Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Nov 12, 2010, 3:40 PM CST for Barron County, Polk County, Wisconsin; 26 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 13, 2010, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2010, 3:40 PM CST (21:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2010, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2010, 8:44 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 28 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Polk County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Minneapolis, MN | DAILY TOTAL IS TRACE |
| Nov 13, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Lakeville, MN | |
| Nov 13, 12:06 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Hastings, MN | |
| Nov 13, 12:25 AM CST | SNOW 0.4 | Clayton, WI | |
| Nov 13, 12:50 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Chanhassen, MN | RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW AT MIDNIGHT. DAILY AND STORM TOTAL SO FAR...MELTING ON ROAD AND SIDEWALK. |
| Nov 13, 1:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.4 | Inver Grove Heights, MN | |
| Nov 13, 1:24 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Shakopee, MN | SLUSHY ACCUMULATON...ROADS AND WALKS. |
| Nov 13, 1:57 AM CST | SNOW 0.6 | Chanhassen, MN | SINCE MIDNIGHT...SLUSHY ACCUMULATION ON GRASS AND ROAD. |
| Nov 13, 2:06 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 Nw Minneapolis, MN | SINCE 100 AM...SLUSHY ACCUMULATION ON GRASS. STREETS WET. |
| Nov 13, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | St James, MN | LESS THAN AN INCH ACCUMULATED SLUSH ON GRASS. ROADS WET. |
| Nov 13, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Chanhassen, MN | SINCE MIDNIGHT. SLUSHY ACCUMULATION ON GRASS AND ROAD. |
| Nov 13, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Mankato, MN | ROUGHLY ESTIMATED. SLUSH COVERED ROADS. A FEW CARS IN DITCH. |
| Nov 13, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Blue Earth, MN | 2 TO 3 INCHES SLUSH ACCUMULATION. A COUPLE CARS IN DITCH. |
| Nov 13, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Fairmont, MN | 2 TO 3 INCHES SLUSH ACCUMULATED. A COUPLE CARS IN DITCH. |
| Nov 13, 3:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.9 | Chanhassen, MN | SINCE MIDNIGHT. SLUSHY ACCUMULATION ON GRASS AND ROAD. |
| Nov 13, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Chanhassen, MN | SINCE MIDNIGHT. SLUSHY ACCUMULATION ON GRASS AND ROAD. |
| Nov 13, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Hastings, MN | SNOWFALL TOTAL TRACE AT LOCK AND DAM 2. |
| Nov 13, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Minneapolis, MN | SINCE MIDNIGHT. |
| Nov 13, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Fridley, MN | |
| Nov 13, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 Ne Plymouth, MN | |
| Nov 13, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | Jordan, MN | |
| Nov 13, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Blue Earth, MN | |
| Nov 13, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Chanhassen, MN | SINCE MIDNIGHT. SLUSHY SNOW COVERED GRASS AND ROAD. |
| Nov 13, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Fairmont, MN | |
| Nov 13, 6:05 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Mapleton, MN | THUNDERSNOW AT THIS TIME. |
| Nov 13, 6:56 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Winthrop, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 Wsw Princeton, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Redwood Falls, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Se Danube, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 2 N Inver Grove Heights, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Hutchinson, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | 1 Ene Arden Hills, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Nnw Springfield, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Sw Minneapolis, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.6 | Se Lauderdale, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.9 | Forest Lake, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Rockford, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 W Eagan, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.9 | Wsw Long Lake, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 W Prior Lake, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | W Carver, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.1 | Woodbury, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.2 | 1 Ssw Wyoming, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Ene Inver Grove Heigh, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:04 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | New Hope, MN | 0.41 OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Nov 13, 7:06 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Winnebago, MN | THUNDER SNOW...4 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES SNAPPING OFF FROM HEAVY WEIGHT OF SNOW. |
| Nov 13, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Stillwater, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Prior Lake, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 3.2 | 3 N Forest Lake, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Cumberland, WI | |
| Nov 13, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Inver Grove Heights, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:31 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Wsw St James, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:37 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Sw Farmington, MN | |
| Nov 13, 7:50 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 E Cameron, WI | |
| Nov 13, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Rice, MN | SNOWFALL TOTAL IS TRACE. |
| Nov 13, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.4 | Milaca, MN | |
| Nov 13, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 1 Ese Milroy, MN | |
| Nov 13, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 Wsw Princeton, MN | |
| Nov 13, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Morgan, MN | |
| Nov 13, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Rice Lake, WI | RAIN MIXING IN NOW. SLUSHY ROADS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 13 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
045 WWUS43 KMPX 122140 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 340 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO ALONG WITH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. THERE IS ALSO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A ROW OF COUNTIES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE WARNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS WITHIN THE WARNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE ADVISORY AREA CAN EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BEGINS MOVING NORTH OUT OF OKLAHOMA. PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY SPREAD NORTH ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY AS THE LOW HEADS INTO CENTRAL IOWA...EVENTUALLY MOVING INTO THE WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START OUT AS A RAIN AND SNOW MIX...BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS AS TO WHERE THE RAIN AND SNOW LINE WILL SET UP...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS PUT IT NEAR A BLUE EARTH...TO MANKATO...TO SAINT PAUL...TO BALSAM LAKE LINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL JUST WEST OF WHERE THIS TRANSITION LINE SETS UP. ALTHOUGH GROUND AND ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY ABOVE FREEZING...SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH THROUGH THE MORNING ON SATURDAY TO ALLOW THIS SNOWFALL TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED ON SATURDAY...BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED TO USE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. MNZ044-045-051>053-058>061-065>069-073>076-082-083-091-WIZ014- 130545- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0004.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 340 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. 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. && $$ MNZ092-130545- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0004.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE EARTH 340 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ062-063-070-WIZ015-016-023-130545- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 340 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ043-049-050-057-077-084-130545- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-KANDIYOHI-RICE-WASECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... WILLMAR...FARIBAULT...WASECA 340 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
