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Winter Storm Watch 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm watch at Apr 12, 2013, 2:34 PM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 14, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2013, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2013, 2:02 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 542 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
985 WWUS43 KMPX 121934 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 234 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...WEEKEND STORM BECOMING MORE SIGNIFICANT... .THE ABNORMALLY COLD SPRING AND ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...WILL AGAIN PROVIDE A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW...SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN TO AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF A REDWOOD FALLS...TO ST. CLOUD AND MORA LINE. INITIALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR THE ONSET OF THE PRECIPITATION LATE SATURDAY EVENING TO PRODUCE SNOW. ONCE THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PLAINS SUNDAY MORNING...WARMER AIR WILL BEGIN TO SURGE NORTHWARD AND SWITCH THE PRECIPITATION INTO THE FORM OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...BEFORE POSSIBLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THE AFTERNOON. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES NORTH OF A MORRIS...ST CLOUD AND MORA LINE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. HOWEVER...AREAS AROUND MONTEVIDEO...BENSON AND WILLMAR WILL LIKELY RECEIVE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH ON TOP OF THE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION WHICH WILL IMPACT ROADS...POWER LINES AND TREES. ANY DEVIATION OF THE TRACK OF THIS STORM COULD ALLOW FOR MORE OR LESS ICE AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. MNZ041>044-047>050-054>057-064-130345- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0010.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 234 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND... * 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 3 AM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AFTER 9 AM. MOST AREAS WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER NOON. * SNOWFALL TOTALS: 6 TO 9 INCHES NORTH OF A MORRIS...ST CLOUD AND MORA LINE. 2 TO 4 INCHES AROUND MONTEVIDEO...BENSON AND WILLMAR. * ICE TOTALS: 0.25 TO 0.35 INCHES AROUND MONTEVIDEO...BENSON AND WILLMAR. A TRACE TO 0.20 INCHES AROUND ALEXANDRIA...ST CLOUD AND LITTLE FALLS. * MAIN IMPACT: ICE ACCUMULATING ON ROADS...POWER LINES AND TREES. SNOW PACK ROADS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JLT/RAH
3 follow-up statements
525 WWUS43 KMPX 130224 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 924 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...WEEKEND STORM BRINGING SNOW AND ICE TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING NORTHWEST OF A REDWOOD FALLS...TO ST. CLOUD AND MORA LINE. THIS AREA COULD SEE A TENTH TO A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE...OR 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. INITIALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY MORNING...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO SURGE NORTHWARD AND SWITCH THE PRECIPITATION FROM SNOW TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...BEFORE POSSIBLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF A MORRIS...ST CLOUD AND MORA LINE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTH AND EAST. HOWEVER...AREAS AROUND MONTEVIDEO...BENSON AND WILLMAR ARE MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH ON TOP OF THE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. GIVEN THE NARROW MARGIN OF ERROR BETWEEN THE RAIN SNOW LINE...ANY DEVIATION OF THE TRACK OF THIS STORM COULD ALLOW FOR MORE OR LESS ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. MNZ041>044-047>050-054>057-064-131030- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0010.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 924 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND... * 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 3 AM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AFTER 9 AM. MOST AREAS WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER NOON. * SNOWFALL TOTALS: 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF A MORRIS...ST CLOUD AND MORA LINE. 2 TO 4 INCHES AROUND MONTEVIDEO...BENSON AND WILLMAR. * ICE TOTALS: 0.10 TO 0.35 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JRB
