Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Watches in 2011
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm watch at Feb 18, 2011, 4:11 AM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 20, 2011, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2011, 4:11 AM CST (10:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2011, 4:13 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault 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, Martin 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, Watonwan 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), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 1305 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
350 WWUS43 KMPX 181011 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 411 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...A WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY WEST OF A LITCHFIELD TO ST PETER LINE...WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE. A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION...INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS STORM. A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR THAT WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE AREA...WHICH WILL AFFECT THE PRECIPITATION TYPES AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE UPDATES AND FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS APPROACHING WINTER STORM. MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-181815- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER 411 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE APPEAR POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY ALSO COMPLICATE TRAVEL ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ICING OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
889 WWUS43 KMPX 182005 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 205 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY... .A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION...INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET...IS ALSO POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE STORM. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS WINTRY MIX AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEAR OR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO LE SUEUR...TO RED WING. IN ADDITION TO THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE PRECISE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM... ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR THAT WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE AREA...WHICH WILL AFFECT THE PRECIPITATION TYPES AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER...WE ARE GAINING MORE CONFIDENCE THAT A LARGE AREA WILL SEE HEAVY SNOW ON SUNDAY. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE UPDATES AND FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS APPROACHING WINTER STORM. MNZ041>045-049>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093- WIZ014>016-023>028-190415- /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.A.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE- ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 205 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE APPEAR POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINTER WEATHER COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BLUSTERY WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-190415- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER 205 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE APPEAR POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINTER WEATHER COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BLUSTERY WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FRANKS
696 WWUS43 KMPX 190403 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1003 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... .A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. AMOUNTS AROUND 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO AND OVER TOWARD EAU CLAIRE. A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION...INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET...IS ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS WINTRY MIX AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEAR OR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO LE SUEUR...TO RED WING. IN ADDITION TO THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE PRECISE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR THAT WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE AREA...WHICH WILL AFFECT THE PRECIPITATION TYPES AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER...WE ARE GAINING MORE CONFIDENCE THAT A LARGE AREA WILL SEE HEAVY SNOW ON SUNDAY. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE UPDATES AND FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS APPROACHING WINTER STORM. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 191215- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1003 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE APPEAR POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINTER WEATHER COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BLUSTERY WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
361 WWUS43 KMPX 191013 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 413 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TO BEGIN IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN OVER THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SUNDAY.... .A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...TO LE SUEUR...TO OWATONNA. THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL BE UNDER THE WARNING BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW NOW APPEARS LIKELY IN A WIDE BAND FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS...TO ST CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE...TO RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS GREATER THAN 10 INCHES. AREAS FROM GRANITE FALLS...TO HUTCHINSON...MANKATO...FAIRIBAULT...THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE TWIN CITIES...AND EAU CLAIRE COULD PICK UP NEAR A FOOT OF SNOW. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO MORA...AND AREAS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WHERE SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AD DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EXPECT THE WINDS TO INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE PRECISE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR THAT WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE AREA. HOWEVER...WE ARE GAINING CONFIDENCE THAT THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA...WHICH WILL PLACE THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. MNZ064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-191815- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0013.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 413 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING PART OF THE DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE APPEAR LIKELY...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINTER WEATHER COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BLUSTERY WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. 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>045-047>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-191815- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.110220T0600Z-110221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0013.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- 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...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...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 413 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW DURING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE APPEAR LIKELY...WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MORA. * OTHER IMPACTS...WINTER WEATHER COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. BLUSTERY WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:01 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Rusk | 8 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.