822 WWUS43 KMPX 130302 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 902 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO ALONG WITH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE SEVEN COUNTY METRO AREA. IT CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A ROW OF COUNTIES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE WARNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS WITHIN THE WARNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE ADVISORY AREA CAN EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BEGINS MOVING NORTH OUT OF MISSOURI. PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY SPREAD NORTH ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY AS THE LOW HEADS INTO EASTERN IOWA...EVENTUALLY MOVING INTO THE WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN BY SUNDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF WET SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW AREA SHOULD DEVELOP FROM NEAR FAIRMONT...MANKATO...THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...TO NEAR CAMBRIDGE...AND BALSAM LAKE WISCONSIN. ALTHOUGH GROUND AND ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY ABOVE FREEZING...SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR...WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH THROUGH THE MUCH OF THE MORNING ON SATURDAY TO ALLOW THIS SNOWFALL TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS...LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED ON SATURDAY...BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED TO USE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. MNZ062-063-070-WIZ015-131115- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0004.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-BARRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE... RICE LAKE...BARRON 902 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY LATE MORNING...BUT WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ067-073>076-082-083-091-092-131115- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0004.101113T0600Z-101114T1200Z/ SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH 902 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER IN INTENSITY BY LATE MORNING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ044-045-051>053-058>061-065-066-068-069-WIZ014-131115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0004.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE 902 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR LIKELY. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. 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. && $$ MNZ078-085-093-131115- /O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.101113T0600Z-101114T1200Z/ GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 902 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WIZ024-025-131115- /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE 902 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ077-084-131115- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.101113T0600Z-101114T1200Z/ RICE-WASECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...WASECA 902 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ043-049-050-057-WIZ016-023-131115- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-KANDIYOHI-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... WILLMAR...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 902 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
761 WWUS43 KMPX 130935 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 335 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND TODAY FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES METRO AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. THE WARNING ALSO CONTINUES FOR POLK AND BARRON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE WARNING AREA...FROM ALBERT LEA TO LADYSMITH AND WILLMAR TO LITTLE FALLS RESPECTIVELY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS WITHIN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES. THE ADVISORY AREA CAN EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. SNOW WAS IN PROGRESS EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK WAS CAUSING A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION ON AREA HIGHWAYS ALONG WITH SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE SNOW INTENSITY WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE FAIRMONT...MANKATO AND NEW ULM AREAS AROUND DAYBREAK AND THEN SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS FOR A TIME TODAY. FURTHER EAST...A RAIN SNOW LINE IS EXPECTED TO SET UP FROM ALBERT LEA THROUGH THE EAST SIDE OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA TO LUCK WISCONSIN...WITH JUST RAIN OCCURRING BY AFTERNOON FROM EAU CLAIRE TO LADYSMITH. THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM OVER IOWA. THE LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST TO NORTHERN WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED TODAY...BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED TO USE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. MNZ050-131745- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0004.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FOLEY 335 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BENTON COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER IN INTENSITY BY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ067-073>076-082-083-091-092-131745- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH 335 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER IN INTENSITY BY THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. 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. && $$ MNZ044-045-051>053-058>063-065-066-068>070-WIZ014-015-131745- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0004.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-POLK-BARRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON 335 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR ARE LIKELY. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY BY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-093-131745- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 335 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS MORNING WILL MIX WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO A LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ043-049-057-WIZ016-023>025-131745- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.101113T1200Z-101114T1200Z/ MORRISON-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 335 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RAH/MTF