297 WWUS43 KMPX 131033 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 533 AM CDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...WEEKEND STORM BRINGING SNOW AND ICE TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING NORTHWEST OF A REDWOOD FALLS... TO SAINT CLOUD AND MORA LINE... WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. THIS AREA COULD SEE A TENTH TO A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE... OR 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. INITIALLY... TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR MAINLY SNOW WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS TONIGHT. BY SUNDAY MORNING... WARM AIR ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO SURGE NORTHWARD AND SWITCH THE PRECIPITATION FROM SNOW TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... BEFORE POSSIBLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THE AFTERNOON. 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>044-047>050-054>057-064-132100- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0010.130414T0600Z-130414T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 533 AM CDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 BY MIDNIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY 7 AM. MOST AREAS WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW AFTER NOON. * SNOWFALL TOTALS: 2 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: 0.10 TO 0.35 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Apr 12, 12:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 12:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1226 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 1209 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 THE STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS PLAGUED THE REGION OVER THE PAST FIVE DAYS WAS SLOWLY ROTATING EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH BANDS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ROTATING AROUND IT. THE BEST LIFT AND DEEPEST MOISTURE WILL RESIDE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR AND AREAS TO THE EAST-NE. IN OUR REGION...RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND CONVERGENCE ROTATING ARND THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR OCCASIONAL -SN/-SHSN THIS AFTN/TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO JUST FLURRIES SATURDAY MORNING. SOME SUNSHINE IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTN WHICH WILL BE THE LULL BETWEEN THE TWO STORM SYSTEMS. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 415 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 ON SATURDAY MORNING 50H LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STILL OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN. ENOUGH LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WARRANTED SLT POPS FOR LIGHT SNOW OVER A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WI. WE COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE SUN THROUGH HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS ON SATURDAY WITH MUCH OF REGION POSITIONED UNDER SHORT TERM COL REGION. BOTH GFS40 AND EUROPEAN DEVELOPING A POTENT STORM SYSTEM BY SATURDAY EVENING CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS. BOTH MODELS ARE VERY SIMILAR IN BRINGING SFC CYCLONE ON DOORSTEP OF SW MN BY SUNDAY AFTN. 850 TEMPS STILL POINTING TO CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN OVER PORTION OF CWA ROUGHLY 50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM RED WING TO ALEXANDRIA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. WWD INDICATING A NICE SWATH OF 6 TO 8 INCH TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OVER NORTHERN THIRD OF MN BY MONDAY 12Z. AT THIS JUNCTURE ENOUGH WAA SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO MAINTAIN A MOSTLY LIQUID PCPN EVENT BEFORE DRY SLOTTING PUNCHES THROUGH SOUTHERN HALF OF MN BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. QPF VALUES WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE ABOUT ONE HALF OF PREVIOUS STORM SYSTEM...WHICH WOULD BRING ANYWHERE BETWEEN ONE QUARTER TO NEAR SIX TENTHS OF AN INCH TO OUR FA...