Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Dec 19, 2010, 2:12 PM CST for 38 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 20, 2010, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 22 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
- Dec 19, 2010, 2:12 PM CST (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2010, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2010, 3:49 AM CST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 47 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs 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, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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 20, 8:23 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Sleepy Eye, MN | |
| Dec 20, 10:47 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Nicollet, MN | OVER PAST 2.5 HOURS |
| Dec 20, 10:47 AM CST | SNOW 1 | North Mankato, MN | OVER PAST 2.5 HOURS |
| Dec 20, 11:50 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | North Mankato, MN | SINCE 830 AM. |
| Dec 20, 12:39 PM CST | SNOW 0.6 | 2 Sw Prior Lake, MN | |
| Dec 20, 12:42 PM CST | SNOW 0.4 | Richfield, MN | IN PAST HOUR |
| Dec 20, 1:56 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Faribault, MN | |
| Dec 20, 1:56 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Rice, MN | |
| Dec 20, 1:58 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Lakeville, MN | |
| Dec 20, 1:59 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Richfield, MN | |
| Dec 20, 2:01 PM CST | SNOW 1.3 | 1 Wsw New Brighton, MN | |
| Dec 20, 2:01 PM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Ramsey, MN | |
| Dec 20, 2:14 PM CST | SNOW 2 | New Market, MN | |
| Dec 20, 2:16 PM CST | SNOW 1.3 | New Market, MN | |
| Dec 20, 2:40 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Litchfield, MN | |
| Dec 20, 2:41 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Ssw Minneapolis, MN | |
| Dec 20, 2:42 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Sacred Heart, MN | |
| Dec 20, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Savage, MN | |
| Dec 20, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Janesville, MN | |
| Dec 20, 3:19 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Bloomington, MN | |
| Dec 20, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Rush City, MN | |
| Dec 20, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 6 | North Mankato, MN | |
| Dec 20, 3:35 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hastings, MN | |
| Dec 20, 3:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Champlin, MN | |
| Dec 20, 3:45 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Faribault, MN | |
| Dec 20, 3:46 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Delano, MN | IN PAST 6 HOURS |
| Dec 20, 3:54 PM CST | SNOW 1.9 | Waite Park, MN | |
| Dec 20, 3:57 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Winthrop, MN | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 5 Ene Minneapolis, MN | MEASURED AT U OF MN ST PAUL CAMPUS. WATER EQUIVALENT OF NEW SNOW 0.26 INCHES. |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 2 W Prior Lake, MN | |
| Dec 20, 4:04 PM CST | SNOW 3 | St Cloud, MN | |
| Dec 20, 4:08 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 1 W Eagan, MN | |
| Dec 20, 4:15 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Plymouth, MN | |
| Dec 20, 4:20 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | St Joseph, MN | |
| Dec 20, 4:30 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Eau Claire, WI | NEWS 18 IN EAU CLAIRE...0.07 INCH LIQUID |
| Dec 20, 4:35 PM CST | SNOW 6 | North Mankato, MN | SNOW HAS ENDED. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OCCURRING. |
| Dec 20, 4:50 PM CST | SNOW 3.7 | Murdock, MN | |
| Dec 20, 4:55 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Faribault, MN | 2.3 INCHES IN THE LAST 1.5 HOURS |
| Dec 20, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Inver Grove Heights, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Lakeville, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ese Owatonna, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:10 PM CST | SNOW 2.1 | Ham Lake, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:14 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | Bloomington, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:15 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Sauk Rapids, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:20 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ssw Oak Park, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 5.1 | Chaska, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:31 PM CST | SNOW 4.2 | Annandale, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:40 PM CST | SNOW 3.9 | 2 N Willmar, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:40 PM CST | SNOW 5.2 | Chanhassen, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:41 PM CST | SNOW 4.4 | 5 Sw St Paul, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:45 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 8 S Hillman, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:49 PM CST | SNOW 4.6 | 1 E Bloomington, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:51 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 2 S Rice Lake, WI | |
| Dec 20, 5:51 PM CST | SNOW 5 | St Michael, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:54 PM CST | SNOW 6 | New Market, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:57 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Long Prairie, MN | |
| Dec 20, 5:59 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 8 S Hillman, MN | |
| Dec 20, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.4 | Long Lake, MN | |
| Dec 20, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Minneapolis, MN | TAKEN AT MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
| Dec 20, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ese Chaska, 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 743 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
474 WWUS43 KMPX 192012 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 212 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...ANOTHER SNOWSTORM TO AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT .A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE WARNING IS LOCATED NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR MONTEVIDEO AND FARIBAULT IN MINNESOTA...TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. THE WARNING INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR...HUTCHINSON...AND ST CLOUD BEGINNING AT 6 AM MONDAY...THE TWIN CITIES METRO...FARIBAULT AND RED WING AT 9 AM... AND LITTLE FALLS...CAMBRIDGE...LAKE ELMO...RICE LAKE AND EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN BEGINNING AT NOON. FIVE TO NINE INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS...7 TO 9 INCHES...OCCURRING GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE AND RICE LAKE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF THE WARNING AREA...AND INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF CANBY...REDWOOD FALLS...MANKATO...FARIMONT...OWATONNA AND ALBERT LEA. THREE TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION...BEGINNING AROUND 6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND SPREAD INTO FAR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 10 AM MONDAY TO THE WEST...FROM LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE EAST...AND THEN SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. MNZ041-042-047>049-055>059-066-200415- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0008.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- WRIGHT-MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...HUTCHINSON 212 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 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 FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD EAST MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE DURING LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND 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. && $$ MNZ062-200415- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0008.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1500Z-101221T1200Z/ RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. PAUL 212 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MID MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE NOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ060-068>070-077-078-200415- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0008.