Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Dec 15, 2010, 11:30 AM CST for 19 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 15, 2010, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 11 hr. 4 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
- Dec 15, 2010, 11:30 AM CST (17:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2010, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2010, 1:49 AM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Glenwood, MN | |
| Dec 15, 6:09 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 2 N Willmar, MN | |
| Dec 15, 8:17 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Ellendale, MN | |
| Dec 15, 9:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Litchfield, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 1901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
443 WWUS43 KMPX 151730 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1130 AM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL... CENTRAL... AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA... WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO RUN FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA AND MORRIS SOUTHEAST THROUGH WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD... AND HUTCHINSON... TO SAINT PETER AND WASECA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF THE WARNING AREA... INCLUDING THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL... CENTRAL... AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND A SMALL PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A LONG DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOME LULLS IN THE PRECIPITATION MAY OCCUR... PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... WITH THE PRIMARY TIME PERIOD FOR HEAVIER SNOW EXPECTED FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR... AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE AXIS COULD SHIFT SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTHEAST OR SOUTHWEST... SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES ON THURSDAY MORNING... PARTICULARLY AFTER 9 AM. MNZ041-047>049-055>059-065>069-075>077-084-085-160130- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.101215T1800Z-101216T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0008.101215T2100Z-101216T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- WRIGHT-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- WASECA-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...WASECA...OWATONNA 1130 AM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL GIVE WAY TO STEADY SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS... WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-160130- /O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.101215T2100Z-101216T1500Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1130 AM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL GIVE WAY TO STEADIER SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS... WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 5 AM THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ083-092-093-160130- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.101215T2100Z-101216T1500Z/ BLUE EARTH-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1130 AM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR SCATTERED FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL GIVE WAY TO STEADIER SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS... WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY.. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ MNZ042>044-050>052-060>063-070-078-WIZ023-024-160130- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.101216T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT 1130 AM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...A FEW FLURRIES OR BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... THEN A STEADIER LIGHT SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS... PARTICULARLY NEAR AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND SAINT CROIX RIVERS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
999 WWUS43 KMPX 160112 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 712 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...THE HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY NOW EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE FURTHER WEST AND SOUTH... .THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES COVERING MUCH OF THE AREA HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY NOW EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER. AS A RESULT...LESS SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOW FORECAST FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE TWIN CITIES. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PIERCE AND ST CROIX COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AS WELL AS FOR WASHINGTON...RAMSEY...ANOKA...ISANTI...SHERBURNE...BENTON...MILLE LACS...MORRISON AND TODD COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL IN THESE AREAS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR DOUGLAS...STEARNS AND WRIGHT COUNTIES HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW TOTALS IN THESE AREAS ARE NOW FORECAST TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM MORRIS AND GLENWOOD ON SOUTHEAST THROUGH LITCHFIELD...MANKATO...WASECA AND OWATONNA. SNOW TOTALS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE. FINALLY...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM MADISON AND CANBY ON SOUTHEAST THROUGH REDWOOD FALLS TO FAIRMONT AND ALBERT LEA. SNOW TOTALS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE...WITH THE 5 INCH AMOUNTS MORE LIKELY NEAR THE MINNESOTA RIVER. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE TWIN CITIES AND FAR WESTERN AREAS OF WISCONSIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTS TO THE SOUTH. MNZ041-049-059-160915- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-STEARNS-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...ST. CLOUD...MONTICELLO 712 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...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 9 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ MNZ042>044-050>052-061>063-WIZ023-024-160215- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-ANOKA-RAMSEY- WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT 712 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO BE ONLY IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. $$ MNZ047-048-055>058-065>069-075>077-084-085-160915- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... WASECA...OWATONNA 712 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING WILL GIVE WAY TO STEADY SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-160915- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 712 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE 5 INCH AMOUNTS NEAR THE MINNESOTA RIVER. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ083-092-093-160915- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ BLUE EARTH-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 712 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING...THEN GIVING WAY TO A STEADIER SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ MNZ060-070-078-160915- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ HENNEPIN-DAKOTA-GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BURNSVILLE...RED WING 712 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE 4 INCH TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF HENNEPIN...DAKOTA AND GOODHUE COUNTIES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RAH/MPG
999 WWUS43 KMPX 160749 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 149 AM CST THU DEC 16 2010 ...THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST OF MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...AND NOT HAVE MUCH OF MAJOR IMPACT IN MINNESOTA... .THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 900 AM THIS MORNING HAD BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT INCLUDED ST CLOUD AND THE WESTERN METRO OF THE TWIN CITIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT APPEARS THAT THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY AROUND INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM MADISON AND CANBY ON SOUTHEAST THROUGH REDWOOD FALLS TO FAIRMONT AND ALBERT LEA. SNOW TOTALS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE OFF TO THE SOUTH OVER THE MIDWEST THIS MORNING. A DRY EASTERLY AIRFLOW WILL CONTINUE TO HINDER THE PROGRESSION OF THE SNOW FROM MOVING EAST OVER EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. MNZ047-055-056-065-075-161500- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ STEVENS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-RENVILLE-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...OLIVIA... ST. PETER 149 AM CST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED EARLIER. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ048-057-058-066>069-076-077-084-085-160900- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ POPE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE- WASECA-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... WASECA...OWATONNA 149 AM CST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STAY WELL SOUTH AND WEST OF MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...AND SHOULD STAY UNDER WINTER STORM WARNING CRITERIA. $$ MNZ049-059-060-070-078-160900- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ STEARNS-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-DAKOTA-GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BURNSVILLE...RED WING 149 AM CST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE SNOW WILL HAVE ANY IMPACT ON TRAVEL DURING THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES BY MID DAY THURSDAY. $$ MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-161500- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 149 AM CST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL. UNPLOWED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME SLICK. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ083-092-093-161500- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ BLUE EARTH-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 149 AM CST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL. UNPLOWED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME SLICK OR SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. .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. && $$ MNZ041-161500- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-101216T1500Z/ DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALEXANDRIA 149 AM CST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE SNOWFALL... ALONG WITH ATTENDANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 34 more | 36 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 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.