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING OUT WEST. LOOK FOR A MAINLY DRY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUE AFTN...BEFORE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH NEXT SFC CYCLONE GETS EJECTED OUT THE LATEST LONG WAVE TROUGH WHICH WILL DIG INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY EARLY WED. DP/DT IS INDICATING A SOMEWHAT SLOWER SOLUTION ON GFS40 FROM PREVIOUS RUNS...SO HAVE CUT BACK A LITTLE ON INITIAL CHANCES FOR PCPN LATE TUE NIGHT. PROJECTED PATH OF STORM SYSTEM TAKES SFC LOW PRESSURE FROM CENTRAL OK TO SE MO BY WED EVENING. COULD BE AN ALL SNOW SITUATION AGAIN FOR MUCH OF FA WED NIGHT INTO THU NIGHT PER THE 1000-500MB THICKNESS VALUES. MORE CAA TO LEE OF SECOND STORM SYSTEM INSURES HIGHS REMAINING IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S POSSIBLY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. ZONAL FLOW OFF CENTRAL PACIFIC SETTING UP BY NEXT FRIDAY WILL PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE SHROUD OF MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ALSO CONTINUING THIS TIME FRAME. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY MORNING) ISSUED AT 1215 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 MAIN AVIATION CONCERN IS WHETHER ANOTHER HEAVIER BAND OF -SN/-SHSN DEVELOPS THIS AFTN ACROSS CENTRAL MN...AND ROTATES S/SE ACROSS MPX FA. SOME ENHANCED REFLECTIVITY IS NOTED ON OUR LOCAL RADAR ACROSS CENTRAL MN...BUT THE BEST DENDRITIC ZONE REMAINS N/NE OF OUR FA. THEREFORE...ANY -SN WILL LIKELY BE ISOLATED/SCATTERED WITH TEMPORARY VSBYS DROPPING TO IFR. CIGS WILL START OUT IN THE MVFR/VFR RANGE...AND LOWER TO LOW END MVFR/HIGH END IFR OVERNIGHT. DEPENDING UPON THE INTENSITY OF THE -SN OVERNIGHT AND THE ASSOCIATED LOWERING OF THE LCL/S...CIGS COULD LOWER TO LIFR. CONFIDENCE REMAINS TOO LOW FOR ANY DEVIATION TO CURRENT FORECAST OTHER THAN THE TREND OF LOWERING VSBY OVERNIGHT...AND MAKE THE TYPICAL LOWERING OF THE CIGS DURING THE NIGHT TIME PERIOD. CIGS WILL RISE TO MVFR AND POSSIBLY VFR BY 18Z...AND SCATTER OUT DURING THE AFTN. WINDS WILL SLOWLY BECOME MORE NW/WNW THIS AFTN/TONIGHT...THEN REMAIN WNW/NW THRU 18Z SATURDAY. SOME GUSTS OF 16-20 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN MN THIS AFTN. KMSP... THE MAIN CHG FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS TO LOWER VSBYS ONCE AGAIN DUE TO -SN REDEVELOPING ALONG A WEAK CONVERGENCE ZONE WITH THE DEPARTING UPPER LOW. CIGS WILL RISE TO HIGH END MVFR/LOW END VFR THIS AFTN...THEN LOWER TO MVFR/LOW END MVFR BY 6-9Z. EXPECT VFR CIGS BY 18Z...WITH SOME SUNSHINE SATURDAY AFTN. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NNW/NW THIS AFTN...BECOMING MORE WNW/NW AFT 3Z AND CONTINUING THRU THE FORECAST PERIOD. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ SAT NIGHT...VFR EARLY...MVFR LATE WITH -SN DEVELOPING. WINDS WNW AT 5 KTS...BECOMING SE LATE. SUN...IFR/MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH SN...POSSIBLY FZRA EARLY CHANGING TO RA. WINDS SE AT 15G25KTS. MON...MVFR EARLY...THEN VFR. WINDS W/SW AT 10G20KTS. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JLT LONG TERM...AZ AVIATION...JLT
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 12:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1230 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 131730- 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-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 1230 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING... WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...AND AGAIN NEXT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MINOR RISES IN RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 12, 10:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1001 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
04/12/2013 M4.7 INCH HENNEPIN MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
48 HOUR TOTAL AT MSP AIRPORT
0700 AM SNOW CHANHASSEN 44.86N 93.56W
04/12/2013 M5.4 INCH CARVER MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
48 HOUR TOTAL AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
0700 AM SNOW EAU CLAIRE 44.82N 91.49W
04/12/2013 M2.2 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
48 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.17W
04/12/2013 M9.7 INCH STEARNS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
48 HOUR TOTAL
