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Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm watch at Feb 7, 2013, 2:46 PM CST for 33 counties in Minnesota; 7 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 10, 2013, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2013, 2:46 PM CST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2013, 12:57 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 40 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton 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, 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, 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), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
909 WWUS43 KMPX 072046 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 246 PM CST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND... .A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. WARM AIR WILL SURGE NORTH WITH THE STORM... AND CREATE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. HOWEVER... PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALL SNOW TO THE NORTH AND WEST... WITH GREATER THAN 6-8 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT TIME FRAME... GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS THROUGH LITCHFIELD TO CAMBRIDGE... INCLUDING SAINT CLOUD... WILLMAR... AND ALEXANDRIA. MNZ041>045-047>052-054>058-064-080500- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130211T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS 246 PM CST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6-8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT... WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... LEADING TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
164 WWUS43 KMPX 080258 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 858 PM CST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND... .A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALL SNOW TO THE NORTH AND WEST...WITH GREATER THAN 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT TIME PERIOD...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS THROUGH LITCHFIELD TO CAMBRIDGE...INCLUDING SAINT CLOUD...WILLMAR...AND ALEXANDRIA. MNZ041>045-047>052-054>058-064-081200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130211T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS 858 PM CST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LEADING TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. 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. && $$
850 WWUS43 KMPX 081009 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 409 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER A LARGE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NORTH OF A LINE FROM MANKATO TO EAU CLAIRE. A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THIS AREA COULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY IT CHANGES TO SNOW. HOWEVER...ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND WEST ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THERE COULD BE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER...RANGING FROM 9 TO 15 INCHES. AS THE STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO LIFT OUT...STRONG WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WATCH WHEN THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN. SOME GUSTS COULD APPROACH OR EXCEED 45 MPH. THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS SYSTEM AND EVEN A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-082200- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130211T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 409 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ065-067-073>075-082200- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/ RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 409 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME MAINLY HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ053-059>063-066-068>070-076-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-082200- /O.EXB.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 409 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME MAINLY HEAVY SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ042>045-049>052-058-082200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... LITCHFIELD 409 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BORGHOFF
087 WWUS43 KMPX 081151 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 551 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER A LARGE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NORTH OF A LINE FROM MANKATO TO EAU CLAIRE. A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THIS AREA COULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY IT CHANGES TO SNOW. HOWEVER... ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND WEST ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THERE SHOULD BE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER...RANGING FROM 9 TO 15 INCHES. AS THE STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO LIFT OUT...STRONG WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. SOME GUSTS MAY EXCEED 45 MPH. THEREFORE...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS REPLACED THE WINTER STORM WATCH IN THESE AREAS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS SYSTEM AND EVEN A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-082200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 551 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ065-067-073>075-082200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 551 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME MAINLY HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ042>045-049>052-058-082200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... LITCHFIELD 551 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ053-059>063-066-068>070-076-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-082200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 551 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME MAINLY HEAVY SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BORGHOFF
179 WWUS43 KMPX 081820 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1220 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER A LARGE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS STILL ON TRACK TO IMPACT LARGE PARTS OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES AS TO HOW FAR SOUTH PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN AS ALL SNOW...WHICH WILL HAVE LARGE IMPLICATIONS AS TO WHAT FINAL SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS TO MEET OR EXCEED 10 INCHES WILL EXIST NORTHWEST OF A GRANITE FALLS TO LITTLE FALLS LINE. ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FROM REDWOOD FALLS...THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES OVER TO CHIPPEWA FALLS A MIX OF SNOW...RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION FALLS AS SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA. SUNDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA OUT OF THE NORTH...AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS THEY BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS SYSTEM AND EVEN A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-090230- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 1220 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ065-067-073>075-090230- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 1220 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME MAINLY HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ042>045-049>052-058-090230- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... LITCHFIELD 1220 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ053-059>063-066-068>070-076-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-090230- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 1220 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME MAINLY HEAVY SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
665 WWUS43 KMPX 090211 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 811 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVER A LARGE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT A LARGE PART OF THE AREA FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THERE REMAIN UNCERTAINTIES ON THE TRACK OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES THIS WEEKEND. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW WILL DETERMINE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS TO MEET OR EXCEED 10 INCHES WILL EXIST NORTHWEST OF A GRANITE FALLS TO LITTLE FALLS LINE. ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FROM REDWOOD FALLS...THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES OVER TO CHIPPEWA FALLS A MIX OF SNOW...RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION FALLS AS SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA. SUNDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA...AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY...AS THEY BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. AGAIN...THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS SYSTEM AND EVEN A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. MONITOR LATER WINTER WEATHER MESSAGES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-091015- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 811 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY ON SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ065-067-073>075-091015- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 811 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME MAINLY HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ042>045-049>052-058-091015- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... LITCHFIELD 811 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY ON SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ053-059>063-066-068>070-076-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-091015- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 811 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME MAINLY HEAVY SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
