Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blizzard warning at Mar 31, 2014, 4:06 AM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 31, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2014, 4:06 AM CDT (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2014, 12:42 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 1484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
421 WWUS43 KMPX 310906 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 406 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM DEVELOPING FOR MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL BRING PRIMARILY RAIN MONDAY...HOWEVER ONCE THIS SYSTEM STARTS TAPPING COLDER AIR MONDAY EVENING...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG WINDS THAT WILL DEVELOP AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL CLIMB TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DOUGLAS...STEVENS... POPE...SWIFT...CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODD...MORRISON...STEARNS...KANDIYOHI AND MEEKER COUNTIES. MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-311800- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0004.140401T0300Z-140401T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0006.140401T0000Z-140401T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 406 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW MONDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 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. && $$ MNZ042-043-049-057-058-311800- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.140401T0000Z-140401T1200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD 406 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW MONDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
416 WWUS43 KMPX 311742 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1242 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BRING ALL RAIN TODAY...HOWEVER ONCE THIS SYSTEM STARTS TAPPING COLDER AIR THIS EVENING...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL CLIMB TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING SNOW. BECAUSE SNOWPACK IS NON EXISTENT CURRENTLY...AND THE DURATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE SHORT...THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT WEST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS TO LITTLE FALLS MINNESOTA TONIGHT. MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-010145- /O.CAN.KMPX.BZ.W.0006.140401T0000Z-140401T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.140401T0000Z-140401T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 1242 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A TIME THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ058-311845- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.140401T0000Z-140401T1200Z/ MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LITCHFIELD 1242 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ MNZ042-043-049-057-010145- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0021.140401T0000Z-140401T1200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR 1242 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A TIME LATER THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BORGHOFF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 4:06 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Morrison and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, McLeod and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 17 min |
| Mar 31, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 20 min |
| Mar 31, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle | 17 min |
| Mar 31, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Sibley | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 21 min |
| Mar 31, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod | 20 min |
| Mar 31, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 36 min |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2014Every blizzard warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.