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Apr 12, 10:25 AM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1025 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW ZUMBROTA 44.29N 92.67W
04/12/2013 M2.5 INCH GOODHUE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WINNEBAGO 43.77N 94.17W
04/12/2013 M5.3 INCH FARIBAULT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 2 N WILLMAR 45.15N 95.05W
04/12/2013 M8.0 INCH KANDIYOHI MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 10 NNW TAYLORS FALLS 45.55N 92.74W
04/12/2013 M4.0 INCH CHISAGO MN CO-OP OBSERVER
48 HOUR TOTAL AT WILD RIVER STATE PARK
0700 AM SNOW WELLS 43.74N 93.73W
04/12/2013 M6.0 INCH FARIBAULT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WASECA 44.08N 93.50W
04/12/2013 M5.6 INCH WASECA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WACONIA 44.85N 93.79W
04/12/2013 M7.5 INCH CARVER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.17W
04/12/2013 M10.3 INCH STEARNS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
48 HOUR TOTAL AT ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
0700 AM SNOW RICE 45.75N 94.23W
04/12/2013 M7.3 INCH BENTON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW REDWOOD FALLS 44.54N 95.11W
04/12/2013 M10.5 INCH REDWOOD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ONAMIA 46.07N 93.67W
04/12/2013 M6.9 INCH MILLE LACS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW NORTH MANKATO 44.18N 94.03W
04/12/2013 M7.8 INCH NICOLLET MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 3 SE NEW ULM 44.28N 94.42W
04/12/2013 M8.7 INCH BROWN MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MONTEVIDEO 44.95N 95.72W
04/12/2013 M11.5 INCH CHIPPEWA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MILACA 45.76N 93.65W
04/12/2013 M5.0 INCH MILLE LACS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MELROSE 45.68N 94.81W
04/12/2013 M9.0 INCH STEARNS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW LONG PRAIRIE 45.98N 94.86W
04/12/2013 M6.6 INCH TODD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW JORDAN 44.67N 93.63W
04/12/2013 M5.1 INCH SCOTT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW HASTINGS 44.73N 92.85W
04/12/2013 M3.0 INCH DAKOTA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW HAMBURG 44.73N 93.96W
04/12/2013 M7.6 INCH CARVER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 5 NE FOREST LAKE 45.33N 92.91W
04/12/2013 M4.9 INCH CHISAGO MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW DELANO 45.04N 93.79W
04/12/2013 M5.5 INCH WRIGHT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW CHASKA 44.82N 93.61W
04/12/2013 M7.4 INCH CARVER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW CANNON FALLS 44.52N 92.90W
04/12/2013 M3.5 INCH GOODHUE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Apr 12, 10:32 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1032 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW MENOMONIE 44.89N 91.91W
04/12/2013 M2.5 INCH DUNN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ELK MOUND 44.88N 91.69W
04/12/2013 M2.5 INCH DUNN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW JIM FALLS 45.05N 91.27W
04/12/2013 M2.7 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ROBERTS 44.99N 92.55W
04/12/2013 M2.1 INCH ST. CROIX WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ST CROIX FALLS 45.41N 92.63W
04/12/2013 M4.0 INCH POLK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 3 N BOYCEVILLE 45.09N 92.04W
04/12/2013 M3.3 INCH DUNN WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 SE CAMERON 45.38N 91.71W
04/12/2013 M2.0 INCH BARRON WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 SE CHETEK 45.30N 91.62W
04/12/2013 M3.2 INCH BARRON WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 4 W CORNELL 45.16N 91.23W
04/12/2013 M2.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW CUMBERLAND 45.54N 92.02W
04/12/2013 M2.0 INCH BARRON WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 ESE DRESSER 45.33N 92.52W
04/12/2013 M4.8 INCH POLK WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 NW PRESCOTT 44.76N 92.80W
04/12/2013 M2.3 INCH WASHINGTON MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW RIVER FALLS 44.84N 92.63W
04/12/2013 M3.1 INCH PIERCE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Apr 12, 10:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1057 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 1 NNE MAPLE GROVE 45.12N 93.45W
