR PARTS OF FAR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR WESTERN
WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES THE FAR EASTERN TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN
AREA... CAMBRIDGE...MENOMONIE...NEW RICHMOND...AND MORA.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

MNZ041>043-047>051-055>059-061-090245-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...BLAINE
1242 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL
  TAPERING OR ENDING LATE TONIGHT NORTH OF ST CLOUD TO MORRIS.

* MAIN IMPACT...DAYTIME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. STORM 
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY... 
  BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND POSSIBLY 
  RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH FURTHER 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ054-060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-090245-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1242 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A
  GRADUAL TAPERING OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...DAYTIME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. STORM 
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY... 
  BETWEEN 6 AND 11 INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP...RESULTING IN
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-052-053-WIZ014-090245-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE
1242 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OR ENDING...OVERNIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...DAYTIME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY...
  BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

MNZ063-WIZ023>026-090245-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN
1242 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...DAYTIME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY...
  BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

903 
WWUS43 KMPX 082115
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TONIGHT....

.SNOW CONTINUES OVER MOST OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
SNOW WAS IN A BAND FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA NEAR ALEXANDRIA AND
MORRIS...TO WILLMAR AND HUTCHINSON...AND THE SOUTHWEST AREAS OF
TWIN CITIES...DOWN TO MANKATO AND ALBERT LEA. THIS TREND WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES HAVE
BEEN COMMON IN THESE AREAS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OR DEVELOP...BACK INTO SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA SLIDES INTO IOWA.
THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL SEE CONTINUING SNOW OVERNIGHT...BUT WITH
DECREASING INTENSITY. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY
LOW VISIBILITIES.

THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM...EXPECTED BY
MIDDAY TUESDAY...WILL BE REALIZED FROM ALEXANDRIA SOUTHWARD
TOWARDS WILLMAR AND HUTCHINSON...AND FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE
MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA SINCE SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 8
AND 11 INCHES. THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE
5 TO 9 INCH TOTALS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST. FAR WESTERN
WISCONSIN IS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR ALEXANDRIA...LITCHFIELD...LITTLE FALLS...
ST CLOUD... AND WILLMAR. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING LASTS
THROUGH NOON ON TUESDAY...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF THE TWIN
CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA... INCLUDING ALBERT LEA...MANKATO...RED WING...AND
REDWOOD FALLS. THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES A LARGE PORTION
OF THE INTERSTATE 35...90...AND 94 CORRIDORS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
FOR PARTS OF FAR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR WESTERN
WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES THE FAR EASTERN TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN
AREA...OR WOODBURY AND FOREST LAKE...AND IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NEW
RICHMOND...ELLSWORTH AND DURAND. 

MNZ043-050-090515-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
MORRISON-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...FOLEY
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A
  GRADUAL TAPERING OR ENDING...OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY...BETWEEN
  4 AND 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ045-WIZ014-082215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
KANABEC-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER AND END THIS EVENING. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.


$$

WIZ025-082215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVERNIGHT WITH PERHAPS AN INCH OF
ACCUMULATION.

$$

MNZ041-042-047>049-051-055>059-061-090515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL 
  TAPERING OR ENDING LATE TONIGHT NORTH OF ST CLOUD TO MORRIS. 

* MAIN IMPACT...OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
  1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY
  MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY...BETWEEN 7 AND 11 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND
  POSSIBLY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
  FURTHER REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ054-060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-090515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
  EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS
  EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES. ADDITIONAL
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY
  MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY...BETWEEN 6 AND 11 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP...RESULTING IN 
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING 
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ044-052-053-090515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
MILLE LACS-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A
  GRADUAL TAPERING OR ENDING...OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO CAN
  BE EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY
  MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY...BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

MNZ063-WIZ023-024-026-090515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN
315 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY...BETWEEN
  3 AND 5 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

054 
WWUS43 KMPX 090327
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
927 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT....

.SNOW CONTINUES OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
LATE THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 5 TO 10
INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON FROM JUST SOUTH OF ALEXANDRIA...ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...TO MANKATO AND
ALBERT LEA.

SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST
OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES INTO TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 94. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY
GENERALLY NORTH OF AN OLIVIA...TO LITCHFIELD...TO BUFFALO LINE.
THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING LASTS THROUGH NOON ON TUESDAY...INCLUDING
A LARGE PORTION OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS
MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING ALBERT
LEA...MANKATO...RED WING...AND REDWOOD FALLS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
PARTS OF FAR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR WESTERN
WISCONSIN...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A FOREST LAKE...TO NEW RICHMOND AND
DURAND WISCONSIN LINE.


MNZ041-042-090430-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE
927 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS COMING TO AN END. 

$$

MNZ043-044-050-052-053-090430-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY...
CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY
927 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS COMING TO AN END. 

$$

MNZ047>049-051-055>059-061-091130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
ELK RIVER...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...BLAINE
927 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS.

