Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Apr 17, 2013, 3:32 PM CDT for 36 counties in Minnesota; Polk County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 18, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr. 60 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 17, 2013, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 37 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Polk County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 12:08 PM CDT | SNOW 0.5 | Waconia, MN | |
| Apr 18, 1:00 PM CDT | SNOW 0.8 | Chanhassen, MN | |
| Apr 18, 1:00 PM CDT | SNOW 1.1 | 5 E St Cloud, MN | |
| Apr 18, 1:00 PM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ssw Montevideo, MN | IN PAST TWO HOURS. |
| Apr 18, 1:57 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Mouth Of Brule, MN | SINCE LAST NIGHT. |
| Apr 18, 2:35 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Chanhassen, MN | |
| Apr 18, 2:40 PM CDT | SNOW 2.4 | 5 Ne Forest Lake, MN | |
| Apr 18, 2:47 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Mankato, MN | |
| Apr 18, 3:05 PM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | Cologne, MN | |
| Apr 18, 3:09 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Anoka, MN | |
| Apr 18, 3:17 PM CDT | SNOW 4.2 | Maple Plain, MN | |
| Apr 18, 3:20 PM CDT | SNOW 2.1 | 1 S Falcon Heights, MN | MEASURED AT U OF MN ST PAUL CAMPUS. |
| Apr 18, 3:20 PM CDT | SNOW 4.6 | Monticello, MN | |
| Apr 18, 3:36 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Braham, MN | |
| Apr 18, 3:51 PM CDT | SNOW 2.7 | Fairmont, MN | |
| Apr 18, 3:59 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | Waconia, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:17 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 4 Ne Carver, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:18 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Mankato, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:23 PM CDT | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Ssw Montevideo, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:26 PM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | East Farmington, WI | |
| Apr 18, 4:30 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | 1 Ne Plymouth, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:34 PM CDT | SNOW 3.9 | Chanhassen, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:40 PM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Maple Grove, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:40 PM CDT | SNOW 5.5 | N Blaine, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:40 PM CDT | SNOW 8 | Cambridge, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:45 PM CDT | SNOW 5.5 | Blaine, MN | |
| Apr 18, 4:50 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Ese Cambridge, MN | |
| Apr 18, 5:00 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | 3 Nw Redwood Falls, MN | |
| Apr 18, 5:05 PM CDT | SNOW 4.4 | Cologne, MN | |
| Apr 18, 5:22 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Clear Lake, WI | |
| Apr 18, 5:22 PM CDT | SNOW 5.6 | Long Prairie, MN | |
| Apr 18, 5:34 PM CDT | SNOW 10 | Onamia, MN | STARTED 11 PM LAST NIGHT. |
| Apr 18, 6:00 PM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | Glenwood, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:00 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | 1 N Blaine, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:00 PM CDT | SNOW 6.5 | 3 N St Cloud, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:00 PM CDT | SNOW 9 | Cambridge, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:03 PM CDT | SNOW 7 | Rush City, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:09 PM CDT | SNOW 3.1 | Willmar, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:11 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | 5 Ne Annandale, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:24 PM CDT | SNOW 7.5 | Monticello, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:27 PM CDT | SNOW 3.2 | 3 Nw Donnelly, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:30 PM CDT | SNOW 8 | Waverly, MN | |
| Apr 18, 6:35 PM CDT | SNOW 8 | Buffalo, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:00 PM CDT | SNOW 2.9 | 5 Sse Minneapolis, MN | MSP AIRPORT |
| Apr 18, 7:00 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | 5 Nw Burnsville, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:00 PM CDT | SNOW 4.8 | 8 S Hillman, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:00 PM CDT | SNOW 5.2 | 5 E St Cloud, MN | STC AIRPORT |
| Apr 18, 7:00 PM CDT | SNOW 5.3 | Chanhassen, MN | NWSFO SO FAR |
| Apr 18, 7:00 PM CDT | SNOW 5.8 | Hutchinson, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:00 PM CDT | SNOW 7.8 | Watertown, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:26 PM CDT | SNOW 5.8 | Otsego, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:26 PM CDT | SNOW 7.6 | Monticello, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:26 PM CDT | SNOW 7.8 | 1 Nnw Watertown, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:32 PM CDT | SNOW 4.8 | Fairmont, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:42 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Eden Prairie, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:42 PM CDT | SNOW 8.4 | Cambridge, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:52 PM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Wsw St James, MN | |
| Apr 18, 7:53 PM CDT | SNOW 5.4 | N Elk River, MN | |
| Apr 18, 8:10 PM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | St Paul, MN | LAKE PHALEN |
| Apr 18, 8:10 PM CDT | SNOW 8 | Milan, 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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 59 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1451 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
431 WWUS43 KMPX 172032 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 332 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...LIGHT SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVIER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LIGHT SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITH HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CURRENT FORECASTS HAVE BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL LIKELY HAVE MORE RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE STILL REMAINS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS. MNZ043>045-049>054-056>061-064>068-073>075-180445- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0011.130418T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0009.130418T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN- ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER 332 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WEST OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO MORA WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TO THE EAST. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 6 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ048-055-180445- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0009.130418T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ POPE-SWIFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...BENSON 332 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM FRIDAY. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW TONIGHT...WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 6 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ062-063-069-070-076>078-082>085-091-092-WIZ014>016-023>025- 180445- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0011.130418T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.130418T1800Z-130419T1800Z/ RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 332 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM FRIDAY. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE RAIN SNOW LINE PUSHING EAST THROUGH THE DAY. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW BY THURSDAY NIGHT...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ041-042-047-180445- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.130418T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS 332 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...WITH HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JLT/BORGHOFF
7 follow-up statements
095 WWUS43 KMPX 180246 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 946 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...LIGHT SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVIER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LIGHT SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CURRENT FORECASTS HAVE BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL LIKELY HAVE MORE RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE STILL REMAINS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW AXIS. MNZ043>045-048>061-064>068-073>075-181115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.130418T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 946 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP EAST TO NEAR A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...BUFFALO AND MORA OVERNIGHT...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TO THE EAST. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 6 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ041-042-047-181115- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.130418T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS 946 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ062-063-069-070-076>078-082>085-091-092-WIZ014>016-023>025- 181115- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.130418T1800Z-130419T1800Z/ RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 946 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM FRIDAY. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE RAIN SNOW LINE PUSHING EAST THROUGH THE DAY. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW BY THURSDAY NIGHT...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