04/12/2013 M6.6 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW LONSDALE 44.46N 93.44W
04/12/2013 M4.5 INCH RICE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SW LITTLE FALLS 45.97N 94.38W
04/12/2013 M9.0 INCH MORRISON MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 WSW LITTLE CANADA 45.02N 93.10W
04/12/2013 M3.4 INCH RAMSEY MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 ENE INVER GROVE HEIGH 44.83N 93.04W
04/12/2013 M2.9 INCH DAKOTA MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SE HENDERSON 44.52N 93.89W
04/12/2013 M6.3 INCH SIBLEY MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 WNW GREEN ISLE 44.69N 94.04W
04/12/2013 M8.5 INCH SIBLEY MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 WSW GOLDEN VALLEY 44.98N 93.38W
04/12/2013 M4.8 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 NE FAIRMONT 43.65N 94.44W
04/12/2013 M8.1 INCH MARTIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW ELLENDALE 43.87N 93.30W
04/12/2013 M2.8 INCH STEELE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SW EDINA 44.88N 93.37W
04/12/2013 M4.5 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 NNW CRYSTAL 45.06N 93.38W
04/12/2013 M4.7 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 7 SSE BIRD ISLAND 44.67N 94.84W
04/12/2013 M10.9 INCH RENVILLE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 9 NNE BIRD ISLAND 44.89N 94.82W
04/12/2013 M8.0 INCH RENVILLE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 NNE BIG LAKE 45.42N 93.70W
04/12/2013 M7.8 INCH SHERBURNE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 N ALEXANDRIA 45.92N 95.38W
04/12/2013 M3.4 INCH DOUGLAS MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 W WOODLAND 44.95N 93.53W
04/12/2013 M5.9 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 NNE WILLMAR 45.20N 95.00W
04/12/2013 M6.0 INCH KANDIYOHI MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 NNW WATERTOWN 44.98N 93.85W
04/12/2013 M6.5 INCH CARVER MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 WSW ST PETER 44.30N 94.08W
04/12/2013 M6.5 INCH NICOLLET MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 ENE ST MICHAEL 45.22N 93.64W
04/12/2013 M7.7 INCH WRIGHT MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 SW ROSEVILLE 44.99N 93.18W
04/12/2013 M3.0 INCH RAMSEY MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 WNW ROSEMOUNT 44.76N 93.13W
04/12/2013 M2.5 INCH DAKOTA MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 WNW RICHFIELD 44.89N 93.32W
04/12/2013 M5.7 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 W PRIOR LAKE 44.73N 93.47W
04/12/2013 M6.0 INCH SCOTT MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 WSW PRINCETON 45.55N 93.65W
04/12/2013 M4.0 INCH SHERBURNE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 E OWATONNA 44.09N 93.20W
04/12/2013 M4.1 INCH STEELE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 4 NW ONAMIA 46.11N 93.72W
04/12/2013 M5.8 INCH MILLE LACS MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 5 ESE NEW PRAGUE 44.52N 93.48W
04/12/2013 M6.5 INCH RICE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 4 E NERSTRAND 44.34N 92.98W
04/12/2013 M3.8 INCH GOODHUE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 ENE MONTGOMERY 44.46N 93.52W
04/12/2013 M4.5 INCH RICE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW SSW MONTEVIDEO 44.95N 95.72W
04/12/2013 M10.5 INCH CHIPPEWA MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 ESE MILROY 44.41N 95.54W
04/12/2013 M12.0 INCH REDWOOD MN COCORAHS
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Apr 12, 11:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1129 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW BLUE EARTH 43.64N 94.10W
04/12/2013 M3.7 INCH FARIBAULT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ROSEMOUNT 44.75N 93.07W
04/12/2013 M3.5 INCH DAKOTA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
LRSLocal storm report, Apr 12, 11:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1131 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0606 AM SNOW KIMBALL 45.31N 94.30W
04/12/2013 M8.3 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
0700 AM SNOW 1 W WOODLAND 44.95N 93.53W
04/12/2013 M5.9 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 N ALEXANDRIA 45.92N 95.38W
04/12/2013 M3.4 INCH DOUGLAS MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 NNE BIG LAKE 45.42N 93.70W
