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Winter Storm Watch 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm watch at Dec 2, 2013, 3:28 PM CST for 7 counties in Wisconsin; 30 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 3, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2013, 3:28 PM CST (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2013, 4:10 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 37 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton 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, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison 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, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 1128 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KMPX 022128 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 328 PM CST MON DEC 2 2013 ...SNOW CONTINUING EARLY TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO ST CLOUD AND CAMBRIDGE IN MINNESOTA...AND OSCEOLA TO CHETEK IN WISCONSIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF THE REGION FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE WATCH IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO RED WING IN MINNESOTA...AND ELLSWORTH AND CHIPPEWA FALLS IN WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TRACK AS WELL AS THE TIMING OF A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM FORECAST TO PASS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN BETWEEN LATE TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. THEREFORE... CHECK BACK ON LATER WINTER WEATHER MESSAGES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. MNZ041>045-047>053-030530- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0013.131204T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-131203T0900Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY 328 PM CST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. FOR THE ADVISORY... * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK TONIGHT. FOR THE WATCH... * TIMING: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WHICH COULD 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. 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. && $$ WIZ014>016-030530- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0013.131204T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-131203T0900Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH 328 PM CST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. FOR THE ADVISORY... * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK TONIGHT. FOR THE WATCH... * TIMING: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ054>070-073-WIZ023>025-027-030530- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0013.131204T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN- ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 328 PM CST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMPX 030453 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1053 PM CST MON DEC 2 2013 ...SNOW CONTINUING EARLY TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CUSHING TO JAKEVILLE AND CAMBRIDGE IN MINNESOTA...AND OSCEOLA TO CHETEK IN WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF THE REGION FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE WATCH IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO RED WING IN MINNESOTA...AND ELLSWORTH AND CHIPPEWA FALLS IN WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TRACK AS WELL AS THE TIMING OF A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM FORECAST TO PASS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN BETWEEN LATE TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. THEREFORE... CHECK BACK ON LATER WINTER WEATHER MESSAGES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. MNZ041-042-047>049-031300- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-131203T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0013.131204T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD 1053 PM CST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. FOR THE ADVISORY...SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN END OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK OVERNIGHT. FOR THE WATCH... * TIMING: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-WIZ014>016-031300- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-131203T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0013.131204T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH 1053 PM CST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. FOR THE ADVISORY... * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY MORNING TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK OVERNIGHT. FOR THE WATCH... * TIMING: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WHICH COULD 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. 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. && $$ MNZ054>070-073-WIZ023>025-027-031300- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0013.131204T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN- ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 1053 PM CST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 031010 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 410 AM CST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF THE REGION FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WARNING IS LOCATED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COMFREY TO MANKATO AND WOODBURY IN MINNESOTA AND HUDSON TO LADYSMITH IN WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE FORECAST IN THE WARNING AREA AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BEHIND THE SYSTEM...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA AND ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS AND THAT POTENTIAL WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED. MNZ041>045-047>068-073-WIZ014>016-023-032200- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0013.131204T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0012.131204T0300Z-131205T1200Z/ 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-REDWOOD-POLK-BARRON- RUSK-ST. CROIX- 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...REDWOOD FALLS...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND 410 AM CST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 9 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL BECOME STEADIER TONIGHT AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA AND ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND DANGEROUS ON WEDNESDAY. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. 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. && $$ MNZ074-075-032200- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0012.131204T0300Z-131205T1200Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER 410 AM CST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND 6 INCHES. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL BECOME STEADIER TONIGHT AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND DANGEROUS ON WEDNESDAY. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ069-070-WIZ024-025-027-032200- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0013.131204T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0029.131204T0300Z-131205T1200Z/ SCOTT-DAKOTA-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 410 AM CST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW TODAY WILL BECOME STEADY SNOW TONIGHT AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. 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. && $$ MNZ076>078-082>085-WIZ026-028-032200- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0029.131204T0300Z-131205T1200Z/ LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...DURAND...PEPIN... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 410 AM CST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW TODAY WILL BECOME STEADY SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COMMUTE IS EXPECTED TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BORGHOFF/DWE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Polk, Rusk | 23 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.