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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

March 10, 20135 counties in Wisconsin; 5 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Mar 10, 2013, 4:32 AM CDT for 5 counties in Wisconsin; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 10, 2013, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr. 33 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
Mar 10, 2013, 4:32 AM CDT (09:32 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2013, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 11, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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
Mar 10, 7:55 PM CDTSNOW 2Blue Earth, MN
Mar 10, 7:57 PM CDTSNOW 1.5Albert Lea, MN
Mar 10, 8:35 PM CDTSNOW 2.8Albert Lea, MN
Mar 10, 8:35 PM CDTSNOW 3Elmore, MN
Mar 10, 9:11 PM CDTSNOW 1Red Wing, MN
Mar 10, 9:30 PM CDTSNOW 2.5Waseca, MN
Mar 10, 9:30 PM CDTSNOW 3.51 S Waseca, MN
Mar 10, 9:48 PM CDTSNOW 4.82 S Albert Lea, MN2.8 INCHES BETWEEN 730 PM AND 945 PM.
Mar 10, 11:00 PM CDTSNOW 5.52 S Albert Lea, MNUPDATED SNOWFALL VIA TWITTER
Mar 10, 11:15 PM CDTSNOW 4Eau Claire, WISNOWFALL TOTAL... MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT START
Mar 11, 12:45 AM CDTSNOW 4.2Menomonie, WI
Mar 11, 1:15 AM CDTSNOW 6Minnesota Lake, MNSNOWFALL REPORT VIA TWITTER
Mar 11, 5:00 AM CDTSNOW 8Albert Lea, MN
Mar 11, 5:28 AM CDTSNOW 3Red Wing, MN
Mar 11, 5:30 AM CDTSNOW 5.3Jim Falls, WI
Mar 11, 5:55 AM CDTSNOW 5Menomonie, WI
Mar 11, 6:00 AM CDTSNOW 4.6Ellsworth, WI
Mar 11, 6:06 AM CDTSNOW 8Hartland, MN
Mar 11, 6:30 AM CDTSNOW 4.7Owatonna, MN
Mar 11, 6:37 AM CDTSNOW 7Glenville, MN
Mar 11, 6:56 AM CDTSNOW 5Durand, WI
Mar 11, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 7.5Ellendale, MN
Mar 11, 7:12 AM CDTSNOW 43 Nw Waseca, MN
Mar 11, 7:12 AM CDTSNOW 7Elmore, MN
Mar 11, 7:30 AM CDTSNOW 7Colfax, WI
Mar 11, 8:30 AM CDTSNOW 5Elk Mound, WI
Mar 11, 9:00 AM CDTSNOW 4.51 Sse River Falls, WI
Mar 11, 9:00 AM CDTSNOW 5Pepin, WI
Mar 11, 9:00 AM CDTSNOW 8Fairchild, WI
Mar 11, 9:17 AM CDTSNOW 7Augusta, WI
Mar 11, 10:00 AM CDTSNOW 7.3Eau Claire, WI
Mar 11, 11:38 AM CDTSNOW 8.8Augusta, WI
Mar 11, 12:00 PM CDTSNOW 8Kiester, MN

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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 2013-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2013-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
292 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.

168 
WWUS43 KMPX 100932
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
432 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...HEAVY SNOWFALL DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM EASTERN KANSAS...NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN
SOUTHWARD ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...ALLOWING A MIXTURE OF
LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW...TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THE
AFTERNOON. LATER TONIGHT...BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FREEBORN COUNTY IN
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND FOR EAU CLAIRE COUNTY IN WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN DUE TO SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE
BY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL
OCCUR SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BLUE EARTH TO OWATONNA AND RED WING
MINNESOTA...TO MENOMONIE TO LADYSMITH WISCONSIN.

WIZ028-101800-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.130311T0000Z-130311T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0005.130311T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
432 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10
AM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING:  SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY...AND BECOME HEAVIER
  TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MNZ093-101800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0005.130310T1800Z-130311T1200Z/
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALBERT LEA
432 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1
PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7
AM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND BECOME HEAVIER
  THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

WIZ026-027-101800-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.130311T0000Z-130311T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130311T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER
432 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT MONDAY.  

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY...AND BECOME HEAVIER
  TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ078-084-085-092-101800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130310T1800Z-130311T1200Z/
GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH
432 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT MONDAY...

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY...AND BECOME HEAVIER THIS
  EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

WIZ016-025-101800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130311T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
RUSK-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE
432 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW  WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY...AND BECOME HEAVIER
  OVERNIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

JLT
5 follow-up statements
465 
WWUS43 KMPX 101528
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1028 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...MORE SNOW FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTH
CENTRAL THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE ALONG AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRMONT TO RED WING TO LADYSMITH. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE...IS
EXPECTED IN THE BLUE EARTH AND ALBERT LEA AREAS... AS WELL AS IN
THE EAU CLAIRE AND AUGUSTA AREAS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OR END
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ092-102330-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130310T1800Z-130311T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0005.130310T1800Z-130311T1200Z/
FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE EARTH
1028 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT MONDAY...