133 WWUS43 KMPX 091002 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE UPPER MIDWEST FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN WESTERN MINNESOTA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE LOST TO RAIN AT THIS TIME ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...BUT CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF A GRANITE FALLS TO LITTLE FALLS LINE. SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS LINE A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING...TRANSITIONING TO A RAIN SNOW MIX SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION FALLS AS SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA...ALONG WITH A TENTH TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. SUNDAY EVENING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA...AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-091815- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0002.130210T0600Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY ON SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ042>045-049>052-058-091815- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0002.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... LITCHFIELD 402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...BECOME HEAVY ON SUNDAY...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ065-067-073>075-091815- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0000Z-130212T0000Z/ RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIP WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN SNOW MIX SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ053-059>063-066-068>070-076-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-091815- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIP WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN SNOW MIX SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JRB
644 WWUS43 KMPX 091857 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE UPPER MIDWEST FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AND IS POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM THROUGH THE NORTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO TO LADYSMITH... WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SOUTH OF THERE. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY FOR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE LOST TO MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN... BUT THERE IS INCREASED CONFIDENCE THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF A REDWOOD FALLS TO CAMBRIDGE LINE. SOUTH AND EAST OF THAT LINE... SOME FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND RAIN COULD MIX WITH SNOW FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ON SUNDAY... TRANSITIONING BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE ALL SNOW CAN EXPECT TOTALS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WHERE MIXED PRECIPITATION OCCURS... TOTALS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES... WITH LOWER AMOUNTS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. SUNDAY EVENING... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA... AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS THEY BUILD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THOSE AREAS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. MNZ065-067-073>075-100300- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0002.130210T0600Z-130211T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...AND THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AS CONDITIONS WORSEN. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-100300- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0002.130210T0600Z-130211T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR A TIME... BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WIZ014>016-023-100300- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T1200Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR A TIME... BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ059-066-068-100300- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0002.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ WRIGHT-MCLEOD-CARVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR A TIME... BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-100300- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0002.130210T0600Z-130211T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.130211T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT... AND BECOME HEAVY ON SUNDAY... THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY... AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>052-100300- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0002.130210T0600Z-130211T1200Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT... AND BECOME HEAVY ON SUNDAY... THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY... AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ042-049-058-100300- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ TODD-STEARNS-MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 11 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT... AND BECOME HEAVY ON SUNDAY... THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY... AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 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. && $$ MNZ070-100300- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.130210T0600Z-130211T0600Z/ DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURNSVILLE 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR A TIME... BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW BY MID TO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ069-076-100300- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ SCOTT-LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR A TIME... BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW BY MID TO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WIZ024-025-027-100300- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.130210T1200Z-130212T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.130210T1200Z-130211T0600Z/ PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION.... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR A TIME... BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ085-091>093-100300- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.130210T0600Z-130210T2100Z/ STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR A TIME... BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ MNZ077-082>084-100300- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.130210T0600Z-130212T0000Z/ RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... WASECA 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR A TIME... BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ078-WIZ026-028-100300- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.130210T1200Z-130211T0600Z/ GOODHUE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...DURAND...PEPIN... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX FOR A TIME... BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$
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 Feb 7, 2:32 PM CST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 2:32 PM CST, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
232 PM CST THU FEB 7 2013
.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY THE POTENTIAL FOR A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE SECOND HALF OF
THE WEEKEND. LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RAP UPPER AIR ANALYSES
SHOW THE FEATURE OF INTEREST MOVING INTO THE WEST COAST AT THE
CURRENT TIME. THE OTHER FEATURES OF INTEREST IN THE BIG PICTURE
ARE THE UPPER WAVE CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH OUR AREA... WHICH IS
HELPING TO GENERATE A SWATH OF PCPN OFF TO OUR SOUTHEAST... AND
THE SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE TWO
UPPER WAVES WILL PHASE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND CREATE A
BLOCKBUSTER OF A WINTER STORM FOR FOLKS IN NEW ENGLAND OVER THE
NEXT 48 HOURS. THE EVOLUTION OF THAT SYSTEM WILL IMPACT HOW THE
WESTERN SHORTWAVE BEHAVES AS IT EJECTS NORTHEAST INTO OUR AREA
OVER THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE
EASTERN STORM BOTTLES UP THE FLOW WILL HELP DICTATE THE TRACK AND
AMPLITUDE OF THE UPPER PATTERN AHEAD OF OUR SYSTEM... WHICH IS
LIKELY PART OF WHY WE/RE STILL SEEING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
SPREAD IN THE GUIDANCE AS TO HOW THINGS WILL UNFOLD ACROSS OUR
AREA. THE NAM AND GFS ARE FARTHEST WEST... ALONG WITH THE SREF...
