Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Watches in 2014
Blizzard Watch 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blizzard watch at Feb 18, 2014, 4:02 AM CST for 8 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 20, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2014, 4:02 AM CST (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2014, 4:35 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
342 WWUS43 KMPX 181002 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 402 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...MORE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING THURSDAY... .A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARIBAULT...OWATONNA...WASECA AND ALBERT LEA FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HASTINGS...RED WING...MENONOMIE AND EAU CLAIRE FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND STRONG WINDS WILL PLAGUE PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TOWARD THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREAS. BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THEREFORE...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PORTION OF THE AREA OF MINNESOTA. MNZ077-084-085-092-093-181815- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ RICE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...WASECA...OWATONNA... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 402 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ070-078-WIZ024>028-181815- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0002.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ DAKOTA-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 402 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. * OTHER IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JLT
4 follow-up statements
341 WWUS43 KMPX 181709 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1109 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE CITIES OF LE CENTER...MANKATO AND FAIRMONT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH CONTINUES FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METRO...RED WIND... RICE LAKE...MENOMONIE AND EAU CLAIRE. LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TOWARD THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREAS...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MNZ076-083-091-190115- /O.EXA.KMPX.BZ.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ LE SUEUR-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...MANKATO...FAIRMONT 1109 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-069-WIZ014>016-023-190115- /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.A.0002.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 1109 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 6 TO 10 INCHES INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ077-084-085-092-093-190115- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ RICE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...WASECA...OWATONNA... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1109 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ070-078-WIZ024>028-190115- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ DAKOTA-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1109 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 10 INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
075 WWUS43 KMPX 182204 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 404 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .A BLIZZARD WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES FAIRMONT...MANKATO... ALBERT LEA...OWATONNA AND FARIBAULT. A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METRO...RED WING... RICE LAKE...MENOMONIE AND EAU CLAIRE. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TOWARD THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREAS. BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. MNZ076-077-083>085-091>093-190615- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ LE SUEUR-RICE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 404 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-069-070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-190615- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-GOODHUE- POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RED WING... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 404 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 6 TO 10 INCHES INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RAH
722 WWUS43 KMPX 190336 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 936 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .A BLIZZARD WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES FAIRMONT... MANKATO... ALBERT LEA...OWATONNA AND FARIBAULT. A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METRO...RED WING... RICE LAKE...MENOMONIE AND EAU CLAIRE. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TOWARD THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREAS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MNZ076-077-083>085-091>093-191145- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ LE SUEUR-RICE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 936 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-069-070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-191145- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-GOODHUE- POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RED WING... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 936 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND 4 TO 6 INCHES IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BORGHOFF
256 WWUS43 KMPX 191035 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 435 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...MAINLY THOSE AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM SLEEPY EYE TO SHERBURNE AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM TO MONTGOMERY TO RED WING. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 FROM APPROXIMATELY MILE MARKER 70 SOUTHWARD AND INTERSTATE 90 FROM MILE MARKER 80 EASTWARD. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN MINNESOTA... INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES AND THE SURROUNDING NORTHERN...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO...ALONG WITH ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE WARNING AREAS. THE AREA IN THE ADVISORY IS APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ISLE TO GLENDORADO TO WAVERLY TO GAYLORD. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE THURSDAY MORNING...CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TOWARD THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE 3 TO 7 INCHES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES IN EASTERN MINNESOTA...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MNZ076-077-083>085-091>093-191900- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0003.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/ LE SUEUR-RICE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 435 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF IN THE EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ078-191900- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/ GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED WING 435 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF IN THE EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ074-075-082-191900- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES 435 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF IN THE EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-069-070-WIZ014>016-023>028-191900- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.140220T1200Z-140221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0004.