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

* TIMING: SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...
  THEN TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME
  HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MNZ093-102330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0005.130310T1800Z-130311T1200Z/
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALBERT LEA
1028 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...
  THEN TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME
  HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

WIZ028-102330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0005.130311T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1028 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE TODAY...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES
  TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY TONIGHT AND LIKELY BECOME
  HAZARDOUS FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MNZ077-083-091-102330-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130310T1800Z-130311T1200Z/
RICE-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...MANKATO...FAIRMONT
1028 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT MONDAY...

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

* TIMING: SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF
  MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME
  DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

WIZ024-102330-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130311T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
1028 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING
  TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY TONIGHT AND LIKELY BECOME
  DIFFICULT FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ078-102330-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130310T1800Z-130311T1500Z/
GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED WING
1028 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN
  TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME
  DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ084-085-102330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130310T1800Z-130311T1200Z/
WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA
1028 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF MONDAY
  MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME
  DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

WIZ016-025>027-102330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130311T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
1028 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING TONIGHT...THEN
  TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY TONIGHT AND LIKELY BECOME
  DIFFICULT FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

RAH/CLF
623 
WWUS43 KMPX 102153
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
453 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT...AND
PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
BE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRMONT TO RED WING TO
LADYSMITH. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH 6 INCHES
OR MORE...IS EXPECTED IN THE BLUE EARTH AND ALBERT LEA AREAS...AS
WELL AS IN THE EAU CLAIRE AND AUGUSTA AREAS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF OR END MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ092-093-110600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1200Z/
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
453 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING
  OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME 
  HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

WIZ028-110600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0005.130311T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
453 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES
  TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY TONIGHT AND LIKELY BECOME 
  HAZARDOUS FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MNZ077-083>085-091-110600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1200Z/
RICE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT
453 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ078-110600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED WING
453 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

WIZ016-024>027-110600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.130311T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
RUSK-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LADYSMITH...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER
453 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY TONIGHT AND LIKELY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
560 
WWUS43 KMPX 110050
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
750 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...

.ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT...AND
PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRMONT TO RED WING TO
LADYSMITH. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH 6 INCHES
OR MORE...IS EXPECTED IN THE BLUE EARTH AND ALBERT LEA AREAS...AS
WELL AS IN THE EAU CLAIRE AND AUGUSTA AREAS. IN ADDITION...
SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25
MPH WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF OR END MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ084-085-110900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1200Z/
WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA
750 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

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

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TAPER OFF
  MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH RATES OF 1
  TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.


* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
  OPEN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ078-110900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1200Z/
GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED WING
750 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

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

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TAPER OFF
  MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH RATES OF 1
  TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
  OPEN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ024>027-110900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
750 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES 
  TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH RATES OF 1
  TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
  OPEN RURAL AREAS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ092-093-110900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1200Z/
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
750 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING 
  OFF MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH RATES OF 1
  TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
  OPEN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ028-110900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
750 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES 
  TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH RATES OF 1
  TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
  OPEN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ077-083-091-110900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1200Z/
RICE-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...MANKATO...FAIRMONT
750 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
  OPEN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ016-110900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LADYSMITH
750 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY TONIGHT AND LIKELY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
  OPEN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
261 
WWUS43 KMPX 110849
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
349 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...SNOW TAPERING OFF...

.OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO MID-MORNING... BUT ANY ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER... DUE TO THE
SNOW WHICH FELL AND THE ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATION EXPECTED...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL MID-MORNING ALONG AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR DURAND THROUGH CHIPPEWA FALLS TO
LADYSMITH.

MNZ078-084-085-092-093-111000-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1200Z/
GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
349 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL BE SEEN THROUGH AROUND 8
AM CDT... BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

WIZ024-025-111000-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE
349 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL BE SEEN THROUGH AROUND 8
AM CDT... BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

MNZ077-083-091-111000-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1200Z/
RICE-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...MANKATO...FAIRMONT
349 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL BE SEEN THROUGH AROUND 8
AM CDT... BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

WIZ026>028-111500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
349 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MID-MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND
  AN INCH OR LESS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO
  7 INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS... BUT MAY BE LOCALLY MORE OR LESS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  IN OPEN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ016-111500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LADYSMITH
349 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MID-MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS
  THAN AN INCH. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 5
  INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS... BUT MAY BE LOCALLY MORE OR LESS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
332 
WWUS43 KMPX 111418
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
918 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...SNOW SLOWLY TAPERING OFF...

.OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE MORNING. ANY ADDITIONAL WILL RANGE
FROM AN INCH OR TWO. HOWEVER... DUE TO THE SNOW WHICH FELL AND
THE ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATION EXPECTED...WINTER STORM
WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE
FROM NEAR DURAND THROUGH CHIPPEWA FALLS.

WIZ026>028-111700-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130311T1700Z/
PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
918 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. 

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON.

* MAIN IMPACTS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND
  AN INCH OR TWO. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO
  8 INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ016-111530-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130311T1500Z/
RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LADYSMITH
918 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON.

* MAIN IMPACTS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS
  THAN AN INCH. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 5
  INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS...BUT MAY BE LOCALLY MORE OR LESS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 4:32 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryMPXChippewa, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Rusk29 hr
Mar 9, 9:31 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMPXFaribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca3 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2013Every winter storm 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.