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Wind Chill Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 18, 2013, 3:40 PM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2013, 3:40 PM CST (21:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 33 hr
- 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 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 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
- 882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
880 WWUS43 KMPX 182140 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 340 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUING THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH...HAVE PUSHED INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE PENETRATED THE CRUSTY TOP LAYER OF SNOW AND AS A RESULT...BLOWING SNOW HAS BECOME WIDESPREAD. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OBSERVED NEAR AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR AND OLIVIA. FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST...VISIBILITIES ARE MUCH BETTER AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT BEING OBSERVED. HOWEVER...TRAVEL IS STILL DIFFICULT IN STRETCHES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...SO THE BLOWING SNOW SHOULD LEAD TO VERY SLICK ROADWAYS. FURTHERMORE...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-190545- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130219T0600Z-130219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA 340 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT * MAIN IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW... AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE BEING REPORTED AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. ROADWAYS SHOULD REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED IN STRETCHES FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE TEMPERATURE CONTINUES TO FALL AND THE WIND REMAINS STRONG. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ042-049-058-059-066>068-073>075-190545- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130219T0600Z-130219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130219T0600Z/ TODD-STEARNS-MEEKER-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 340 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT * MAIN IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW... AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE TEMPERATURE CONTINUES TO FALL AND THE WIND REMAINS STRONG PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ043-044-050-051-060-069-076-077-082>085-091>093-190545- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130219T0600Z-130219T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-HENNEPIN-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...MINNEAPOLIS...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 340 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
6 follow-up statements
674 WWUS43 KMPX 190546 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1146 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...INCLUDING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO. COMBINED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES THAT WILL RANGE FROM 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO AROUND ZERO...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 TO 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-191400- /O.EXP.KMPX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130219T0600Z-130219T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA 1146 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ042-049-058-059-066>068-073>075-191400- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130219T0600Z-130219T1800Z/ TODD-STEARNS-MEEKER-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 1146 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ043-044-050-051-060-069-076-077-082>085-091>093-191400- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130219T0600Z-130219T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-HENNEPIN-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...MINNEAPOLIS...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1146 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
562 WWUS43 KMPX 190856 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES PERSIST THIS MORNING AS A WINTER STORM APPROACHES FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94...FROM MORRIS...TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO....TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH AMOUNTS OVER SIX INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING 10 INCHES APPEAR THE MOST POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-191700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ048-049-051-057>060-066-068-069-077-191700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...FARIBAULT 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: 5 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-191700- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-191700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
215 WWUS43 KMPX 191736 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL VALUES IMPROVING SOME THIS AFTERNOON... BUT DROPPING AGAIN TONIGHT WITH A WINTER STORM APPROACHING FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT... BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER THAN LAST NIGHT... SO WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO LESS THAN 25 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST AND INTERSTATE 35. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94... FROM MORRIS... TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO... TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON THURSDAY... AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY... WITH AMOUNTS OVER SIX INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR THE MOST POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. MNZ084-085-092-093-200145- /O.CAN.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MNZ073>075-082-083-091-200145- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ048-049-051-057>060-066-068-069-077-200145- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...FARIBAULT 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ047-054>056-064-065-067-076-200145- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- SIBLEY-LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW DEVELOPING BY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-200145- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-200145- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
235 WWUS43 KMPX 192142 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING AGAIN TONIGHT...AND A WINTER STORM APPROACHING FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO THE EAST...AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH CONTINUE. THE WIND WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER THAN LAST NIGHT...SO WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO LESS THAN 25 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94...FROM MORRIS... TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON THURSDAY...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH AMOUNTS OVER SIX INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR THE MOST POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. MNZ084-085-092-093-200600- /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. 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. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-200600- /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-200600- /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1200Z/ KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ073>075-082-083-091-200600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ047>049-051-054>060-064>069-076-077-200600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-200600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
351 WWUS43 KMPX 200354 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND A WINTER STORM APPROACHING FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TO THE EAST...AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH CONTINUE. THE WIND WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER THAN LAST NIGHT...SO WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO LESS THAN 25 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94...FROM MORRIS... TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON THURSDAY...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH AMOUNTS OVER SIX INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR THE MOST POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. MNZ084-085-092-093-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ073>075-082-083-091-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ047>049-051-054>060-064>069-076-077-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1500Z/ KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
492 WWUS43 KMPX 201014 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM... ...WINTER STORM APPROACHING FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THROUGH 9 AM ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TO THE EAST. AS TEMPERATURES WARM THIS MORNING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RISE ABOVE -25. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SNOWFALL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ST. JAMES...TO MANKATO...TO RED WING AND EAU CLAIRE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THURSDAY EVENING...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR MOST LIKELY ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MNZ084-085-092-093-201815- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ073>075-082-083-091-201815- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: 4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ047>049-051-054>060-064>069-076-077-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-201500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH MID MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-201500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH MID MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 18, 11:55 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 11:55 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1155 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013
.UPDATED FOR 18Z AVIATION...
&&
.DISCUSSION...
/PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ISSUED AT 247AM CST/
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE/CONCERN IS THE LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE
ACROSS MOST OF THE FA TODAY...OR AT LEAST UNTIL THIS AFTN...AND
MAINLY AFFECTING WC WI. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THAT THE MAIN
SOURCE OF GULF MOISTURE IS STILL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY REGION AS OF 2 AM. THIS MOISTURE SOURCE WAS EXPECTED TO BE
ACROSS NORTHERN MO AT THIS TIME BASED ON EARLIER MODEL RUNS.