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-BARRON- RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 435 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND 6 TO 9 INCHES IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. * OTHER IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>052-059-066>068-191900- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.140220T1500Z-140221T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA 435 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Feb 17, 11:52 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 11:52 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1152 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 245 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 UPPER TROUGH WORKING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON HAS GONE QUITE NEGATIVE ON US...WHICH HAS RESULTED IN THE SNOW AND CLOUDS FILLING BACK IN TO THE WEST. THE WRN EDGE OF THE SNOW IS FAIRLY SHARP AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT AND SOME VERY MILD PACIFIC AIR...AS EVIDENCED BY 50 DEGREE TEMPERATURES AS CLOSE AS SIOUX CITY...IA. EVEN OUT IN WRN MN WHERE THE SKIES HAVE CLEARED OUT...TEMPERATURES HAVE MANAGED TO PUSH UP INTO THE MID/UPPER 30S. THIS MILD AIRMASS WILL BE WITH US THROUGH THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM. CONSIDERING MSP HAS NOT HAD A DAY WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL SINCE JAN 24TH...I'M SURE SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL RECEIVED! WITH GENERAL SLOWING OF THE SYSTEM...HAVE HAD TO SLOW DOWN EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF CLEARING AND ENDING OF SNOW IN GRIDS. SNOW LIKELY WILL NOT CLEAR WRN WISCONSIN UNTIL 00Z...BUT HAVE DECIDED TO NOT EXTEND THE WARNING BEYOND 3 PM. THIS IS BECAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS HAVE MAINLY COME UP TO 2 OR MORE MILES...WHICH MEANS THE RATES HAVE REALLY LET UP. AT THIS POINT...ANY REMAINING SNOWS WILL BE LIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TOTALS IN WISCONSIN UP TO AROUND 4 INCHES...WHICH COMBINED WITH THE LIGHTER INTENSITY DOES NOT REALLY JUSTIFY KEEPING THE WARNING GOING...EVEN IF LIGHT SNOW BLEEDS TO 00Z. FOR HIGHS TOMORROW...ONLY GUIDANCE THAT WAS AVOIDED AT THIS POINT WAS THE SREF/NAM/GFS. THIS IS BECAUSE THESE MODELS CONTINUE TO OVER COOL THE BOUNDARY LAYER DUE TO THE SNOW COVER. INSTEAD...CONTINUED TO TREND THINGS TOWARD THE WARMER NCEP MOS GUIDANCE AND NON-NCEP RAW MODEL OUTPUT. THIS CONTINUES THE MENTION OF UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S...THOUGH WITH THE EDGE OF THE SNOWPACK SO CLOSE...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THESE TEMPERATURES ENDED UP BEING ABOUT 5 DEGREES TOO COLD...ESPECIALLY OUT SW OF THE MN RIVER. IF A HIGH OF 40 CAN BE ACHIEVED...IT WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY 12TH AT MSP AND EAU CLAIRE AND DECEMBER 27TH FOR ST. CLOUD. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 245 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 LONG TERM TRENDS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A WARM PERIOD INTO MIDWEEK BEFORE THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT TROUGH DROPS INTO THE MIDSECTION OF THE COUNTRY...WITH CYCLOGENESIS OVER KANSAS/OKLAHOMA REGION... LIFTING NORTHEAST AND OCCLUDING OVER EASTERN WISCONSIN BY THURSDAY EVENING. FOLLOWING THIS WILL BE ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS THE EASTERN CONUS TROUGH REDEVELOPS. THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK OF THE NEXT SURFACE LOW WILL SPREAD A DECENT SWATH OF SNOW BACK INTO OUR CWA THURSDAY. THE 12Z DETERMINISTIC GFS AND ECMWF BOTH INDICATE THE SURFACE LOW TRACKING OVER EASTERN WISCONSIN THURSDAY. WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS THE BEST SHOT OF 4 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM. WE HAVE EXTENDED THE LIKELY POPS EXTEND INTO EAST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS AMOUNTS EXPECTED HERE. PTYPE ISSUES RETURN AS WARMER AIR IS LIFTED NORTH AND EAST OF THE INITIAL TROUGH FOR WEDNESDAY. APPEARS TO BE A RAIN...SLEET...SNOW MIX POSSIBLE DEVELOPING LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER THE REGION. DID INCLUDE THIS MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBILITY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. AS THE LOW SHIFTS EAST THURSDAY...COLDER AIR WILL DROP INTO THE AREA AND TRANSITION ANY MIX OVER TO SNOW. COOLER TEMPERATURES FOLLOW THIS SYSTEM WITH HIGHS DROPPING BACK INTO THE TEENS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WILL COULD SEE SOME MORE BELOW ZERO LOWS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE 12Z ECMWF DROPS A LARGE ARCTIC 1042MB HIGH SOUTHEAST OVER THE EASTERN CONUS LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THE 12Z ECMWF SHOWS H85 TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK TO MINUS 32C OVER THE GREAT LAKES BY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1144 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 LIFR CONDITIONS ARE PRETTY WIDESPREAD ACROSS WISCONSIN IN FOG...BUT A PATCH OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS FOLLOWED BY STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD RESULT IN IMPROVING CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH VFR ANTICIPATED BY MORNING. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH WINDS SOUTHERLY VEERING WEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. KMSP...MVFR OR LOWER FOG HAS BEEN NEARBY...BUT SO FAR SO GOOD. WITH CLOUDS PUSHING OVERHEAD AT TAF ISSUANCE TIME...NOT EXPECTING FOG TO BE A PROBLEM TONIGHT. VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ WED...VFR. WIND WSW EARLY...BCMG SSE 5-15 KT. THU...MVFR OR LOWER WITH SN/BLSN LIKELY. LIGHT/VRB WIND BCMG WNW 15-25G35KT. FRI...VFR. WINDS WNW 10-20KT. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. && SHORT TERM...MPG LONG TERM...DWE AVIATION...BORGHOFF
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 6:15 PM CST, 9 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 615 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 190015- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 615 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PATCHY FREEZING FOG IS POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW ON THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE SYSTEM MAY LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. BORGHOFF
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 17, 10:11 PM CST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1011 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM SNOW GLENWOOD 45.65N 95.38W
02/17/2014 M3.0 INCH POPE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
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JLTLocal storm report, Feb 17, 10:19 PM CST, 5 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1019 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1019 PM SNOW DELANO 45.04N 93.79W
02/17/2014 M6.1 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
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LSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey and 2 more | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.