04/12/2013 M7.8 INCH SHERBURNE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 9 NNE BIRD ISLAND 44.89N 94.82W
04/12/2013 M8.0 INCH RENVILLE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 7 SSE BIRD ISLAND 44.67N 94.84W
04/12/2013 M10.9 INCH RENVILLE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 NNW CRYSTAL 45.06N 93.38W
04/12/2013 M4.7 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SW EDINA 44.88N 93.37W
04/12/2013 M4.5 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW ELLENDALE 43.87N 93.30W
04/12/2013 M2.8 INCH STEELE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 NE FAIRMONT 43.65N 94.44W
04/12/2013 M8.1 INCH MARTIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 WSW GOLDEN VALLEY 44.98N 93.38W
04/12/2013 M4.8 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 WNW GREEN ISLE 44.69N 94.04W
04/12/2013 M8.5 INCH SIBLEY MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SE HENDERSON 44.52N 93.89W
04/12/2013 M6.3 INCH SIBLEY MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 ENE INVER GROVE HEIGH 44.83N 93.04W
04/12/2013 M2.9 INCH DAKOTA MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 WSW LITTLE CANADA 45.02N 93.10W
04/12/2013 M3.4 INCH RAMSEY MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SW LITTLE FALLS 45.97N 94.38W
04/12/2013 M9.0 INCH MORRISON MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW LONSDALE 44.46N 93.44W
04/12/2013 M4.5 INCH RICE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 NNE MAPLE GROVE 45.12N 93.45W
04/12/2013 M6.6 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW RIVER FALLS 44.84N 92.63W
04/12/2013 M3.1 INCH PIERCE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 1 NW PRESCOTT 44.76N 92.80W
04/12/2013 M2.3 INCH WASHINGTON MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW CHANHASSEN 44.86N 93.56W
04/12/2013 M5.4 INCH CARVER MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
48 HOUR TOTAL AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
0700 AM SNOW MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
04/12/2013 M4.7 INCH HENNEPIN MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
48 HOUR TOTAL AT MSP AIRPORT
0700 AM SNOW ROSEMOUNT 44.75N 93.07W
04/12/2013 M3.5 INCH DAKOTA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW BLUE EARTH 43.64N 94.10W
04/12/2013 M3.7 INCH FARIBAULT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 1 ESE MILROY 44.41N 95.54W
04/12/2013 M12.0 INCH REDWOOD MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW SSW MONTEVIDEO 44.95N 95.72W
04/12/2013 M10.5 INCH CHIPPEWA MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 ENE MONTGOMERY 44.46N 93.52W
04/12/2013 M4.5 INCH RICE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 4 E NERSTRAND 44.34N 92.98W
04/12/2013 M3.8 INCH GOODHUE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 5 ESE NEW PRAGUE 44.52N 93.48W
04/12/2013 M6.5 INCH RICE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 4 NW ONAMIA 46.11N 93.72W
04/12/2013 M5.8 INCH MILLE LACS MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 E OWATONNA 44.09N 93.20W
04/12/2013 M4.1 INCH STEELE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 WSW PRINCETON 45.55N 93.65W
04/12/2013 M4.0 INCH SHERBURNE MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 W PRIOR LAKE 44.73N 93.47W
04/12/2013 M6.0 INCH SCOTT MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 WNW RICHFIELD 44.89N 93.32W
04/12/2013 M5.7 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 WNW ROSEMOUNT 44.76N 93.13W
04/12/2013 M2.5 INCH DAKOTA MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 SW ROSEVILLE 44.99N 93.18W
04/12/2013 M3.0 INCH RAMSEY MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 ENE ST MICHAEL 45.22N 93.64W
04/12/2013 M7.7 INCH WRIGHT MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 WSW ST PETER 44.30N 94.08W
04/12/2013 M6.5 INCH NICOLLET MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 1 NNW WATERTOWN 44.98N 93.85W
04/12/2013 M6.5 INCH CARVER MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 6 NNE WILLMAR 45.20N 95.00W
04/12/2013 M6.0 INCH KANDIYOHI MN COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW MELROSE 45.68N 94.81W
04/12/2013 M9.0 INCH STEARNS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MILACA 45.76N 93.65W
04/12/2013 M5.0 INCH MILLE LACS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MONTEVIDEO 44.95N 95.72W
