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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 13, 201310 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Apr 13, 2013, 2:02 PM CDT for 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 14, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 24 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
Apr 13, 2013, 2:02 PM CDT (19:02 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 14, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 14, 7:08 PM CDTSNOW 3Alexandria, MNESTIMATED 3 INCHES OF SLUSHY ACCUMULATION TODAY
Apr 14, 7:25 PM CDTSNOW 1.5Brandon, MNSNOW TOTAL TODAY. ALSO HAD COATING OF ICE ON TREES.
Apr 14, 9:16 PM CDTSNOW 17 S Hillman, MNALSO 0.10 INCHES ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 153 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 12:00Z on 2013-04-13Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2013-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 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.

970 
WWUS43 KMPX 131902
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
202 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING TONIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON 
WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...AND UPPER MIDWEST
BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO
DEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING...AND SPREAD
EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY
DAYBREAK SUNDAY. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THE BEST POTENTIAL OF RECEIVING THE HIGHEST ICE AND SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF A MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE FALLS
LINE. SOUTH OF THESE AREAS...THE AMOUNT OF SNOW...SLEET AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON WHEN THE SURFACE
TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING...AND HOW FAST
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE THE SURFACE.  

COMMUNITIES ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE
FALLS WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH...TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.
COMMUNITIES EAST OF THIS LINE WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES
OF SNOW WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN
INCH.

GIVEN THE NARROW MARGIN OF ERROR BETWEEN THE RAIN SNOW LINE...
ANY DEVIATION OF THE TRACK OF THIS STORM COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
CHANGE ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

MNZ041-140315-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0010.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0008.130414T0600Z-130414T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALEXANDRIA
202 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 9 PM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
  SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW
  WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER 4 AM. THE
  MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID
  AFTERNOON. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: AROUND 4 INCHES. A TRACE TO 2 INCHES AROUND
  MONTEVIDEO... BENSON AND WILLMAR.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND GUSTS OF
  AROUND 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ047>049-054>057-140315-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0010.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0008.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR
202 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM SUNDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 9 PM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
  SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
  SNOW WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN BEFORE 6 AM. THE MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW
  AND SLEET SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN AFTER NOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH
  OF A MORRIS... SAINT CLOUD... AND MORA LINE. 

* ICE TOTALS: 0.10 TO 0.30 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ042-043-140315-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0010.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0008.130414T0900Z-130414T2100Z/
TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS
202 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM SUNDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 3 AM IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A
  MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP AFTER 8
  AM...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  NORTH OF A MORRIS... SAINT CLOUD... AND MORA LINE. A TRACE TO 2
  INCHES AROUND MONTEVIDEO... BENSON AND WILLMAR.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.20 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND GUSTS
  OF AROUND 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ064-140315-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0010.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRANITE FALLS
202 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 9 PM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
  SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW
  WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT
  IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MOST AREAS WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN
  OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW AFTER NOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.10 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-050-140315-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0010.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.130414T0900Z-130414T2100Z/
MILLE LACS-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...FOLEY
202 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 3 AM IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE
  SNOW WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER 9
  AM...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND GUSTS OF
  AROUND 30 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ051-058>063-065>070-073>078-WIZ023-024-026-140315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
DURAND...PEPIN
202 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND BEGIN TO MIX WITH
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TOWARD MORNING. THE MIXTURE OF
  SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY THE
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND GUSTS OF
  AROUND 30 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-140315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.130414T0900Z-130414T2100Z/
KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...
ALTOONA
202 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER 3 AM...AND BEGIN TO MIX WITH
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE MORNING. THE MIXTURE OF
  SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING
  THE AFTERNOON. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND GUSTS OF
  AROUND 25 MPH.

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/RAH
7 follow-up statements
551 
WWUS43 KMPX 140142
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
842 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING TONIGHT...

.SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA LATE THIS EVENING...AND SPREAD EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS
CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS AREA OF
PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.

AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL TO RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT ICE AND
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LOCATED NORTH AND WEST OF A
MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE FALLS LINE. THESE LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT 2 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER
OF AN INCH.