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1500Z-101221T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING 212 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 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 FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA BY MID MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON ...INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. 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. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-061-063-WIZ014>016-023>028-200415- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0008.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA- WASHINGTON-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BLAINE... STILLWATER...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 212 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE MONDAY MORNING OR EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ065-067-200415- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ RENVILLE-SIBLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...GAYLORD 212 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 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 FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP INTO THE REGION AROUND 6 AM. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND 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. && $$ MNZ054-064-073>076-082>085-091>093-200415- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0020.101220T1200Z-101221T0600Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 212 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...LINGERING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
6 follow-up statements
584 WWUS43 KMPX 200357 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 957 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...ANOTHER SNOWSTORM TO AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE WARNING IS LOCATED NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR MONTEVIDEO AND FARIBAULT IN MINNESOTA...TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. THE WARNING INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR...HUTCHINSON...AND ST CLOUD BEGINNING AT 6 AM MONDAY...THE TWIN CITIES METRO...FARIBAULT AND RED WING AT 9 AM...AND LITTLE FALLS...CAMBRIDGE...LAKE ELMO...RICE LAKE AND EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN BEGINNING AT NOON. FIVE TO NINE INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS...7 TO 9 INCHES...OCCURRING GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE AND RICE LAKE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF THE WARNING AREA...AND INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF CANBY... REDWOOD FALLS...MANKATO...FARIMONT...OWATONNA AND ALBERT LEA. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION... BEGINNING AROUND 6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND SPREAD INTO FAR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AND THEN OVER CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ALL OF THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. MNZ041-042-047>049-055>059-065>067-201200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- WRIGHT-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD 957 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD EAST MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE DURING LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND 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. && $$ MNZ060-062-068>070-077-078-201200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1500Z-101221T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING 957 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MID MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY NOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-061-063-WIZ014>016-023>028-201200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA- WASHINGTON-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BLAINE... STILLWATER...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 957 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE MONDAY MORNING OR EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND 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. && $$ MNZ054-064-073>076-082>085-091>093-201200- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0020.101220T1200Z-101221T0600Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 957 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...LINGERING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
914 WWUS43 KMPX 201007 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 407 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...ANOTHER SNOWSTORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WARNING IS LOCATED NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR MONTEVIDEO AND FARIBAULT IN MINNESOTA...TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. THE WARNING INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR...HUTCHINSON...AND ST CLOUD BEGINNING AT 6 AM...THE TWIN CITIES METRO...FARIBAULT AND RED WING AT 9 AM...AND LITTLE FALLS...CAMBRIDGE...LAKE ELMO...RICE LAKE AND EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN BEGINNING AT NOON. FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS...6 TO 7 INCHES...OCCURRING GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM BENSON...TO GLENCOE...TO CAMBRIDGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE WARNING...AND INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF CANBY...REDWOOD FALLS...MANKATO...FARIMONT...OWATONNA AND ALBERT LEA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION...BEGINNING THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...AND SPREAD INTO FAR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON... AND THEN OVER CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR. THIS SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE EVENING COMMUTES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ALL OF THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. MNZ041-042-047>049-055>059-065>067-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1200Z-101221T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- WRIGHT-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD 407 AM CST MON DEC 20 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...LIGHT SNOW WAS BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE DURING LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND 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. && $$ MNZ060-062-068>070-077-078-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1500Z-101221T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING 407 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MID MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY NOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-061-063-WIZ014>016-023>028-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1800Z-101221T1200Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA- WASHINGTON-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BLAINE... STILLWATER...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 407 AM CST MON DEC 20 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...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AROUND NOON. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND 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. && $$ MNZ054-064-073>076-082>085-091>093-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0020.101220T1200Z-101221T0600Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 407 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN ACROSS WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE GREATEST LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF INTO TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
