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Winter Weather Advisory 29, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 3, 201310 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 3, 2013, 4:10 AM CST for 10 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 3, 2013, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 3, 2013, 4:10 AM CST (10:10 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 3, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 4, 2013, 9:20 PM CST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Dec 2, 4:31 PM CST, 11 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 4:31 PM CST, 11 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 4:08 PM CST, 12 hours 2 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 3, 2:44 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 32 more	33 hr
Dec 3, 4:10 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 24 more	48 hr

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in Minnesota, 2013 Winter Weather Advisories in Wisconsin, 2013 Every winter weather advisory in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.