* MAIN IMPACT...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ADDITIONAL
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
  BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY...BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND 
  POSSIBLY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH 
  FURTHER REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ054-060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-091130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
927 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS 
  EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES. ADDITIONAL 
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY 
  MORNING...SINCE SUNDAY...BETWEEN 6 AND 11 INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP...RESULTING IN 
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING 
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ063-WIZ023-024-026-091130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN
927 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. 
  STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY MORNING...SINCE 
  SUNDAY...BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

307 
WWUS43 KMPX 090828
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
228 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING BUT WINDS WILL
INCREASE...

.ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS LIKELY THIS MORNING MAINLY IN
AREAS SOUTH FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO GAYLORD THEN THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO. AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE TWO INCH RANGE WILL BE MAINLY SOUTH FROM
MANKATO TO RED WING. SINCE SNOW STARTED FALLING ON SUNDAY...STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON FROM
JUST SOUTH OF ALEXANDRIA...ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN TWIN
CITIES METRO AREA...TO MANKATO AND ALBERT LEA.

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO 
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL 
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
COUNTRY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 94. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM GENERALLY
NORTH OF AN OLIVIA...TO LITCHFIELD...TO BUFFALO LINE. THE
REMAINDER OF THE WARNING LASTS THROUGH NOON... INCLUDING A LARGE
PORTION OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA... AS WELL AS MOST OF
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING ALBERT LEA...MANKATO...RED
WING...AND REDWOOD FALLS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR
PARTS OF FAR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR WESTERN
WISCONSIN...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A FOREST LAKE...TO NEW RICHMOND AND
DURAND WISCONSIN LINE.

MNZ047>049-051-055>059-061-091200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
ELK RIVER...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...BLAINE
228 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
  BE AN INCH OR LESS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SINCE
  SUNDAY...BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ054-060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-091630-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
228 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE MAINLY INTO THE MID
  MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* MAIN IMPACT...AROUND ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW SOUTH FROM MANKATO
  TO RED WING WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO ELSEWHERE. STORM TOTAL
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY NOON TODAY SINCE SNOW BEGAN ON
  SUNDAY...BETWEEN 6 AND 11 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ063-WIZ023-024-026-091630-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN
228 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY NOON. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY NOON...BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

214 
WWUS43 KMPX 091201
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
601 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING BUT WINDS WILL
BE GUSTY...

.PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD THE EAU CLAIRE AREA MAY SEE
AS MUCH AS TWO MORE INCHES OF SNOW MAINLY THIS MORNING. AREAS FROM
REDWOOD FALLS TO THE TWIN CITIES COULD SEE UP TO ANOTHER INCH.
NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ESPECIALLY
THIS MORNING WHICH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL
AREAS. 

THIS STORM YIELDED SNOW TOTALS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES FROM THE
ALEXANDRIA AND MORRIS AREAS THROUGH WILLMAR AND HUTCHINSON...THEN
ACROSS THE WESTERN TWIN CITIES METRO TOWARD ALBERT LEA. MOST OF
THE REST OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA RECEIVED AT LEAST FIVE
INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN UNTIL NOON FOR PERIODS OF SNOW
AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INTO WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THE WARNING EXPIRED AT 6 AM FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA INCLUDING ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...ST. CLOUD
AND THE NORTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR
WASHINGTON COUNTY INCLUDING STILLWATER AS WELL AS THE WISCONSIN
COMMUNITIES OF NEW RICHMOND AND DURAND.

MNZ047>049-051-055>059-061-091315-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
WRIGHT-ANOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
ELK RIVER...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...BLAINE
601 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST THIS MORNING.
ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SOME LOCAL
DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN RURAL AREAS.

$$

MNZ054-060-062-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-091800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
601 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING.

* MAIN IMPACT...ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW FROM ALBERT LEA TO TO RED
  WING WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO ELSEWHERE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
  AMOUNTS BY NOON TODAY SINCE SNOW BEGAN ON SUNDAY...BETWEEN 7 AND
  11 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE 
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING 
  VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ063-WIZ023-024-026-091800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN
601 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY NOON. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW 
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY NOON...BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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685 
WWUS43 KMPX 091805
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1205 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OVER MOST OF
THE AREA...ALTHOUGH ANOTHER INCH OR LESS COULD ACCUMULATE ALONG
THE IOWA BORDER NEAR ALBERT LEA...AND NEAR EAU CLAIRE. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
SNOW...MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
ALBERT LEA...BLUE EARTH...FAIRMONT...AND OWATONNA. 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAVE ENDED.


MNZ084-085-091>093-100000-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.100209T1805Z-100210T0000Z/
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1205 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

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
WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY.

* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED
  VISIBILITY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ054-060-062-064>070-073>078-082-083-091915-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO
1205 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 



$$

MNZ063-WIZ023-024-026-091915-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100209T1800Z/
WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN
1205 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 


$$