COMMUNITIES EAST AND SOUTH OF A MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE FALLS
LINE...INCLUDING NEW ULM...THE TWIN CITIES...AND EAU CLAIRE
WISCONSIN...WILL RECEIVE LOWER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1
AND 3 INCHES...BUT THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE ICE ACCUMULATIONS 
OF A TRACE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ041-140945-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.130414T0600Z-130414T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALEXANDRIA
842 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 


* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 10 PM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  AND SPREADING EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT.
  THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER 4
  AM. THE MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: AROUND 4 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ047>049-054>057-140945-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR
842 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 


* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 10 PM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  AND SPREADING EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. THE
  SNOW WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN BEFORE 6 AM. THE MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW
  AND SLEET SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN AFTER NOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  NORTH OF A MORRIS... SAINT CLOUD... AND MORA LINE. 

* ICE TOTALS: 0.10 TO 0.30 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ042-043-140945-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.130414T0900Z-130414T2100Z/
TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS
842 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 


* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 3 AM IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A 
  MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP AFTER 8 
  AM...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH OF A MORRIS... SAINT
  CLOUD... AND MORA LINE. A TRACE TO 2 INCHES AROUND MONTEVIDEO...
  BENSON AND WILLMAR.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.20 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ051-058>070-073>078-WIZ023-024-026-140945-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
DURAND...PEPIN
842 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

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

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


* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND BEGIN TO MIX 
  WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TOWARD MORNING. THE MIXTURE OF 
  SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY THE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-140945-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.130414T0900Z-130414T2100Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...
LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
842 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM
CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER 3 AM...AND BEGIN TO MIX WITH 
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE MORNING. THE MIXTURE OF 
  SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 25 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$
007 
WWUS43 KMPX 140921
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
421 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING...

.A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SLOWLY SPREAD
NORTH ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. AREAS LOCATED
NORTH AND WEST OF A MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE FALLS LINE SHOULD SEE THE
HIGHER ICE AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. THESE LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT
2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO ONE
QUARTER OF AN INCH. AREAS THAT SEE MORE ICE WILL NOT GET AS MUCH
SNOW. COMMUNITIES EAST AND SOUTH OF A MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE FALLS
LINE... INCLUDING NEW ULM...THE TWIN CITIES...AND EAU CLAIRE
WISCONSIN... WILL RECEIVE MUCH LOWER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...BUT
THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A TENTH OF
AN INCH THIS MORNING.

MNZ041>043-141730-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS
421 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH THE DAY.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: AROUND 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.10 TO 0.25 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ047>049-054>057-141730-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130414T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR
421 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 10 PM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA 
  AND SPREADING EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA 
  OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF 
  SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE 6 AM. THE MIXTURE OF 
  FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN 
  AFTER NOON. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH
  OF A MORRIS... SAINT CLOUD... AND MORA LINE.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.10 TO 0.20 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ082>085-141730-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T1800Z/
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA
421 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: LINGERING THROUGH THE MORNING.

* SLEET TOTALS: 0.1 TO 0.25 INCH.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-141730-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA
421 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND
  LASTING THROUGH THE DAY.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 25 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

WIZ023-141730-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T2100Z/
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND
421 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND
  LINGERING UNTIL THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 0.5 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

WIZ028-141730-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T1800Z/
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
421 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING THIS MORNING
  AND LINGERING UNTIL THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 0.5 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 25 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ051-058>070-073>078-WIZ024-026-141730-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN
421 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING THIS MORNING
  AND LINGERING UNTIL THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 0.5 TO 2 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ050-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-141730-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T2100Z/
BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
421 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING THIS MORNING
  AND LINGERING UNTIL THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 25 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$
887 
WWUS43 KMPX 141341
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
841 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING...

.BANDS OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS
MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THIS LATE
MORNING...TO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A QUICK ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF
SNOW...COMBINED WITH SOME MINOR ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED.

AREAS LOCATED NORTH AND WEST OF A MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE FALLS LINE
WILL SEE THE SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN SPREAD NORTHEAST
ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY
NOON. THESE LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
AND SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS BEFORE IT BEGINS TO CHANGE OVER TO A
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND RAIN...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. 

MNZ041>043-142145-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS
841 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH THE DAY.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.10 TO 0.20 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ047>049-054>057-141800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130414T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR
841 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 10 AM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  AND SPREADING EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY LATE
  MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER NOON. THE MIXTURE OF FREEZING
  RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN AFTER 2 PM.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  NORTH OF A MORRIS... SAINT CLOUD... AND MORA LINE. 