WHILE THE ECMWF... GEM... AND FIM ARE FARTHER EAST. AT THIS
POINT... THE CONSENSUS OF THE GUIDANCE IS FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE
ECMWF EVOLUTION... SO WILL STICK SOMEWHAT CLOSE TO THAT WHILE
ALLOWING FOR A BIT MORE WARMING IN THE LOW LEVEL THERMAL PROFILES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT THE NAM AND GFS SUGGEST TO SOME EXTENT.
THIS WOULD CONTINUE TO SUGGEST A MIXED PCPN EVENT FOR A GOOD PART
OF THE AREA... WITH THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE AREA
HAVING THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OF REMAINING ALL SNOW. WITH THAT IN
MIND... WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH THAT INCLUDES THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA FROM SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WATCH MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED SOUTH/EAST IN AREA DEPENDING UPON HOW EXPECTATIONS
EVOLVE... BUT FOR NOW DECIDED TO FOCUS ON WHERE CONFIDENCE IS
HIGHEST THAT 6-8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW WILL OCCUR... ALONG WITH
STRONG WINDS.
IN THE SHORTER TERM... LINGERING VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE
CURRENTLY ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD MIX WITH SOME SNOWFLAKES AS WE
SEE A BIT OF SEEDING FROM DEEPER MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UPPER WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA... AND ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY
SHOULD EXIT QUICKLY TO THE EAST THIS EVENING AS WE GET ONTO THE
BACKSIDE OF THE WAVE AND SEE SOME SUBSIDENCE SPREAD OVER THE AREA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REIGN FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ALLOWING
FOR FAIR AND DRY CONDITIONS. RETURN FLOW WILL SETUP BY SATURDAY
MORNING... THEN REMAIN IN PLACE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... ALLOWING
FOR GOOD MOISTURE RETURN AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL EXIT THE
ROCKIES SATURDAY EVENING AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NEBRASKA BY
SUNDAY MORNING. GOOD ISENTROPIC ASCENT IS PROGGED ALONG THE
EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE INVERTED TROUGH AHEAD OF THE SURFACE
LOW... AND UPPER DIVERGENCE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY
ACROSS THE CWFA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE UPPER FLOW AMPLIFIES
AND DIFFLUENCE INCREASES MARKEDLY IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE
APPROACHING JET. THESE THINGS SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT
OF PCPN ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH THIS INITIAL SURGE OF WARM
ADVECTION AND DEEP MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. PCPN-TYPE CONTINUES TO
BE THE PRIMARY ISSUE THAT WILL MITIGATE SNOWFALL POTENTIAL... AND
THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT THAT WE SHOULD SEE SUFFICIENT WARM AIR
MOVE IN ALOFT TO CHANGE THINGS TO SLEET AND PERHAPS SOME FREEZING
RAIN FOR A TIME ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA... BEFORE
GOING OVER TO MAINLY RAIN FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE DAY. HOWEVER...
