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Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm watch at Feb 19, 2013, 2:56 AM CST for 34 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 21, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2013, 2:56 AM CST (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2013, 1:41 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 39 counties
Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
562 WWUS43 KMPX 190856 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES PERSIST THIS MORNING AS A WINTER STORM APPROACHES FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE APPEARING MORE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94...FROM MORRIS...TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO....TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH AMOUNTS OVER SIX INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING 10 INCHES APPEAR THE MOST POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-191700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ048-049-051-057>060-066-068-069-077-191700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...FARIBAULT 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: 5 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-191700- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-191700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 256 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
215 WWUS43 KMPX 191736 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL VALUES IMPROVING SOME THIS AFTERNOON... BUT DROPPING AGAIN TONIGHT WITH A WINTER STORM APPROACHING FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT... BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER THAN LAST NIGHT... SO WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO LESS THAN 25 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST AND INTERSTATE 35. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94... FROM MORRIS... TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO... TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON THURSDAY... AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY... WITH AMOUNTS OVER SIX INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR THE MOST POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. MNZ084-085-092-093-200145- /O.CAN.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MNZ073>075-082-083-091-200145- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ048-049-051-057>060-066-068-069-077-200145- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...FARIBAULT 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ047-054>056-064-065-067-076-200145- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- SIBLEY-LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW DEVELOPING BY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW TOTALS: TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-200145- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-200145- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 1136 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
235 WWUS43 KMPX 192142 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING AGAIN TONIGHT...AND A WINTER STORM APPROACHING FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO THE EAST...AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH CONTINUE. THE WIND WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER THAN LAST NIGHT...SO WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO LESS THAN 25 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94...FROM MORRIS... TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON THURSDAY...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH AMOUNTS OVER SIX INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR THE MOST POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. MNZ084-085-092-093-200600- /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. 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. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-200600- /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-200600- /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1200Z/ KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ073>075-082-083-091-200600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ047>049-051-054>060-064>069-076-077-200600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-200600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 342 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
351 WWUS43 KMPX 200354 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND A WINTER STORM APPROACHING FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TO THE EAST...AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH CONTINUE. THE WIND WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER THAN LAST NIGHT...SO WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO LESS THAN 25 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94...FROM MORRIS... TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON THURSDAY...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH AMOUNTS OVER SIX INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR THE MOST POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. MNZ084-085-092-093-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ073>075-082-083-091-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130221T2100Z-130223T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ047>049-051-054>060-064>069-076-077-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN- PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-201200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.130220T0600Z-130220T1500Z/ KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 954 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
492 WWUS43 KMPX 201014 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM... ...WINTER STORM APPROACHING FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... .WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THROUGH 9 AM ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TO THE EAST. AS TEMPERATURES WARM THIS MORNING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RISE ABOVE -25. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD IS SNOWFALL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ST. JAMES...TO MANKATO...TO RED WING AND EAU CLAIRE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THURSDAY EVENING...AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR MOST LIKELY ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MNZ084-085-092-093-201815- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ073>075-082-083-091-201815- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: 4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ047>049-051-054>060-064>069-076-077-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * SNOW TOTALS: 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ061>063-070-078-WIZ023>026-028-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. 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THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041>044-050-201500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH MID MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ045-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-201500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130220T1500Z/ KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 414 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH MID MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
619 WWUS43 KMPX 201941 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 141 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY EVENING OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE AREA AFFECTED IS LOCATED MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO RUSH CITY. THE HIGHER SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...OR ALONG INTERSTATE 90. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MNZ047>049-051-054>058-064-202045- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS 141 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE AREA. $$ MNZ059-060-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-210345- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 141 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ061>063-WIZ023>026-028-210345- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.130222T0000Z-130223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/ ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 141 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MNZ053-WIZ014>016-027-210345- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.130222T0600Z-130223T0000Z/ CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 141 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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 18, 11:31 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 11:31 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1131 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013
.UPDATE...