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.20 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-142145-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA
841 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY NOON AND LAST
  THROUGH THE DAY.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 25 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ051-058>070-073>078-082>085-WIZ024-026-028-141800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
841 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING AND
  LINGERING UNTIL THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE
  CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ050-052-053-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-142100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T2100Z/
BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
841 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING AND
  LINGERING UNTIL THE EARLY AFTERNOON....BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO
  ALL RAIN.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 25 MPH. 

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/RAH
086 
WWUS43 KMPX 141703
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1203 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES...

.A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION STRETCHED FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
INTO THE TWIN CITIES AT MID DAY WHILE SNOW WAS SPREADING
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 

THE WINTRY MIX WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON
AS WELL AS THE RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. THE WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA AND INTO THIS
EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER FAR SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE TO RAIN ACROSS THE TWIN
CITIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS WELL AS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 94 IN WISCONSIN.

TWO TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BY THIS EVENING
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94. SOME LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE AN INCH
OR TWO ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICING. 
 
MNZ047>049-054>057-150115-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130414T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR
1203 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. 

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 25 MPH. 

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-150115-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS
1203 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MIXED WITH SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: UP TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.10 TO 0.20 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ051-058>063-065>070-WIZ024-026-028-142100-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T2100Z/
SHERBURNE-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1203 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: SNOW...MIXED WITH SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN THROUGH
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ050-064-150115-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
BENTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...GRANITE FALLS
1203 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
  CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE AND CONTINUING THIS EVENING. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-150115-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA
1203 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG
  WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 25 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ073>078-082>085-141815-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T1800Z/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA
1203 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LINGERING INTO EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH.  

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.

&&

$$

MNZ052-053-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-142100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T2100Z/
ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
1203 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WITH
  RAIN AND SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. 

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ICING AND WIND 
  GUSTS OF AROUND 25 MPH. 

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/JLT
508 
WWUS43 KMPX 141953
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
253 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES THIS EVENING... 

.A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE.
THE WARM AIR IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME PROGRESSING NORTHWARD...SO
THIS WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. WESTERN WISCONSIN AND
EASTERN MINNESOTA WILL SEE MORE OF A FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
THREAT...WHILE FURTHER WEST IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
MINNESOTA TWO TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS THE PRIMARY
THREAT.

MNZ041>043-150400-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS
253 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: UP TO 0.10 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW...ICING...AND WIND
  GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ051>053-WIZ014>016-027-150000-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
253 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

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

* TIMING: MAINLY SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLE MIXED WITH
  SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-047>050-054>057-064-150400-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-
SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
GRANITE FALLS
253 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ058>063-065>070-WIZ023>026-028-142100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130414T2100Z/
MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
253 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW...MIXED WITH SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN THROUGH 
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: AROUND AN INCH.

* ICE TOTALS: TRACE TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

JRB
407 
WWUS43 KMPX 142349
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
649 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES THIS EVENING...

.A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS
EVENING. WHILE THE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY IS DECREASING
SLIGHTLY...TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE TO WORSEN AS SURFACE
TEMPERATURES HOVER AROUND OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING AND LIGHT
FREEZING PRECIPITATION CONTINUES.

MNZ041>043-150600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS
649 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: UP TO 0.10 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW...ICING... 
  AND WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ051>053-WIZ014>016-027-150600-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
649 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: MAINLY SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLE MIXED
  WITH SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT ICING ON UNTREATED SURFACES DUE TO SLEET AND
  LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-047>050-054>057-064-150600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-
SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
GRANITE FALLS
649 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH LATE 
  THIS EVENING. 

* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* ICE TOTALS: 0.05 TO 0.10 INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT ICING ON UNTREATED SURFACES DUE TO SLEET AND
  LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. 

* 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.

&&

$$
974 
WWUS43 KMPX 150549
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1249 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION DIMINISHING...

.ALTHOUGH LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW FLURRIES WILL LINGER
EARLY THIS MORNING...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW OR ICE
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

MNZ041>043-150700-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS
1249 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

$$

MNZ044-045-047>057-064-WIZ014>016-027-150700-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130415T0600Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE-
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER
1249 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 2:02 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 30 more35 hr

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Sources

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