195 WWUS43 KMPX 180957 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 457 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTRY WEATHER AND HEAVY SNOW TODAY INTO FRIDAY... .SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES...WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ONCE THE WINTRY MIX TRANSITIONS TO SNOW...HEAVIER SNOWFALL BANDS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FROM CENTRAL INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FALLING SNOW...AND FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY IN A 90 MILE WIDE BAND CENTERED FROM REDWOOD FALLS NORTHEAST TO CLEARWATER AND MORA. LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TWIN CITIES METRO. THE LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THESE AREAS ARE LARGELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL NOT FULLY OCCUR UNTIL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. MNZ043>045-048>061-064>068-073>075-181800- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.130418T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 457 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TODAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 5 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY T0NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ041-042-047-181800- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.130418T1200Z-130419T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS 457 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY TONIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ062-063-069-070-076>078-082>085-091-092-WIZ014>016-023>025- 181800- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.130418T1800Z-130419T1800Z/ RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 457 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE RAIN SNOW LINE PUSHING EAST THROUGH THE DAY. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW BY TONIGHT...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
684 WWUS43 KMPX 181643 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1143 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTRY WEATHER AND HEAVY SNOW TODAY INTO FRIDAY... .SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES...WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FALLING SNOW...AND FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE...FROM ST JAMES...TO MINNEAPOLIS TO FREDRIC WISCONSIN. LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE EASTERN TWIN CITIES METRO. THE LIGHTEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE OBSERVED OVER RUSK...CHIPPEWA AND EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THESE AREAS ARE LARGELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL NOT FULLY OCCUR UNTIL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. MNZ042-190045- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ TODD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG PRAIRIE 1143 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 7 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY TONIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ043>045-048>061-064>068-073>075-190045- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 1143 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 5 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY T0NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ041-047-190045- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS 1143 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY TONIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ062-063-069-070-076>078-082>085-091-092-WIZ014>016-023>025- 190045- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.130418T1800Z-130419T1800Z/ RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 1143 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE RAIN SNOW LINE PUSHING EAST THROUGH THE DAY. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW BY TONIGHT... WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
853 WWUS43 KMPX 181958 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 258 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF MINNESOTA INTO THE EVENING WITH HOURLY RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. A WINTRY MIX WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FALLING SNOW...AND FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM FAIRMONT MINNESOTA TO TURTLE LAKE WISCONSIN. LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 50 MILES OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO MORA. MNZ041-047-190500- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS 258 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... 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 FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 6 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY TONIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ062-063-069-070-076-082-083-091-WIZ014-190500- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130419T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- MARTIN-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE 258 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 5 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ042>045-048>061-064>068-073>075-190500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE- ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER 258 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN 50 MILES OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO MORA. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY T0NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-092-WIZ015-016-023>025-190500- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130419T1800Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 258 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE RAIN SNOW LINE PUSHING EAST THIS EVENING. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW BY TONIGHT...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BORGHOFF/MPG
812 WWUS43 KMPX 190152 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 852 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TONIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL RATES WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE 1 INCH AN HOUR RATES OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE WINTRY MIX WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE...AND WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM FAIRMONT MINNESOTA TO TURTLE LAKE WISCONSIN. LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 50 MILES OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO MORA. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-082-083-091-WIZ014-191030- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 852 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...TAPERING IN INTENSITY BY EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 6 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS BY TONIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-092-WIZ015-016-023>025-191030- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130419T1800Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 852 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: MAINLY SNOW...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
599 WWUS43 KMPX 190853 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 353 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM TAPERING OFF TODAY... .THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT OVER A FOOT OF SNOW TO SOME LOCATIONS IS BEGINNING TO EXIT THE REGION. HOWEVER...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. MORE IMPORTANTLY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 3O MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MNZ041-042-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-083-091-191000- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT 353 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM HAS DEPARTED THE REGION AND THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TODAY. $$ MNZ092-191000- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130419T1800Z/ FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE EARTH 353 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM HAS DEPARTED THE REGION AND THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ MNZ043>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075-076-WIZ014-191500- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 353 AM CDT FRI APR 19 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: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-WIZ015-016-023>025-191700- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130419T1800Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 353 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JRB
469 WWUS43 KMPX 191505 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1005 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM TAPERING OFF TODAY... .THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT OVER A FOOT OF SNOW TO SOME LOCATIONS IS EXITING THE REGION. HOWEVER...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LESS THAN AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. MORE IMPORTANTLY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 3O MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MNZ043>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075-076-WIZ014-191615- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130419T1500Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 1005 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM HAS DEPARTED THE REGION AND THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TODAY. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-WIZ015-016-023>025-191800- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130419T1800Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE 1005 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: LESS THAN AN ADDITIONAL INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS: LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 8:59 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 30 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:32 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 10 more | 45 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.