HEIGHTS CRASH QUICKLY BY SUNDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES
INTO THE AREA... WHICH ALONG WITH DYNAMIC COOLING FROM SUSTAINED
UPWARD MOTION COULD HELP TO CHANGE THINGS BACK TO SNOW FAIRLY
QUICKLY DEPENDING UPON WHETHER THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR WHICH MOVES
IN IS AS ROBUST AS THE GFS SUGGESTS OR CLOSER TO THE ECMWF AND
FIM. FOR NOW... KEPT THINGS ALL SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH AND
NORTHWEST... AND ALLOWED FOR MIXED PCPN UP THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
COUNTIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO. THAT BEING
SAID... WITH PCPN TOTALS OF OVER SIX TENTHS OF AN INCH EXPECTED
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA... AND PERHAPS SOME CLOSE TO AN INCH... ANY
PERIOD OF SNOW COULD PUT DOWN DECENT ACCUMULATIONS. EXPECT
LOCATIONS THAT REMAIN ALL SNOW TO WIND UP BETWEEN 6 AND 10 FOR THE
MOST PART... ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR DEPENDING
ON RATIOS... WHILE AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE QUICKLY AS ONE MOVES INTO
AREAS WHERE A GREATER PORTION OF THE PCPN IS OF MIXED-TYPE AND/OR
RAIN. AT THIS POINT... THE BEST GUESS FOR THE TWIN CITIES WOULD BE
FOR TOTAL AMOUNTS OF NEAR 6 INCHES... WITH THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST
SUBURBS SEEING THE GREATEST... BUT THAT COULD CERTAINLY CHANGE
DEPENDING UPON HOW THE STORM TRACK PANS OUT AND THE CHARACTER OF
WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY... THE SITUATION WILL
REQUIRE CONTINUED MONITORING... WITH UPDATES AND CHANGES LIKELY AS
WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
SOME SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE CYCLONIC FLOW ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY... WITH THINGS
DRYING OUT FOR GOOD ONCE HIGH PRESSURE WORKS IN MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. BENIGN WEATHER THEN LOOKS TO PREDOMINATE THROUGH THE
BALANCE OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER COULD IMPACT
THE AREA BY THURSDAY... ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME DEFINITE TIMING
AND PLACEMENT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS... ECMWF... AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE ENSEMBLES WITH RESPECT TO THAT... SO KEPT THING DRY
AFTER MONDAY FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION.../18Z TAF ISSUANCE/
/ISSUED 1211 PM CST THU FEB 7 2013/
AFTER ABOUT 6 STRAIGHT HOURS OF NEARLY SATURATED CONDITIONS...FZDZ
FINALLY MADE AN APPEARANCE AROUND 10 AM...WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY
A BLOOM IN LOW REFLECTIVITIES ON RADAR. STILL SEEING THAT RADAR
BLOOM AT 18Z...BUT DZ HAS BEEN LIGHT...IT IS BARELY PERCEPTIBLE
AND IS OF MINIMUM IMPACT...SO LEFT MENTION OUT OF THESE TAFS. OF
BIGGER CONCERN FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW IS THE SEA OF
STRATUS THAT IS IN PLACE FROM MICHIGAN BACK TO THE WRN DAKOTAS AND
NE NEB. GIVEN THE EXTENT OF STRATUS...WENT MORE PESSIMISTIC WITH
STRATUS THROUGH TONIGHT. CURRENT TREND ACROSS CENTRAL MN SHOWS
MVFR CIGS MAKING INROADS SOUTH...WITH MSP AND WI TERMINALS LIKELY
GOING MVFR BY 20Z...WITH A BIT OF A LONGER DELAY SOUTHWEST TOWARD
RWF. AS SFC RIDGING AND UPPER SUBSIDENCE MOVE OVERHEAD
TONIGHT...EXPECT CIGS TO RETREAT BACK TO IFR LEVELS...WITH
MVFR/IFR VSBYS RETURNING AS WELL. DO EXPECT SOME CLEARING TONIGHT
OVER NE MN CLOSER TO CENTER OF HIGH PRES...SO WILL HAVE TO WATCH
HOW FAR SW INTO CENTRAL MN THAT CAN MAKE IT TONIGHT. CONFIDENCE IN
TIMING OF IMPROVEMENTS FRIDAY MORNING NOT VERY HIGH...JUST WANTED
TO TREND CIGS REMAINING LONGER WITH THESE TAFS.
