Winter Weather Advisory 36, NWS Twin Cities, MN

770 
WWUS43 KMPX 230234
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
934 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS EXPANDED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING TO COVER ADDITIONAL AREAS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...WHICH WILL INCLUDE MORE OF THE TWIN CITIES AREA...AND
POINTS WEST TO MONTICELLO TO LITCHFIELD. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AREAS FROM GAYLORD TO
SHAKOPEE TO HASTINGS. WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING NOW INCLUDES AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM
MONTEVIDEO...TO LITCHFIELD...TO MINNEAPOLIS AND ST PAUL...TO EAU
CLAIRE WISCONSIN. 

A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING
RAIN... WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE MORE
INTENSE SNOW FROM ABOUT 2 AM UNTIL NOON ON WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL
TOTALS ENDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING COULD VARY FROM SIX TO ELEVEN
INCHES IN THE WARNED AREA.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER IOWA..WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REMAINDER 
OF IOWA TOWARD NORTHERN ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

MNZ058>060-062-231045-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.110323T0600Z-110324T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0015.110323T0600Z-110324T0000Z/
MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
ST. PAUL
934 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1
AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

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>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-231045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...
LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
934 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW BECOMING ALL SNOW AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ047>049-051-054>057-061-063-WIZ023-025-231045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0015.110323T0300Z-110324T0000Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...BLAINE...
STILLWATER...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE
934 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AND
  INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. 

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

&&

$$

MNZ067-069-070-231045-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.110323T0600Z-110324T0000Z/
SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE
934 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM
TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

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. 
&&

$$

MNZ064>066-068-WIZ024-026-028-231045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.110323T0600Z-110324T0000Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-CARVER-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
CHASKA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...
ALTOONA
934 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING. 

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. 
&&

$$

734 
WWUS43 KMPX 230939
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
439 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO...TO MINNEAPOLIS AND ST.
PAUL...OVER TO CHIPPEWA FALLS IN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE WARNING
SOUTH TO A GRANITE FALLS...TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO AND
EAU CLAIRE LINE.

OVERNIGHT...OBSERVERS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA HAVE REPORTED
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...WHILE THE ADVISORY REGION HAS
SEEN 1 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MORNING...TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHT SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS BY THIS EVENING UP TO 6 TO
11 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED
FROM ALEXANDRIA...THROUGH ST. CLOUD AND INTO RICE LAKE AND
LADYSMITH. MAINLY 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
ADVISORY AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN SEEN MOST OF THE
NIGHT...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW BEING REPORTED. THIS
HAS LED TO VERY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL LEAD TO A
DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.

MNZ041>045-047>063-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-231745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
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-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-
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...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
439 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXPECTED
  TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ064>070-WIZ024-026-028-231745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-PIERCE-
PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
439 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE
  EARLY EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

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. 
&&

$$

255 
WWUS43 KMPX 231423
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
923 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING EXPANDED FROM THE SOUTHWEST METRO THROUGH
REDWOOD FALLS AND GRANITE FALLS...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY FOR
CARVER...MCLEOD...SIBLEY...RENVILLE...REDWOOD AND YELLOW MEDICINE
COUNTIES. A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA IS CAUSING HEAVY SNOW IN THE WARNING AREA. MANY
LOCATIONS FROM HUTCHINSON THROUGH REDWOOD FALLS AND GRANITE FALLS
HAVE HAD 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES...WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING
TO LIGHT SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY APPROACH A FOOT
IN SOME AREAS. COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM TODAY WILL BE BRISK
NORTHEAST WINDS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS A GOOD PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN REPORTED FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY BEFORE THE SNOW
ENDS THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY FOR BROWN...
NICOLLET...LE SUEUR...RICE...AND GOODHUE COUNTIES...OR FROM NEW
ULM THROUGH RED WING. SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THIS AREA THROUGH
THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

FINALLY...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM THE
SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA ON EAST THROUGH RIVER FALLS
AND EAU CLAIRE. SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THESE AREAS TODAY WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE TODAY.
 
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
THEIR DESTINATIONS TODAY.

