Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blizzard warning at Feb 25, 2014, 3:46 PM CST for 26 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 26, 2014, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2014, 3:46 PM CST (21:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2014, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2014, 12:55 AM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 26 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 8:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Cosmos, MN | SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON SOME GRAVEL ROADS IN SOUTHERN MEEKER COUNTY. VISIBILITIES NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 999 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
459 WWUS43 KMPX 252146 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 346 PM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS... .A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND STEVENS...LAC QUI PARLE...AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND COLDER AIR PUSHES IN. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 50 MPH IN PLACES. DUE TO VERY DEEP SNOWPACK...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED WHICH COULD LEAD TO DRIFTS ON ROADWAYS EXCEEDING 3 FEET IN OPEN LOCATIONS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO AND 35 BELOW ZERO. MNZ041-042-048-049-055>058-065-073-260600- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.140226T0300Z-140226T1700Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA... REDWOOD FALLS 346 PM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ066-067-074>076-082>085-091>093-260600- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.140226T0300Z-140226T1700Z/ MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 346 PM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ047-054-064-260600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.140226T0300Z-140226T1700Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS 346 PM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ043>045-050-051-059-260600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.140226T0300Z-140226T1700Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MONTICELLO 346 PM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ052-053-060>063-068>070-077-078-260600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.140226T0300Z-140226T1700Z/ ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... FARIBAULT...RED WING 346 PM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-260600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.140226T0300Z-140226T1700Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 346 PM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ BORGHOFF/DWE/JRB
6 follow-up statements
012 WWUS43 KMPX 260635 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1235 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS... .A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND STEVENS...LAC QUI PARLE...AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN ACROSS THE AREAS. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. DUE TO VERY DEEP SNOWPACK...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED WHICH COULD LEAD TO DRIFTS ON ROADWAYS EXCEEDING 3 FEET IN OPEN LOCATIONS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AS WIND CHILLS DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO AND 35 BELOW ZERO. MNZ041-042-048-049-055>058-065-073-261445- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA... REDWOOD FALLS 1235 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ066-067-074>076-082>085-091>093-261445- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1235 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ047-054-064-261445- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS 1235 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ043>045-050-051-059-261445- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MONTICELLO 1235 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ052-053-060>063-068>070-077-078-261445- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... FARIBAULT...RED WING 1235 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-261445- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1235 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
991 WWUS43 KMPX 261052 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 452 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS... .A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND STEVENS...LAC QUI PARLE... AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN ACROSS THE AREA. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DUE TO VERY DEEP SNOWPACK... WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY AND SHOULD LEAD TO DRIFTS ON ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS EVENING A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AS WIND CHILLS DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO AND 35 BELOW ZERO. MNZ059-261900- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO 452 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ068-069-077-261900- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ CARVER-SCOTT-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...FARIBAULT 452 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ041-042-048-049-055>058-065-073-261900- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA... REDWOOD FALLS 452 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ066-067-074>076-082>085-091>093-261900- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 452 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-261900- /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 452 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ047-054-064-261900- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS 452 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ043>045-050-051-261900- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T1700Z-140227T0900Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER 452 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ052-053-060>063-070-078-261900- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...RED WING 452 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
387 WWUS43 KMPX 261740 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1140 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS... .A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND STEVENS... LAC QUI PARLE... AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN ACROSS THE AREA. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DUE TO THE VERY DEEP SNOWPACK... WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY AND SHOULD LEAD TO DRIFTS ON ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS EVENING. MNZ041-042-048-049-055>059-065-073-270145- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 1140 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ066>069-074>077-082>085-091>093-270145- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1140 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ047-054-064-270145- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS 1140 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ043>045-050-051-270145- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER 1140 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ052-053-060>063-070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-270145- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE- POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1140 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