581 WWUS43 KMPX 201826 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1226 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION... .THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND NOW INCLUDES AREAS FROM MADISON AND GRANITE FALLS... TO NEW ULM AND NORTH MANKATO... AND OWATONNA AND ALBERT LEA... AND POINTS NORTHWARD. THE WINTER STORM WARNING NOW COVERS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR...HUTCHINSON... ST CLOUD... THE TWIN CITIES METRO...RED WING...LITTLE FALLS... CAMBRIDGE...AMERY...RICE LAKE AND EAU CLAIRE. FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST ACROSS A GOOD SHARE OF THE REGION. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL AREA OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH AND ST JAMES...WHERE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL RATES DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR. THIS SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE EVENING COMMUTE. ALL OF THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS EVENING IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND LATE TONIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. MNZ082-083-091-092-210300- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.101220T1826Z-101221T0600Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH 1226 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MNZ054-064-073>076-084-085-093-210300- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0009.101220T1826Z-101221T0600Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 1226 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... THEN TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ041-042-047>049-055>060-062-065>070-077-078-210300- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- RICE-GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... FARIBAULT...RED WING 1226 PM CST MON DEC 20 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...HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH AN EIGHT INCH AMOUNT IN A FEW SPOTS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-061-063-WIZ014>016-023>028-210300- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA- WASHINGTON-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BLAINE... STILLWATER...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1226 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THEN TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
441 WWUS43 KMPX 202045 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 245 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION... .THE WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO TONIGHT. THE WARNING INCLUDES THE ALEXANDRIA...ST CLOUD...WILLMAR...REDWOOD FALLS AND THE TWIN CITIES IN MINNESOTA. IT ALSO INCLUDES NEW RICHMOND...RICE LAKE...MENOMONIE AND EAU CLAIRE IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WAS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST...OUT OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM. THE SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW AROUND 9 PM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. AFTER THE SNOW ENDS IN MINNESOTA...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH CATEGORY...AND WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE EVENING COMMUTE ACROSS THE REGION. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS BRIDGE DECKS AND OVERPASSES WILL BE SLICK. MNZ041>045-047>053-055>063-065>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 210445- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 245 PM CST MON DEC 20 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...HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH AN EIGHT INCH AMOUNT IN A FEW SPOTS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MNZ054-064-073>076-084-085-093-210445- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 245 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND 6 OR 7 PM THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER THE SNOW ENDS. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ082-083-091-092-210445- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH 245 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE AFTER THE SNOW ENDS. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$
145 WWUS43 KMPX 210336 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 936 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAIN TONIGHT... .THE WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WARNING INCLUDES THE ALEXANDRIA...ST CLOUD...WILLMAR...REDWOOD FALLS AND THE TWIN CITIES IN MINNESOTA. IT ALSO INCLUDES NEW RICHMOND...RICE LAKE...MENOMONIE AND EAU CLAIRE IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL TOTALS HAVE GENERALLY RANGED FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ONLY LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...AND ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS WILL BE VERY MINOR...LESS THAN AN INCH. HOWEVER...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND WILL GIVE SOME AREAS A THIN COATING OF ICE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. WHILE MANY LOCATIONS WILL ONLY SEE A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...A FEW AREAS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN SHOULD GET AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TONIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. ALTHOUGH A LITTLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE SNOW COVERED ROADS FROM THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND A THIN COATING OF ICE DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS BRIDGE DECKS AND OVERPASSES WILL BE SLICK. MNZ041-047-048-055-056-210600- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... BENSON...MONTEVIDEO 936 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH A THIN COATING OF ICE DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...POOR TRAVEL DUE TO ICY AND 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ075-076-084-085-093-211145- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 936 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ALONG WITH A THIN COATING OF ICE DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...POOR TRAVEL DUE TO ICY AND 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-057>063-065>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 211145- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 936 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ALONG WITH A THIN COATING OF ICE DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...POOR TRAVEL DUE TO ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ054-064-073-074-210600- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM 936 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY OR SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG WITH A THIN COATING OF ICE DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...POOR TRAVEL DUE TO ICY AND 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ082-083-091-092-210600- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH 936 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...POOR TRAVEL DUE TO ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FRANKS
309 WWUS43 KMPX 210949 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 349 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...SNOW HAS ENDED BUT FREEZING DRIZZLE FOR THIS MORNING... .THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE AREA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL NOW BE IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES THE EASTERN TWIN CITIES METRO AREA NORTH TO MILACA AND MORA. IT ALSO INCLUDES WESTERN WISCONSIN COMMUNITIES FROM THE ST. CROIX RIVER THEN EAST TO THE EAU CLAIRE AREA AND STANLEY AND NORTH TO AROUND LADYSMITH. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING. IT MAY CAUSE A GLAZE OF ICE ON SURFACES WHICH REMAIN UNTREATED AND ARE NOT SNOW COVERED. MNZ044-045-052-053-063-WIZ014>016-023>028-211800- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.101221T0949Z-101221T1800Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WASHINGTON-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...STILLWATER...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 349 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA BY NOON. * MAIN IMPACT...ANY UNTREATED SURFACES WHICH ARE NOT SNOW COVERED WILL BE SLICK FROM A GLAZE OF ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE MEANS THAT ICE MAY FORM ON UNTREATED SURFACES. ROADS MAY BE SLICK. && $$ MNZ042-043-049>051-057>062-065>070-075>078-084-085-093-211100- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA... ALBERT LEA 349 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE FOUND EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ BAP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 3:28 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 21 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur and 7 more | 22 hr |
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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.