04/12/2013 M11.5 INCH CHIPPEWA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 3 SE NEW ULM 44.28N 94.42W
04/12/2013 M8.7 INCH BROWN MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW NORTH MANKATO 44.18N 94.03W
04/12/2013 M7.8 INCH NICOLLET MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ONAMIA 46.07N 93.67W
04/12/2013 M6.9 INCH MILLE LACS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW REDWOOD FALLS 44.54N 95.11W
04/12/2013 M10.5 INCH REDWOOD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW RICE 45.75N 94.23W
04/12/2013 M7.3 INCH BENTON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.17W
04/12/2013 M10.3 INCH STEARNS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
48 HOUR TOTAL AT ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
0700 AM SNOW WACONIA 44.85N 93.79W
04/12/2013 M7.5 INCH CARVER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WASECA 44.08N 93.50W
04/12/2013 M5.6 INCH WASECA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WELLS 43.74N 93.73W
04/12/2013 M6.0 INCH FARIBAULT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 10 NNW TAYLORS FALLS 45.55N 92.74W
04/12/2013 M4.0 INCH CHISAGO MN CO-OP OBSERVER
48 HOUR TOTAL AT WILD RIVER STATE PARK
0700 AM SNOW 2 N WILLMAR 45.15N 95.05W
04/12/2013 M8.0 INCH KANDIYOHI MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WINNEBAGO 43.77N 94.17W
04/12/2013 M5.3 INCH FARIBAULT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ZUMBROTA 44.29N 92.67W
04/12/2013 M2.5 INCH GOODHUE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.17W
04/12/2013 M9.7 INCH STEARNS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
48 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW EAU CLAIRE 44.82N 91.49W
04/12/2013 M2.2 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
48 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW 6 ESE DRESSER 45.33N 92.52W
04/12/2013 M4.8 INCH POLK WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW CUMBERLAND 45.54N 92.02W
04/12/2013 M2.0 INCH BARRON WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 4 W CORNELL 45.16N 91.23W
04/12/2013 M2.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 SE CHETEK 45.30N 91.62W
04/12/2013 M3.2 INCH BARRON WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 2 SE CAMERON 45.38N 91.71W
04/12/2013 M2.0 INCH BARRON WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW 3 N BOYCEVILLE 45.09N 92.04W
04/12/2013 M3.3 INCH DUNN WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW ST CROIX FALLS 45.41N 92.63W
04/12/2013 M4.0 INCH POLK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ROBERTS 44.99N 92.55W
04/12/2013 M2.1 INCH ST. CROIX WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW JIM FALLS 45.05N 91.27W
04/12/2013 M2.7 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ELK MOUND 44.88N 91.69W
04/12/2013 M2.5 INCH DUNN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MENOMONIE 44.89N 91.91W
04/12/2013 M2.5 INCH DUNN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW CANNON FALLS 44.52N 92.90W
04/12/2013 M3.5 INCH GOODHUE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW CHASKA 44.82N 93.61W
04/12/2013 M7.4 INCH CARVER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW DELANO 45.04N 93.79W
04/12/2013 M5.5 INCH WRIGHT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 5 NE FOREST LAKE 45.33N 92.91W
04/12/2013 M4.9 INCH CHISAGO MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW HAMBURG 44.73N 93.96W
04/12/2013 M7.6 INCH CARVER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW HASTINGS 44.73N 92.85W
04/12/2013 M3.0 INCH DAKOTA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW JORDAN 44.67N 93.63W
04/12/2013 M5.1 INCH SCOTT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW LONG PRAIRIE 45.98N 94.86W
04/12/2013 M6.6 INCH TODD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0715 AM SNOW 8 S HILLMAN 45.89N 93.89W
04/12/2013 M7.8 INCH MORRISON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL.
0747 AM SNOW ST JAMES 43.98N 94.63W
04/12/2013 M7.0 INCH WATONWAN MN 911 CALL CENTER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
0841 AM SNOW 2 NW REDWOOD FALLS 44.56N 95.14W
04/12/2013 M13.0 INCH REDWOOD MN BROADCAST MEDIA
72 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
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Winter Storm Watches in Minnesota, 2013Every winter storm watch in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.