Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Watches in 2014
Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blizzard watch at Jan 14, 2014, 3:53 PM CST for 23 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 16, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2014, 3:53 PM CST (21:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2014, 4:27 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 23 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
250 WWUS43 KMPX 142153 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...SNOW DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ...BLIZZARD WATCH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING IN THE WAKE OF THE SNOW...BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. CURRENT WINTER WEATHER WEATHER ADVISORIES FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ONCE THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES NEAR EAU CLAIRE... CHIPPEWA FALLS...ELLSWORTH AND STANLEY...TO 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN METRO AREA OF THE TWIN CITIES...TO LOCALLY 1 TO 3 FARTHER WEST. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH WILLMAR TO BLUE EARTH. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF THE FLUFFY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILL READINGS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO. WIZ027-028-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 AND 25 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF SNOWFALL BEFORE IT ENDS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ092-150600- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE EARTH 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH: * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-093-WIZ015-016-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ WIZ023>026-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-150600- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ RAH/DWE
5 follow-up statements
916 WWUS43 KMPX 150028 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH WILLMAR TO BLUE EARTH. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH... ARE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES... DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILL READINGS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO. WIZ027-028-150130- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MNZ092-150830- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE EARTH 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-093-WIZ015-016-150130- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ WIZ023>026-150130- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-150830- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ RAH
878 WWUS43 KMPX 150214 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 814 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH WILLMAR TO BLUE EARTH. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH... ARE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES... DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILL READINGS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-151015- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 814 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ RAH
125 WWUS43 KMPX 150938 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 338 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS APPEAR LIKELY ON THURSDAY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA... .A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA WHERE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT WINDS OF 40MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WHERE THERE IS LESS CONFIDENCE IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS AND LESS OF A FRESH SNOWPACK. MEANWHILE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MINNESOTA DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH... WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BLOW AROUND THE SNOW THAT FELL ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. LASTLY...TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY EVENING. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-151800- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.140116T0900Z-140117T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM 338 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-085-151800- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.140116T1200Z-140117T1200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- GOODHUE-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA 338 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ049-058-066-067-076-084-093-151800- /O.EXA.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ STEARNS-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-WASECA-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...WASECA...ALBERT LEA 338 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING NEAR 50 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ075-082-083-091-092-151800- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 338 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING NEAR 50 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ JRB/JPC
647 WWUS43 KMPX 151742 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1142 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY... .A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY IN WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO PAYNESVILLE... LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON AND MANKATO. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NEAR THE IOWA BORDER...DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES OF BLOWING SNOW AS THIS AREA HAS A LACK OF FRESH SNOW. THE CHANCE OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IS LOW IN THIS AREA...BUT BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY. MEANWHILE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MINNESOTA DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BLOW AROUND THE SNOW THAT FELL ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. LASTLY...TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY EVENING. MNZ049-058-066-067-075-082-083-160145- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ STEARNS-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO 1142 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THURSDAY MORNING... AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY EVENING. 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. && $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-160145- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.140116T0900Z-140117T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM 1142 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-085-160145- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.140116T1200Z-140117T1200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- GOODHUE-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA 1142 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ076-084-091>093-160145- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ LE SUEUR-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...WASECA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1142 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING NEAR 50 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ DWE/JLT
590 WWUS43 KMPX 152227 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 427 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY... .A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO PAYNESVILLE...TO HUTCHINSON AND OWATONNA. MEANWHILE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA THURSDAY MORNING. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG THIS ARCTIC FRONT...WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW PACK ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG THE IOWA BORDER...IS SHALLOW AND MOSTLY A THIN LAYER OF ICE...THE STRONG WINDS OF 40 MPH...COUPLED WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY. LASTLY... TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY EVENING. MNZ085-160630- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.140116T1200Z-140117T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OWATONNA 427 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THURSDAY MORNING... AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 25 BELOW BY EVENING. 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. && $$ MNZ076-084-091>093-160630- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ LE SUEUR-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...WASECA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 427 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THURSDAY MORNING... AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 25 BELOW BY EVENING. 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. && $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-160630- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.140116T0900Z-140117T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM 427 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ049-058-066-067-075-082-083-160630- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ STEARNS-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO 427 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THURSDAY MORNING... AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACT: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY EVENING. 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. && $$ MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-160630- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.140116T1200Z-140117T1200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING 427 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JLT
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.