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Wind Chill Warning 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 22, 201319 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill warning at Dec 22, 2013, 9:42 PM CST for 19 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 38 hr. 3 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 22, 2013, 9:42 PM CST (03:42 UTC)
Expired
Dec 24, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 23, 6:00 AM CSTSNOW 1Carlos, MN24 HOUR TOTAL
Dec 23, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 1.33 Wnw Rice, MN24 HOUR TOTAL
Dec 23, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2St Cloud, MN24 HOUR TOTAL. MEASURED AT ST CLOUD STATE.

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 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 113 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2013-12-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2013-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
574 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

250 
WWUS43 KMPX 230342
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
942 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER
VALLEY WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT FOR FAR
EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN.

WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND 25 TO 35 BELOW IN THE ADVISED AREA AS
ARCTIC AIR FLOWS IN ON NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH. 

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-231200-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0005.131223T0342Z-131224T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO
942 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MODERATION
  MAY OCCUR BRIEFLY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ068-069-077-231200-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
CARVER-SCOTT-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...FARIBAULT
942 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ042-043-049>051-058-059-066-067-076-084-085-091>093-231200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-MEEKER-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
942 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. SOME MODERATION
  MAY OCCUR BRIEFLY MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
6 follow-up statements
818 
WWUS43 KMPX 231119
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
519 AM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT FOR
FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN.

WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO IN THE
ADVISORY AREA...AS ARCTIC AIR FLOWS IN ON NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10
TO 20 MPH.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-231930-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO
519 AM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MODERATION 
  MAY OCCUR BRIEFLY TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ042-043-049>051-058-059-066>069-076-077-084-085-091>093-231930-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-MEEKER-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
519 AM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

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.

&&

$$
228 
WWUS43 KMPX 231837
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1237 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT FOR
FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35
BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND FROM
25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WIND CHILLS HAVE
WARMED THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL ONCE AGAIN QUICKLY DROP AT
SUNSET.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-240245-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO
1237 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MODERATION 
  MAY OCCUR BRIEFLY TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ042-043-049>051-058-059-066>069-076-077-084-085-091>093-240245-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-MEEKER-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1237 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

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.

&&

$$
036 
WWUS43 KMPX 232102
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
302 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FOLLOWED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT FOR
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO 45
BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND FROM 25 BELOW TO
35 BELOW ZERO IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT... AND COVERS ALL OF
WEST CENTRAL... CENTRAL... SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST
ON TUESDAY... REACHING ALEXANDRIA AND WILMAR BY MIDDAY... THE I-35
CORRIDOR DURING THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS... AND THE EAU CLAIRE AND
LADYSMITH AREAS BY EVENING. A PERIOD OF MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW LASTING 5 TO 9 HOURS IS EXPECTED... WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS. THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED FROM NEAR THE MINNESOTA VALLEY NORTH AND EASTWARD. STEADY
SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY NIGHT... WITH SOME
LINGERING FLURRIES INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ARRIVES AND AS IT BEGINS... WHICH COULD
LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLOWING SNOW COULD
BECOME AN ISSUE ONCE AGAIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY WHEN STRONGER WINDS
DEVELOP FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST.

MNZ042-049-058-066-067-241100-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
TODD-STEARNS-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD
302 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED... ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-241100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1500Z-131225T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
302 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY.
THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED... ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ057-065-073>075-082-083-241100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
KANDIYOHI-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO
302 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TUESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED... ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043-050-051-059-068-069-076-084-091-092-241100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
MORRISON-BENTON-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-WASECA-
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...
MONTICELLO...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...WASECA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH
302 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TUESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED... ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

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 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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-052-060>062-241100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL
302 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED... ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

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 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.

&&

$$

MNZ053-063-070-078-241100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
CHISAGO-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...
RED WING
302 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY
  LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL
  SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED... ALONG WITH AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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 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.

&&

$$

MNZ077-085-093-241100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
RICE-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
302 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY LATE
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED... ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

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 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.