ALTHOUGH MOISTURE ACROSS ND HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST 6
HRS...THIS AREA WILL LIKELY ONLY AFFECT N MN AS THE MAIN SHRTWV
MOVES ACROSS WC...INTO NE MN LATER TODAY. EVEN SOME OF THE SHORT
TERM MODELS INDICATED VERY LITTLE RADAR RETURNS AS THE MAIN COLD
FRONT MOVES THRU THIS MORNING. IT IS NOT UNTIL ARND 18Z THAT ANY
TYPE OF SIGNAL TRANSLATES INTO LIGHT PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING
ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN FA. BASED ON THESE PARAMETERS...AND THE
LACK OF UPPER LEVEL FORCING...HIGHER POPS WILL BE CONFINED TO WC
WI. WILL MONITOR RADAR RETURNS OVER THE NEXT TWO HRS AND SEE ANY
SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT ACROSS IA...TO CHG MY PRESENT SCENARIO OF CHC
POPS FOR MOST OF THE FA...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WC WI. THE OTHER
FORECAST CONCERN IS THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING IN ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THIS COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THRU THE FA BY
21Z. SEVERAL LOCAL MODELS HAVE INDICATED A VERY STRONG SIGNAL OF
WIND SPDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ACROSS WC/SW
AND SC MN LATER TODAY...AND INTO THIS EVENING. BASED ON THE
ALREADY DEEP SNOW COVER IN THE WEST...WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER WX
ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW...BUT NOT
EXPECTING ANYTHING ON ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. AREAS IN SC MN
WHERE SNOW COVER IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT...WILL GO WITH A WIND
ADVISORY. THIS SYSTEM QUICKLY DEPARTS THE AREA BY TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH A QUIET PERIOD UNTIL LATE WED/EARLY THURSDAY AS THE
NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO AFFECT THE REGION. DURING THIS
TIME...TEMPS WILL LIKELY AVERAGE 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
FOR THE WEATHER SYSTEM LATE IN THE WEEK...MODELS HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENT ON PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING BY LATE WED/EARLY THURSDAY
ACROSS SW MN...AND SLOWLY SPREADING N/NE ACROSS THE FA THRU
FRIDAY. AS WITH PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS...THIS SYSTEM WEAKENS AS IT
MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.
MODELS HAVE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BULK OF THE GULF MOISTURE WILL
TRANSLATE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS...INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY BY THU/FRI. THIS WILL LEAD TO MAINLY A LARGE WARM AIR
ADVECTION PATTERN ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH A WEAKENING TREND
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES NE. BASICALLY THIS WILL LEAD TO THE HIGHEST
QPF AMTS ACROSS KANSAS/NEBRASKA/IOWA THRU THURSDAY MORNING. AS IT
MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN IA...AND INTO SOUTHERN MN...QPF AMTS WILL
DECREASE AS PER THE CUT OFF OF THE DEEPER GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE
TO THE EAST. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LIGHT
SNOW...GENERALLY SNOWFALL TOTALS THRU FRIDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM
RINGS ITSELF OUT...WILL TRANSLATE TO LOCALLY 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG
THE IOWA BORDER...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE REST OF THE
FA...WITH THE LEAST AMTS ACROSS CENTRAL MN. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE BEGINNING OF THIS SYSTEM...THE WIND SPDS WILL
LIKELY DECREASE BY THURSDAY AFTN/EVENING AS THE LOW WEAKENS.
PAST FRIDAY...ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND. IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF
SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...BUT WITH
THIS ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUING...THIS FEBRUARY COULD END UP WITH
MORE SNOWFALL THAN AVERAGE. ..JLT..
&&
.AVIATION.../18Z TAF ISSUANCE/
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE PUSHING THOUGH THE REGION WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25G30KTS IN ITS WAKE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. MVFR CLOUDS WILL HANG AROUND AS WELL...WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. CLOUDS
SHOULD BEGIN TO BREAK UP ON TUESDAY.
KMSP...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON UNDER MVFR SKIES.
COULD SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING REDUCE VISIBILITIES...BUT
NOT ANTICIPATING PROLONGED EVENT. SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
TUE...MVFR CIGS. WINDS NW AT 15G25KTS BECOMING 10 KTS LATE.
WED...VFR. WINDS NE NEAR 5 KTS.
THU...VFR EARLY WITH AFTERNOON IFR AND SNOW. WINDS E AT 15 KTS.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-
KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-POPE-RENVILLE-STEVENS-SWIFT-YELLOW
MEDICINE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BROWN-
CARVER-MCLEOD-MEEKER-NICOLLET-REDWOOD-SIBLEY-STEARNS-TODD-
WRIGHT.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BLUE EARTH-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-STEELE-WASECA-WATONWAN.
WI...NONE.
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BORGHOFF/JRBHazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 12:39 PM CST, 3 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1239 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 MNZ041-047>049-054>059-064>068-073>076-082>085-091>093-191845- DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- 1239 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. CHECK BACK ON LATER OUTLOOKS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL AND VISIBILITY REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. MNZ042>045-050>053-060>063-069-070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 191845- TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- 1239 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL TO NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. CHECK BACK ON LATER OUTLOOKS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. JRB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 18, 2:34 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
234 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 PM BLIZZARD GLENWOOD 45.65N 95.38W
02/18/2013 POPE MN 911 CALL CENTER
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NO TRAVEL ADVISED AS OF 1215PM IN
POPE COUNTY
1210 PM BLIZZARD OLIVIA 44.78N 95.00W
02/18/2013 RENVILLE MN ASOS
WIND GUST 42KTS WITH 3/4 VISIBILITY.
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JRBLocal storm report, Feb 18, 2:39 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
239 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1204 PM BLIZZARD MORRIS 45.59N 95.91W
02/18/2013 STEVENS MN 911 CALL CENTER
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND TRAVEL NOT ADVISED ACROSS STEVENS
COUNTY AS OF 1204PM
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JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:15 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Steele and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 11:35 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Renville and 3 more | 12 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.