KMSP...GIVEN EXTENT OF STRATUS...CONFIDENT IN CIGS REMAINING IN
PLACE THROUGH THE EVENING PUSH...WITH HEIGHTS GOING BACK TO
BETWEEN 010 AND 017. CONFIDENCE STARTS TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH
POTENTIAL FOR SOME CLEARING WORKING SOUTH WITH THE RIDGE...BUT
WITH STRATUS IN PLACE...PLAYED THINGS THE PESSIMISTIC ROUTE FOR
NOW. ALSO BROUGHT BACK MVFR VIS...BUT CONFIDENCE NOT AS HIGH WITH
THAT. AT SOME POINT IN THE MORNING AS MSP GETS ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE RIDGE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ALONG WITH SOUTHEAST
WINDS...BIG QUESTION REMAINS WHEN.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
SAT...VFR. IFR DEVELOPING LATE WITH PRECIP MIX. WINDS SSE 10G15KTS.
SUN...IFR WITH RA/SN. SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS POSSIBLE. ESE AT 15G20KTS.
MON...IFR WITH SN IN MORNING...MVFR AFTERNOON. WINDS WNW 20G30KTS.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR BENTON-CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-ISANTI-KANABEC-KANDIYOHI-
LAC QUI PARLE-MEEKER-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-POPE-SHERBURNE-
STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-YELLOW MEDICINE.
WI...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 10:44 AM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1044 AM CST THU FEB 7 2013 MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 081645- MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- 1044 AM CST THU FEB 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT OCCASIONAL FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. IT WILL BE LIGHT...WITH MINIMAL ICING ON PAVEMENT...THOUGH A LIGHT COATING OF ICE CAN BE EXPECTED ON ELEVATED SURFACES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA WILL SEE WINTRY PRECIPITATION. AT THIS TIME...WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LOOKS TO SEE MAINLY ALL SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. AREAS NEAR AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE FALLS COULD SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH MORE THAN A FOOT NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONG...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE DAKOTAS. THE SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS MINNESOTA AND INTO WESTERN WI. IN FACT...SOME AREAS IN FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN MAY ONLY END UP WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. THE TWIN CITIES METRO COULD EASILY SEE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AS WELL. THE THREAT FOR A WINTRY MIX LOOKS REASONABLE FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE THE PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOW TOTALS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-081645- DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- 1044 AM CST THU FEB 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA WILL SEE WINTRY PRECIPITATION. AT THIS TIME...WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LOOKS TO SEE MAINLY ALL SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. AREAS NEAR AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE FALLS COULD SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH MORE THAN A FOOT NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONG...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE DAKOTAS. THE SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS MINNESOTA AND INTO WESTERN WI. IN FACT...SOME AREAS IN FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN MAY ONLY END UP WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. THE TWIN CITIES METRO COULD EASILY SEE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AS WELL. THE THREAT FOR A WINTRY MIX LOOKS REASONABLE FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE THE PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOW TOTALS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 7, 9:05 AM CST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
905 AM CST THU FEB 07 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW 2 SE CHETEK 45.30N 91.62W
02/07/2013 M1.5 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
ENDED WEDNESDAY EVENING.
0800 AM SNOW CUMBERLAND 45.54N 92.02W
02/07/2013 M3.0 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
ENDED WEDNESDAY EVENING.