277 WWUS43 KMPX 262027 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 227 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS... .A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH 3 AM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THROUGH 3 AM FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND STEVENS... LAC QUI PARLE... AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THROUGH NOON THURSDAY... GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH SAINT CLOUD TO LADYSMITH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE SOUTH FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD... AND INCLUDES THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL... CENTRAL... SOUTH CENTRAL... AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY THIS EVENING... WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED FROM 6 TO 10 PM THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DUE TO THE VERY DEEP SNOWPACK... WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY AND SHOULD LEAD TO DRIFTS ON ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP THROUGH THE NIGHT... WITH VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY 3 AM. WIND CHILLS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL FALL INTO A RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW AFTER 3 AM. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH 9 AM... THEN WARM ABOVE 25 BELOW ZERO BY NOON. MNZ041-042-049-270430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0005.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD 227 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WORST CONDITIONS BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ043>045-050-051-270430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0005.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER 227 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WORST CONDITIONS BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ052-053-WIZ014>016-270430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0005.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH 227 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WORST CONDITIONS BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ048-055>059-065-073-270430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ POPE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 227 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WORST CONDITIONS BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ066>069-074>077-082>085-091>093-270430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 227 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WORST CONDITIONS BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ047-054-064-270430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS 227 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WORST CONDITIONS BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ060>063-070-078-WIZ023>028-270430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.140226T2100Z-140227T0900Z/ HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 227 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WORST CONDITIONS BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
431 WWUS43 KMPX 270259 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 859 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...OCCASIONAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN LATE TONIGHT... .A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH 3 AM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THROUGH 3 AM FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND STEVENS... LAC QUI PARLE... AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THROUGH NOON THURSDAY... GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH SAINT CLOUD TO LADYSMITH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE SOUTH FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD... AND INCLUDES THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL... CENTRAL... SOUTH CENTRAL... AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH EARLY TONIGHT. DUE TO THE VERY DEEP SNOWPACK...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY AND SHOULD LEAD TO DRIFTS ON ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP THROUGH THE NIGHT... WITH VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY 3 AM. WIND CHILLS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL FALL INTO A RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW AFTER 3 AM. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH 9 AM... THEN WARM ABOVE 25 BELOW ZERO BY NOON. MNZ041-042-049-271100- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD 859 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ048-055>059-065-073-271100- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ POPE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 859 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ066>069-074>077-082>085-091>093-271100- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 859 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS. DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK...SOME DRIFTS MAY EXCEED 3 FEET IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ043>045-050-051-271100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER 859 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ052-053-WIZ014>016-271100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH 859 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ047-054-064-271100- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS 859 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ060>063-070-078-WIZ023>028-271100- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 859 PM CST WED FEB 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ BORGHOFF
643 WWUS43 KMPX 270655 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1255 AM CST THU FEB 27 2014 ...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON THIS MORNING... .THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AS A RESULT...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW COVERS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH 3 AM THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY THIS MORNING AS NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. MOTORIST WILL STILL ENCOUNTER AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT POOR VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED TO SMALL AREAS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SLICK SPOTS ON AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO THE DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A WIND CHILL WARNING COVERS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ALONG HIGHWAY 8 FROM 3 AM UNTIL NOON TODAY WHILE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY COVERS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH NOON. WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WIND CHILLS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. THE WIND CHILL READINGS WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH 9 AM...THEN WARM ABOVE 25 BELOW ZERO BY NOON. MNZ041-042-049-271500- /O.CAN.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD 1255 AM CST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH 3 AM THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY 1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ048-055>059-065>069-073>077-082>085-091>093-271500- /O.CAN.KMPX.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ POPE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1255 AM CST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH 3 AM. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY 1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ043>045-050-051-271500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER 1255 AM CST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH 3 AM THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY 1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ052-053-WIZ014>016-271500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0005.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH 1255 AM CST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH 3 AM THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY 1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ047-054-064-271500- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS 1255 AM CST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH 3 AM THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY 1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ060>063-070-078-WIZ023>028-271500- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140227T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0021.140227T0900Z-140227T1800Z/ HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1255 AM CST THU FEB 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * TIMING...THROUGH 3 AM THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY 1 MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING OVER ROADWAYS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RAH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2:49 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 35 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.