MNZ064>068-232230-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA
923 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHT SNOW DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...THERE WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ073-232230-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDWOOD FALLS
923 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHT SNOW DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH TODAY EXPECTED TO
  RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...THERE WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 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-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-232230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
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-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-
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...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
923 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH TODAY EXPECTED TO
  RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ074>078-232230-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING
923 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7
PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW...BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES...TO PERSIST INTO THE
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHT SNOW BY THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

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. 
&&

$$

MNZ069-070-WIZ024-026-028-232230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
SCOTT-DAKOTA-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
923 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW...BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A LIGHT SNOW BY THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

RAH/MTF

636 
WWUS43 KMPX 232056
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
356 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

A WINTER STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION WITH SNOW DECREASING
THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR PRIMARILY EAST
OF THE TWIN CITIES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THIS EVENING.




MNZ041>044-047>051-054>059-064>068-073-232200-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS
356 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.

$$

MNZ074>078-232200-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING
356 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW WILL END BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WINTER STORM MOVES
EAST OF THE REGION.

$$

MNZ045-052-053-060>063-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-240000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
356 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOW
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ069-070-WIZ024-026-028-240000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
SCOTT-DAKOTA-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
356 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES 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. 
&&

$$

629 
WWUS43 KMPX 240003
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
703 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING...

.THE STORM THAT BROUGHT THE SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND TODAY HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE AREA. ALTHOUGH A FEW FLURRIES MAY LINGER IN SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED.

MNZ045-052-053-060>063-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-240115-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
703 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED.

$$

MNZ069-070-WIZ024-026-028-240115-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
SCOTT-DAKOTA-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
703 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
604 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

.DISCUSSION...

POTENT SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY POSITIONED OVER S CENTRAL
SODAK. SYSTEM POISED TO DEEPEN NOTICEABLY AS IT TREKS INTO NORTHWESTERN
IOWA BY LATE THIS AFTN. CURRENT RAIN SHIELD NOTED MAINLY NORTH OF A
CANBY TO OWATONNA LINE. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS
WILL FALL AS RAIN...WITH TEMPERATURES ALOFT FORCING ISSUE OF CHANCE
SLEET SCENARIO MAINLY NORTH OF A MORRIS TO BROOKLYN PARK TO EAU CLAIRE
LINE THIS MORNING...AND PUSHING THIS LINE NORTH APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES
DURING THE AFTERNOON. 850MB LI CONVERGENCE AREA ALSO DEMANDED
INCLUSION OF ISOLATED T-STORMS THIS MORNING MAINLY SOUTH OF A
BENSON TO MINNEAPOLIS LINE...WITH THE AREA SHRINKING NOTICEABLY TO
THE SOUTH PRIOR TO 23/00Z. ALTHOUGH OVERALL QPF VALUES FOR BULK OF
PRECIPITATION ARE BETWEEN ONE AND ONE AND TWO INCHES PRIOR TO 23/12Z
TIME PERIOD...OVERNIGHT CONVECTION PRODUCED ABOUT HALF OF FORECAST
VALUES. THUS HAVE CUT QPF VALUES BY ABOUT THIS AMOUNT FOR LIFE CYCLE
OF SYSTEM. MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION OF COURSE IS TIMING OF CHANGEOVER
TO ALL SNOW FOR FAR NORTHERN CWA. DECIDED THIS SHOULD OCCUR AFTER
23/00Z TIME FRAME...WITH ALL SNOW ANTICIPATED FOR ENTIRE FA BY
WED/12Z.

USED GFS40 AS MODEL OF CHOICE DUE TO ITS HANDLING OF PRECIPITATION
SHIELD AND PLACEMENT OF SURFACE CYCLONE EARLY THIS MORNING. ISENTROPIC
ANAL PER THE 300K LEVEL USED INITIALLY FOR DECIPHERING PRECIP TRENDS.
TRANSPORT VECTORS CONFIRMING SURGE OF MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
THREE QUARTERS OF CWA FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG OMEGA NOTED OVER WEST CENTRAL WI AND NORTHERN
HALF OF MN FA FROM 22/18Z-23/00Z. THIS OF COURSE COINCIDES WITH VERY
STRONG 250MB DIVERGENCE COUPLETS CROSSING CWA FROM WEST TO EAST IN
RESPONSE TO RIGHT REAR QUAD POSITIONING OF 150KT JET MAX OVER EASTERN
GREAT REGION NEAR SUNDOWN. BY LATE THIS EVENING BULK OF MOISTURE VALUES
SHOULD BE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MN...AND WESTERN WI. 50H LOW BECOMES
VERTICALLY STACKED WITH SURFACE CYCLONE BY WED/12Z TIME FRAME. THIS
UPPER LEVEL FEATURE WILL SLOW COMBINED SYSTEM WITH PRECIP FINALLY
ENDING OVER EASTERN WI FA BY EARLY THU MORNING.

BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY AS POLAR AIR IS
PULLED INTO THE REGION TO THE LEE OF A STRONG POLAR VORTEX ROTATING
NEAR JAMES BAY. ANOTHER CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IS ANTICIPATED FOR
WESTERN THIRD OF CWA ON FRIDAY AFTN...AS A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM
A NEW STORM SYSTEM HEADING INTO CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS IS SEEN ACROSS
SOUTHWEST MN THIS TIME FRAME.

&&

.AVIATION.../12Z TAF ISSUANCE/

VERY ROUGH AND COMPLICATED TAFS WITH PERIODS OF IFR/LIFR AND TSRA
ACROSS THE FA. RWF/MSP/RNH/EAU WILL SEE A FEW TSRA THIS
MORNING...AND POSSIBLY THIS AFTN. LOW LCLS AND THE CONTINUED
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA WILL CREATE IFR CEILINGS...WITH LIFR
CEILINGS LATER TODAY/OVERNIGHT. MAIN CONCERN IS TSRA AND HOW
WIDESPREAD THESE TSRA GET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FA. WILL CONTINUE
THE MAIN 4 HR TEMPO PERIOD THIS MORNING...WITH ONLY CBS AFT 16Z.
LATER SHIFTS CAN REDEFINE HOW TSRA DEVELOP LATER TODAY. THERE
COULD BE A PERIOD OF MAINLY -DZ OR -RA AS THE MAIN LIFT AND
CONVERGE ZONE MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL/NORTHERN MN. LATER TODAY AND
INTO TONIGHT...EXPECT THE -RA OR A MIXTURE OF -RA -SN AND PL TO
TRANSLATE SOUTHWARD. TIMING REMAINS UNCERTAIN...SO WILL CONTINUE
THE SAME TREND AS BEFORE. WNDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE E/NE AS A
PREDOMINATE DIRECTION. STRONGEST WNDS WILL OCCUR TODAY...WITH A
SLOW DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

MSP...A PERIOD OF TSRA THIS MORNING...WITH CEILINGS ARND 1.2 TO
2.0K. THIS CEILINGS WILL LIKELY DROP TO IFR BY 16-18Z...AND
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH EMBEDDED TSRA. MOST OF THE TSRA SHOULD
END BY THE AFTN...WITH -SN PL DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WNDS WILL
REMAIN FROM THE E/ENE THRU THE PERIOD WITH THE STRONGEST WNDS THRU
00Z/23. ..JLT..

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR BENTON-CHISAGO-
     DOUGLAS-ISANTI-KANABEC-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-TODD.

     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ANOKA-CARVER-DAKOTA-
     HENNEPIN-MCLEOD-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-WRIGHT.

WI...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR BARRON-
     CHIPPEWA-POLK-RUSK.

     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-
     PIERCE-ST. CROIX.

&&

AJZ/JLT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
508 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
231015-
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-
508 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A POTENT STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL TREK
INTO NORTHWESTERN IOWA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO
SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A MIXED BAG OF
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. RAIN WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEEN MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
MADISON TO THE TWIN CITIES TODAY. RAINFALL OR A WINTRY MIX WILL
TURN TO ALL SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY LATE
TONIGHT AS COLD AIR WRAPS AROUND THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM. SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE THIS EVENING
MAINLY NORTH OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO ZIMMERMAN TO BLOOMER LINE. THERE
COULD BE A COATING OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH 6 TO 11
INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD
OF MINNESOTA WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN ONE HALF TO ONE AND ONE QUARTER
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES. THIS
LIQUID MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AND EXACERBATE THE
CURRENT FLOOD SITUATION.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR RIVER FLOOD FORECASTS AND THE LATEST
ON THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

AZ