&&

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-241100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
302 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
TUESDAY TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
  CHRISTMAS DAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$
688 
WWUS43 KMPX 240337
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
937 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FOLLOWED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT FOR
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO
45 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND FROM 25 BELOW
TO 35 BELOW ZERO IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT WHICH COVERS ALL OF
WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST
ON TUESDAY...REACHING ALEXANDRIA AND WILMAR BY MIDDAY... THE I-
35 CORRIDOR DURING THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS...AND THE EAU CLAIRE
AND LADYSMITH AREAS BY EVENING. A PERIOD OF MAINLY LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW LASTING 5 TO 9 HOURS IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS. THE GREATEST
SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM NEAR THE MINNESOTA VALLEY NORTH AND
EASTWARD. STEADY SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY NIGHT...
WITH SOME LINGERING FLURRIES INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ARRIVES AND AS IT BEGINS...WHICH
COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLOWING SNOW
COULD BECOME AN ISSUE ONCE AGAIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY WHEN STRONGER
WINDS DEVELOP FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST.

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-241200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1500Z-131225T0300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
937 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM
CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST
TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ042-049-057-058-065>067-073>075-082-083-241200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
TODD-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO
937 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>052-059>062-068-069-076-084-091-092-241200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-WASECA-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...WASECA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
937 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

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 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.

&&

$$

MNZ053-063-070-077-078-085-093-241200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
CHISAGO-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
937 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO
3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO
3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY
  LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL
  SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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 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.

&&

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-241200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
937 PM CST MON DEC 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO
3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO
3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 
  CHRISTMAS DAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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
751 
WWUS43 KMPX 240906
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
306 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY ACCUMULATING
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY UNTIL NOON TODAY WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL READINGS
FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA
THIS MORNING AND FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO IN THE ADVISORY
AREA.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY...REACHING
ALEXANDRIA AND WILMAR BY MIDDAY...THE I-35 CORRIDOR DURING THE
MID-AFTERNOON HOURS...AND THE EAU CLAIRE AND LADYSMITH AREAS BY
THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW LASTING 5 TO 9
HOURS IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.
THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...THROUGH THE NORTHERN TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA AND
ON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN NEAR HIGHWAY 8. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
WILL BE IN PROGRESS AS THE SNOW BEGIN...WHICH COULD LEAD TO AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-241715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1500Z-131225T0300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
306 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY
  THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO
  4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ042-049-057-058-065>067-073>075-082-083-241715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
TODD-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO
306 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
  THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. TOTAL
  SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>052-059>062-068-069-076-084-091-092-241715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T1800Z-131225T0600Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-WASECA-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...WASECA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
306 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
  THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. TOTAL
  SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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 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.

&&

$$

MNZ053-063-070-077-078-085-093-241715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
CHISAGO-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
306 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 BELOW.

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. TOTAL
  SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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 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.

&&

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-241715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
306 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$
398 
WWUS43 KMPX 241829
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1229 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING
INTERSTATE 35 BY LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND REACHING EAU CLAIRE
AND LADYSMITH LATER THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW LASTING 5 TO 9 HOURS IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THROUGH THE NORTHERN TWIN CITIES...AND ON
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN NEAR HIGHWAY 8. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
WILL BE IN PROGRESS AS THE SNOW BEGINS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

MNZ042-049-057-058-065>067-073>075-082-083-250300-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-131225T0600Z/
TODD-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO
1229 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
  AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. TOTAL
  SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>052-059>062-068-069-076-084-091-092-250300-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-131225T0600Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-WASECA-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...WASECA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
1229 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
  AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ053-063-070-077-078-085-093-250300-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
CHISAGO-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
1229 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF
  AROUND MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG
  WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-250300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-131225T0300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
1229 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
  AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2
  TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY.

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.

&&

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-250300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0033.131224T2100Z-131225T0900Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1229 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 4 INCHES.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 3:02 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more35 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 2013Every wind chill warning in 2013

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.