UPDATED TO INCLUDE 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
BIG STORY IN THE SHORT TERM IS THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS
WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY. DESPITE AN OLDER SNOW PACK...STRONG CAA
AND STEEP LAPSE RATES HAVE ALLOWED WIND GUSTS TO REACH THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL FROM THE TOP OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER. GUSTS EXCEEDING 40
KTS HAVE BEEN COMMON. SUCH STRONG WINDS HAVE PENETRATED THE ICY TOP
CRUST OF SNOW AND THE RESULT IS CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN
AREAS. REPORTS FROM NUMEROUS LAW ENFORCEMENT CALL CENTERS
INDICATED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SPOTS AND TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN
THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA. IN ADDITION...A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS WILL SWING EAST THIS EVENING. NOT EXPECTING MUCH
MORE THAN A HALF INCH OR SO...BUT IT WILL ADD TO THE CONCERN FOR
BLOWING SNOW.
WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS SUBSIDING. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE
15 TO 25 MPH RANGE AS VERY COLD AIR INVADES MN. THUS...WIND
CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 BELOW OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LAKE MILLE LACS TO MINNEAPOLIS
AND FARIBAULT. ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RECOVER MUCH TUESDAY...IN FACT BELOW ZERO
HIGHS ARE PROBABLE ACROSS WRN MN WITH LOCATIONS FURTHER EAST IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
COLD...BUT THEY MAY RISE ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 25 BELOW FOR
SEVERAL HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
FINALLY DIMINISH BUT THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THEY FULLY DECOUPLE.
AT THIS POINT IT SEEMS LIKELY WITH THE RIDGE AXIS OVER MN BY 12Z
WED. CLEAR SKIES AND DEEP SNOW PACK NORTH OF MKT TO EAU SHOULD
ALLOW TEMPS TO PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS BELOW AND POSSIBLY 20S BELOW
IN SOME OF THE TYPICALLY COLDER SPOTS. WITH UNCERTAINTY OF WIND
CHILL VALUES TUESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT...DID NOT FEEL I COULD
JUSTIFY A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THESE PERIODS BUT IT WILL STILL
BE COLD...PROBABLY THE COLDEST NIGHT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.
THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT WEDNESDAY AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THINGS FROM MODIFYING TOO
MUCH...BUT SHOULD STILL ATTAIN HIGHS IN THE TEENS.
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THE EXTENDED FORECAST CONSISTS OF AN ACTIVE PATTERN WITH A COUPLE
SYSTEMS EJECTING NORTHEAST FROM RELOADING ENERGY OVER THE SWRN
U.S. THE FIRST HAS BEEN WELL ADVERTISED FOR DAYS AND SHOULD IMPACT
THE CWA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. GFS AND CMC HAVE
TRENDED A BIT WEAKER AND FURTHER SOUTH CLOSER TO THE GFS ENSEMBLE IN
THE PAST FEW RUNS. IN FACT...THE SURFACE LOW IS ALMOST
UNRECOGNIZABLE IN THEIR MSLP MAPS BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
ECMWF REMAINS THE MOST CONSISTENT MODEL AND CONTINUES TO BRING THE
SUB 1010MB LOW NORTHEAST INTO NERN KS...CNTRL IA...AND WI. THE FIM
IS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF. THE NAM FORECAST PERIOD
HAS JUST NOW BEGUN TO CAPTURE THE BEGINNING OF THE EVENT AND
RESEMBLES THE ECMWF THE MOST IN TERMS OF TIMING AND QPF. HPC/S
MODEL DIAGNOSTIC DESK FAVORS THE ECMWF SOLUTION SO WILL LEAN MORE
TOWARD THAT MODEL AS WELL. THE ONLY UPDATE WITH THIS FORECAST
PACKAGE WAS TO SLOW DOWN THE ARRIVAL OF SNOW A FEW HOURS THURSDAY
DUE TO A SLIGHTLY SLOWER TREND IN MOST MODEL SOLUTIONS.
A WELL ESTABLISHED AND ORGANIZED ARC OF MDT-HVY SNOW IN ADVANCE OF
THE LOW CENTER WILL SURGE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND INTO IOWA BY THURSDAY MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES ITS
TREK NORTHEAST IT WILL WEAKEN SOME AND BEGIN TO OCCLUDE. THE
INTENSITY OF THIS BAND SHOULD FOLLOW SUIT THURSDAY EVENING...BUT
IT STILL APPEARS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS /SOUTH OF I-94/
WILL SEE A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING. RAPID ACCUMULATIONS COULD OCCUR DURING THIS
PERIOD WITH FAVORABLE LIFT AND IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE ADVECTION.
THERE ARE GOOD PROBABILITIES OF OVER 6 INCHES IN THESE AREAS...
ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO THE IA BORDER. SEVERAL ANALOGS /SIMILAR TO HOW
EVEN THE GFS PORTRAYS THIS SYSTEM/ POINT TO SUCH SNOWFALL TOTALS.
THUS...DESPITE THE MORE MEAGER GFS PREDICTIONS...CONFIDENCE IS ON
THE SIDE OF THE ECMWF WHICH SEEMS TO FIT THE ANALOGS BETTER.
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER IN THE CYCLONIC FLOW INTO
FRIDAY WITH ONLY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO EXPECTED. BEST
ESTIMATES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF
I-94 AND 5 TO 9 INCHES FURTHER SOUTH...WITH THE MOST AGAIN NEAR THE
IA BORDER.
ANOTHER TROUGH WILL DIG DOWN THE ROCKIES THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS
MORE UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT IT APPEARS
A SECOND SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS
INTO WISCONSIN EARLY NEXT WEEK IN SIMILAR FASHION TO THE THURSDAY
STORM. COULD SEE MORE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. CLOSER TO DAY 10...THERE
IS EVIDENCE OF YET ANOTHER STORM DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. A SNOWY END TO FEBRUARY IS APPEARING LIKELY.
&&
.AVIATION.../06Z TAF ISSUANCE/
SECONDARY CDFNT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OFF INTO WI OVRNGT WHILE
ARCTIC HIGH PRES SLOWLY ARRIVES FROM THE NW. IN BETWEEN THE
DEPARTING FRONT AND INCOMING HIGH IS A VERY TIGHT PRES GRADIENT
CREATING STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF MN...EVENTUALLY PUSHING INTO
WI. THOUGH FALLING SNOW IS SLOWLY ENDING...THE FINE POWDERY SNOW
WILL BE SUBJECT TO BLOWING/DRIFTING THRU 09Z-10Z WHICH WILL OCNLY
IMPACT VSBY. MVFR CIGS WILL PREVAIL THRU THE REST OF THE OVRNGT
HRS INTO THE LATE MRNG HRS...THEN GRADUALLY SCATTER OUT AS HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE REGION LATE TMRW THRU TMRW NIGHT.
KMSP...OCNL LINGERING BANDS OF SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING/DRIFTING
EFFECTS ARE MAKING A TRICKY START TO THE 06Z MSP TAF. AM STARTING
OUT WITH PREVAILING VFR...BUT WILL NEED TO MAINTAIN A TEMPO GROUP
OF IFR VSBY WITH MVFR CIGS BEFORE THE -SN EXITS THE AREA. CIGS
XPCTD TO DROP TO MVFR BEFORE DAYBREAK THEN REMAIN AS SUCH THRU
LATE MRNG. NOT LOOKING FOR CIGS TO DROP TO BELOW 017...BUT SUCH
CONDS CANNOT BE RULED OUT UNTIL THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH BY
MIDDAY. CLOUD COVER THEN SCATTERS OUT IN THE AFTN WITH FEW OR SKC
CONDITIONS XPCTD TMRW EVE THRU WED MRNG.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
WED...VFR. WINDS NE NEAR 5 KTS.
THU...VFR EARLY WITH AFTERNOON IFR AND SNOW. WINDS E AT 15 KTS.
FRI...IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WITH SNOW. WINDS E 5 TO 10
KTS...THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BLUE EARTH-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-STEELE-WASECA-WATONWAN.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR BENTON-BLUE EARTH-
BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-HENNEPIN-
KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MEEKER-MILLE
LACS-MORRISON-NICOLLET-POPE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-SCOTT-
SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-STEARNS-STEELE-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WASECA-
WATONWAN-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-
KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-POPE-RENVILLE-STEVENS-SWIFT-YELLOW
MEDICINE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BROWN-
CARVER-MCLEOD-MEEKER-NICOLLET-REDWOOD-SIBLEY-STEARNS-TODD-
WRIGHT.
WI...NONE.
&&
JPCHazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 11:51 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1151 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 MNZ041>044-047>051-054>060-064>069-073>077-082>085-091>093-200100- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- 1151 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL BETWEEN 25 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. CHECK BACK ON LATER OUTLOOKS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MNZ045-052-053-061>063-070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-200100- KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE- POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- 1151 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINDS WILL REMAIN BLUSTERY TONIGHT AND THE TEMPERATURE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. BY SUNRISE...MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO. VERY LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. CHECK BACK ON LATER OUTLOOKS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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Sources
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