0800 AM SNOW 2 SE CAMERON 45.38N 91.71W
02/07/2013 M1.8 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW 3 SE LAKE ELMO 44.96N 92.86W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW COLD SPRING 45.46N 94.43W
02/07/2013 M2.0 INCH STEARNS MN COCORAHS
0800 AM SNOW 1 WSW LITTLE CANADA 45.02N 93.10W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH RAMSEY MN COCORAHS
0800 AM SNOW SE MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0800 AM SNOW ELK RIVER 45.33N 93.57W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW MILACA 45.76N 93.65W
02/07/2013 M1.2 INCH MILLE LACS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW ONAMIA 46.07N 93.67W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH MILLE LACS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW BLOOMER 45.10N 91.49W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW ELK MOUND 44.88N 91.69W
02/07/2013 M1.2 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW HOLCOMBE 45.22N 91.12W
02/07/2013 M2.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW JIM FALLS 45.05N 91.27W
02/07/2013 M1.5 INCH CHIPPEWA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW ROBERTS 44.99N 92.55W
02/07/2013 M1.3 INCH ST. CROIX WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AJZLocal storm report, Feb 7, 9:06 AM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
906 AM CST THU FEB 07 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW 5 SSE MINNEAPOLIS 44.89N 93.23W
02/06/2013 M0.7 INCH HENNEPIN MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MSP AIRPORT
1200 PM SNOW ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.17W
02/06/2013 M1.3 INCH STEARNS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
SCSU
1200 PM SNOW 5 E ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.07W
02/06/2013 E1.6 INCH SHERBURNE MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STC AIRPORT
1200 PM SNOW CHANHASSEN 44.86N 93.56W
02/06/2013 M0.5 INCH CARVER MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1215 PM SNOW MAHTOMEDI 45.06N 92.96W
02/06/2013 E1.0 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1230 PM SNOW ISANTI 45.49N 93.25W
02/06/2013 M1.5 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1252 PM SNOW LITTLE FALLS 45.98N 94.36W
02/06/2013 M0.8 INCH MORRISON MN COCORAHS
0104 PM SNOW 2 SE FRIDLEY 45.06N 93.23W
02/06/2013 M1.0 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0144 PM SNOW NORTH ST PAUL 45.01N 93.00W
02/06/2013 M1.4 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0211 PM SNOW MENOMONIE 44.89N 91.91W
02/06/2013 M1.3 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0212 PM SNOW 3 E EAST FARMINGTON 45.25N 92.64W
02/06/2013 M1.5 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0256 PM SNOW RUSH CITY 45.68N 92.97W
02/06/2013 M2.6 INCH CHISAGO MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0300 PM SNOW MOTLEY 46.34N 94.64W
02/06/2013 M2.0 INCH MORRISON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0455 PM SNOW RICE LAKE 45.50N 91.74W
02/06/2013 M2.0 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 PM SNOW CLEAR LAKE 45.25N 92.27W
02/06/2013 M2.0 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1000 PM SNOW 5 NNE BRUCE 45.53N 91.23W
02/06/2013 M3.6 INCH RUSK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
OBSERVED JUST SOUTH OF EXELAND.
1029 PM SNOW INVER GROVE HEIGHTS 44.83N 93.06W
02/06/2013 M0.6 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0530 AM SNOW JIM FALLS 45.05N 91.27W
02/07/2013 M1.5 INCH CHIPPEWA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
TWENTY FOUR HOUR TOTAL.
0800 AM SNOW ROBERTS 44.99N 92.55W
02/07/2013 M1.3 INCH ST. CROIX WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW JIM FALLS 45.05N 91.27W
02/07/2013 M1.5 INCH CHIPPEWA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW HOLCOMBE 45.22N 91.12W
02/07/2013 M2.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW ELK MOUND 44.88N 91.69W
02/07/2013 M1.2 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW BLOOMER 45.10N 91.49W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW ONAMIA 46.07N 93.67W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH MILLE LACS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW MILACA 45.76N 93.65W
02/07/2013 M1.2 INCH MILLE LACS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW ELK RIVER 45.33N 93.57W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW SE MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH HENNEPIN MN COCORAHS
0800 AM SNOW 1 WSW LITTLE CANADA 45.02N 93.10W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH RAMSEY MN COCORAHS
0800 AM SNOW COLD SPRING 45.46N 94.43W
02/07/2013 M2.0 INCH STEARNS MN COCORAHS
0800 AM SNOW 3 SE LAKE ELMO 44.96N 92.86W
02/07/2013 M1.0 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW 2 SE CAMERON 45.38N 91.71W
02/07/2013 M1.8 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW CUMBERLAND 45.54N 92.02W
02/07/2013 M3.0 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
ENDED WEDNESDAY EVENING.
0800 AM SNOW 2 SE CHETEK 45.30N 91.62W
02/07/2013 M1.5 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
ENDED WEDNESDAY EVENING.
0815 AM SNOW ELK MOUND 44.88N 91.69W
02/07/2013 M1.2 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
TWENTY FOUR HOUR TOTAL, SNOW ENDED WEDNESDAY EVENING.
&&
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