726 WWUS43 KMPX 131659 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1059 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND TODAY FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES METRO AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. THE WARNING ALSO CONTINUES FOR POLK AND BARRON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE WARNING AREA...FROM ALBERT LEA TO LADYSMITH AND WILLMAR TO LITTLE FALLS RESPECTIVELY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS WITHIN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 8 AND 11 INCHES. THE ADVISORY AREA CAN EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...STRONGER WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH AND WEST OF MANKATO. THERE HAVE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES GOING DOWN DUE TO THE WINDS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW. THESE TYPES OF REPORTS EXTEND FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO THE TWIN CITIES. THE HEAVIER RATES OF SNOWFALL...WITH AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR... WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM NEAR AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE TWIN CITIES...INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...TOWARD CAMBIRDGE...MORA...AND BALSAM LAKE. THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL REACH NEAR 11 INCHES FROM SOUTH CENTRAL..INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING PARTS OF THE TWIN CITIES, SURROUNDING THE HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW...AMOUNTS WILL REACH 6 TO 8 INCHES. THE DIVIDING LINE FOR RAIN AND SNOW WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR ALBERT LEA...TO MENOMONIE AND LADYSMITH. THIS WILL CHANGE VERY LITTLE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT MAY SHIFT EAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST IOWA. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO UPPER MICHIGAN BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED TODAY...BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED TO USE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. MNZ044-045-050>053-058>063-065>070-073>076-082-083-091-092-WIZ014- 015-140100- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-POLK-BARRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON 1059 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR ARE LIKELY. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY GO DOWN WITH THE HEAVY WET 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ043-049-057-077-078-084-085-093-WIZ016-023>025-140100- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ MORRISON-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 1059 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT...MIXED WITH RAIN OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NEAR THE MINNESOTA WISCONSIN BORDER. RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW FARTHER EAST EAST INTO WISCONSIN...LIMITING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
519 WWUS43 KMPX 132132 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 332 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW STORM BEGINNING TO MOVE AWAY... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS A SMALL PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN. THE WARNING IS FOR THE AREA ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CAMBRIDGE TO AMERY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA... BRINGING THE OVERALL TOTAL TO 7 TO 11 INCHES SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS...ST PAUL AREA...AND THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO A PORTION OF WISCONSIN. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE...BRINGING TOTALS TO 7 TO 11 INCHES IN MINNESOTA... AND FOUR TO SIX INCHES IN THE AREA FROM HUDSON TO RICE LAKE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ACT UPON TREES WITH HEAVY WET SNOW... AND MORE TREES AND POWER LINES WILL GO DOWN TONIGHT. IF YOUR HOUSE LOSES POWER...BE CAREFUL OF ANY OTHER METHODS TO HEAT YOUR HOME. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WORKING CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST IOWA. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO UPPER MICHIGAN BY SUNDAY MORNING. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED...BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED TO USE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. MNZ044-050-051-059>063-066-068>070-WIZ015-140545- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY- WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BARRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RICE LAKE...BARRON 332 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...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 SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THE HEAVY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF... BUT LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...ONE OR TWO INCHES OF WET SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY COME DOWN DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ058-065-067-073>076-082-083-091-092-132245- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ MEEKER-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 332 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED NORTH OUT OF THE AREA. $$ MNZ043-049-057-077-078-084-085-093-WIZ016-024-025-132245- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ MORRISON-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- RUSK-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA... LADYSMITH...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 332 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED NORTH OUT OF THE AREA. $$ MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014-140545- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 332 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF. * MAIN IMPACT...ANOTHER TWO OR THREE INCHES SNOW ARE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY GO DOWN WITH THE HEAVY WET SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ023-140545- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 332 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES. * MAIN IMPACT...FINAL SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT OF THE WET SNOW MAY TAKE DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$
650 WWUS43 KMPX 140244 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 844 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...SNOW CONTINUING TO WIND DOWN OVERNIGHT... .THE WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE MORA...CAMBRIDGE...AND AMERY AREAS HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH OR TWO IN THE MORA AND CAMBRIDGE AREAS TO AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ADVISORY AREA. THE LARGEST STORM TOTALS FROM THE STORM WERE IN A BAND FROM THE FAIRMONT AREA THROUGH MANKATO...THEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA THROUGH CAMBRIDGE AND MORA. SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WERE RECORDED IN THIS AREA. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH SNOW LADEN TREES FALLING ON POWER LINES. IF YOUR HOUSE LOSES POWER...BE CAREFUL OF ALTERNATE METHODS TO HEAT YOUR HOME. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WORKING CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM NEAR EAU CLAIRE...WISCONSIN. IT WILL TRACK TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT REACHING THE HOUGHTON AREA OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN BY MORNING. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED...BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED TO USE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014-141045- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 844 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...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 SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...ONE OR TWO INCHES OF WET SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY COME DOWN DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ044-050-051-059>063-066-068>070-WIZ015-023-141045- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101114T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY- WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BARRON-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 844 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...AROUND ANOTHER INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY COME DOWN DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. 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. && $$ BAP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 3:40 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, Saint Croix | 36 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.