Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blizzard warning at Dec 19, 2012, 3:06 PM CST for 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 17 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, 2012, 3:06 PM CST (21:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Martin County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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 19, 11:30 PM CST | SNOW 2.6 | 2 Wnw Fairmont, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 20, 12:56 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Owatonna, MN | STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 20, 1:50 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Albert Lea, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 20, 1:50 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Fairmont, MN | STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 20, 1:50 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Blue Earth, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 20, 2:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Owatonna, MN | STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 20, 2:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Waseca, MN | STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 20, 5:26 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | 1 N Owatonna, MN | RELAYED VIA WCCO. |
| Dec 20, 7:16 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 E Owatonna, MN | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.7 | Wnw Fairmont, MN | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Winnebago, MN | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Ne Fairmont, MN | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 Se Albert Lea, MN | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Wnw Wells, MN | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.2 | Sw Ellendale, MN | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 Sse Albert Lea, MN | |
| Dec 20, 9:07 AM CST | SNOW 5 | S Owatonna, MN | EVENT TOTAL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
589 WWUS43 KMPX 192106 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 306 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED IN FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STEELE AND FREEBORN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR GOODHUE...RICE...WASECA...FARIBAULT AND MARTIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG WITH PIERCE...PEPIN...DUNN...CHIPPEWA AND EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES IMMEDIATELY NORTH AND WEST OF THE WARNING AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON...AND BEGIN TO SPREAD NORTH AND NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA BORDER BY SUNSET. THE AREA OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH A FEW INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT TRACK OF THIS STORM TAKES THE BULK OF THE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS IOWA AND WISCONSIN...THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ON THE MORNING MODEL RUNS. THEREFORE... SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY INCREASED AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AS FAR NORTH AS THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN STEELE AND FREEBORN COUNTIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE REST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WHERE THERE IS A WINTER STORM WARNING. MNZ085-093-200600- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0003.121220T0300Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.121220T0300Z-121221T0000Z/ STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 306 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS REACHING 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 35 AND OTHER RURAL ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT WHEN THE WINDS INCREASE AND VISIBILITY DROPS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-091-WIZ024-025-200600- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.121220T0300Z-121221T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-MARTIN-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... FAIRMONT...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 306 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS REACHING 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AS WELL. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 94 AND OTHER RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT WHEN THE WINDS INCREASE AND VISIBILITY DROPS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ092-WIZ026>028-200600- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.121220T0300Z-121221T0000Z/ FARIBAULT-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUE EARTH...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 306 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS REACHING 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AS WELL. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 94 AND OTHER RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT WHEN THE WINDS INCREASE AND VISIBILITY DROPS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ063-069-070-076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-200600- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.121220T0300Z-121221T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 306 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AS WELL. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JPC
4 follow-up statements
344 WWUS43 KMPX 200303 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM ALBERT LEA...TO RED WING MINNESOTA...AND UP THROUGH EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF THIS LINE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING ALONG I-90 IN MINNESOTA...AND I-94 IN WISCONSIN. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MNZ085-093-201115- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS BEGINNING...AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-091-WIZ024-025-201115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-MARTIN-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... FAIRMONT...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS BEGINNING...AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATES 90 AND 35. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ092-WIZ026>028-201115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ FARIBAULT-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUE EARTH...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS BEGINNING...AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATES 90 AND 94. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ063-069-070-076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-201115- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 903 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS BEGINNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JRB
120 WWUS43 KMPX 200924 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING EXPANDED WESTWARD ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST...LEAVING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO LOCALLY 9 INCHES FROM ALBERT LEA TO RED WING AND EAU CLAIRE. AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THAT LINE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL FOLLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND SUCH STRONG WINDS WILL BRING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO OPEN AREAS...INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS OF FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MNZ084-091-092-201800- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ063-069-201030- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAWN...BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES. $$ MNZ085-093-201800- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ077-078-WIZ024>028-201800- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ070-076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-201800- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 324 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO DEVELOP...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BORGHOFF
657 WWUS43 KMPX 201238 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 638 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST...LEAVING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES FROM ALBERT LEA TO RED WING AND EAU CLAIRE. AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THAT LINE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL FOLLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND SUCH STRONG WINDS WILL BRING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO OPEN AREAS...INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS OF FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. MNZ084-085-091>093-202045- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 638 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH... WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ077-078-WIZ024>028-202045- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 638 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING... THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ070-076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-202045- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 638 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO DEVELOP...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BORGHOFF
006 WWUS43 KMPX 201857 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE WORKING ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF IN THE EAU CLAIRE AREA THROUGH 6 PM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN FROM ALBERT LEA TO RED WING AND EAU CLAIRE...WITH AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 12 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST EAU CLAIRE COUNTY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO OPEN AREAS...INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS OF FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MNZ084-085-091>093-210000- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 35 AND 90 CORRIDORS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ077-078-WIZ024>028-210000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST EAU CLAIRE COUNTY. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOCALIZED VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ070-076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-210000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 1257 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THOUGH SNOW HAS ENDED...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO DEVELOP...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Martin, Rice, Steele and 1 more | 38 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Goodhue, Steele | 8 hr |
| Dec 19, 11:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Dakota, Le Sueur, Scott, Washington, Watonwan | 30 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2012Every blizzard warning in 2012
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.