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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

January 29, 20147 counties in Wisconsin; 12 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Jan 29, 2014, 8:17 PM CST for 7 counties in Wisconsin; 12 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 30, 2014, 5:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr. 54 reports 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
Jan 29, 2014, 8:17 PM CST (02:17 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2014, 5:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 30, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Anoka County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 30, 6:00 AM CSTSNOW 0.5St Cloud Airport, MN
Jan 30, 6:00 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Waconia, MNEARLY REPORT
Jan 30, 6:00 AM CSTSNOW 3.6Waconia, MNEARLY REPORT
Jan 30, 6:01 AM CSTSNOW 0.3Nws Chanhassen, MN
Jan 30, 6:01 AM CSTSNOW 0.5Msp Intl Airport, MN
Jan 30, 6:45 AM CSTSNOW 3Delano, MN
Jan 30, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Elk River, MN
Jan 30, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Baldwin, WI
Jan 30, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2.3South Minneapolis, MN
Jan 30, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2.7Roberts, WI
Jan 30, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 3.4New Hope, MN
Jan 30, 7:41 AM CSTSNOW 4Maple Plain, MN
Jan 30, 7:52 AM CSTSNOW 11 W Carver, MN
Jan 30, 7:52 AM CSTSNOW 1.12 Se Chetek, WI
Jan 30, 7:52 AM CSTSNOW 1.36 Nne Big Lake, MN
Jan 30, 7:52 AM CSTSNOW 1.43 Wnw Ladysmith, WI
Jan 30, 7:52 AM CSTSNOW 2.5Boyceville, WI
Jan 30, 7:52 AM CSTSNOW 2.81 Wsw Golden Valley, MN
Jan 30, 8:17 AM CSTSNOW 2.93 Sse South Minneapolis, MN
Jan 30, 8:17 AM CSTSNOW 31 E St Michael, MN
Jan 30, 8:17 AM CSTSNOW 42 Ne North Minneapolis, MN
Jan 30, 8:35 AM CSTSNOW 4.2Fridley, MN
Jan 30, 8:35 AM CSTSNOW 5.2Fridley, MN
Jan 30, 9:06 AM CSTSNOW 4Blaine, MN
Jan 30, 9:18 AM CSTSNOW 35 Ne Forest, WI
Jan 30, 9:18 AM CSTSNOW 35 Ne Forest Lake, MN
Jan 30, 10:00 AM CSTSNOW 4.52 S Deephaven, MNREPORTED VIA TWITTER
Jan 30, 10:01 AM CSTSNOW 4.3Lakeville, MN
Jan 30, 10:14 AM CSTSNOW 4.31 Ne Stillwater, MN
Jan 30, 10:47 AM CSTSNOW 3.9Bloomington, MN
Jan 30, 10:47 AM CSTSNOW 5East Farmington, WI
Jan 30, 11:00 AM CSTSNOW 6.72 Ene Plymouth, MN
Jan 30, 11:16 AM CSTSNOW 4.7Watertown, MN
Jan 30, 11:30 AM CSTSNOW 4.7Se Edina, MN
Jan 30, 11:36 AM CSTSNOW 4Cumberland, WI
Jan 30, 11:45 AM CSTSNOW 4.92 S Deephaven, MNUPDATED TOTAL. REPORTED VIA TWITTER.
Jan 30, 11:46 AM CSTSNOW 6North Minneapolis, MN
Jan 30, 11:57 AM CSTSNOW 2.8Nws Chanhassen, MN
Jan 30, 11:57 AM CSTSNOW 4.5Nws Chanhassen, MNCORRECTED TOTAL
Jan 30, 11:57 AM CSTSNOW 6.3Msp Intl Airport, MN
Jan 30, 12:00 PM CSTSNOW 1.4St Cloud Airport, MN
Jan 30, 12:00 PM CSTSNOW 53 Wnw Ladysmith, WI
Jan 30, 12:30 PM CSTSNOW 4.2Menomonie, WI
Jan 30, 12:43 PM CSTSNOW 65 E Downtown Minneapoli, MNSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM U OF MN ST PAUL CAMPUS.
Jan 30, 12:59 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Isanti, MN
Jan 30, 12:59 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Lakeville, MN
Jan 30, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 6.53 Nnw Downtown Minneapo, MN
Jan 30, 1:08 PM CSTSNOW 5.3North St Paul, MN
Jan 30, 2:30 PM CSTSNOW 4.6White Bear Lake, MN
Jan 30, 2:30 PM CSTSNOW 5.7Prescott, WI
Jan 30, 2:30 PM CSTSNOW 6.7Prescott, WICORRECTED TOTAL
Jan 30, 2:52 PM CSTSNOW 4.312 N Bruce, WI
Jan 30, 3:00 PM CSTSNOW 4Hudson, WIREPORTED VIA FACEBOOK
Jan 30, 3:00 PM CSTSNOW 6Woodbury, MNREPORTED VIA FACEBOOK

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 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 63 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2014-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2014-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 636 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
636 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
683 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

244 
WWUS43 KMPX 300217
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
817 PM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY
HEAVY SNOW...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND QUICKLY EXIT THE REGION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING SEVERAL INCHES DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THIS WILL BE
A HIGH IMPACT EVENT WITH SNOW RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
POSSIBLE.

DUE TO THE HIGH IMPACT NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM...A WINTER STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE TWIN CITIES METRO EASTWARD ACROSS
MOST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
FALL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED ELSEWHERE.

MNZ051>053-059>063-066-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-301115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0002.140130T1100Z-140130T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
817 PM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5
AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 4 OR 5 AM AND QUICKLY BECOME
  HEAVY BY 6 AM. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE ENTIRE
  MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE MID TO LATE
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS
  POSSIBLE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-301115-
/O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.140130T0800Z-140130T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-
SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...MADISON...
BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
817 PM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM
TO NOON CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 2 OR 3 AM AND MAY BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES BY DAWN. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE MID
  MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES JUST BEFORE RUSH HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-067-074>077-082-083-091-301115-
/O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.140130T1100Z-140130T1800Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT
817 PM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM
TO NOON CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 4 OR 5 AM AND QUICKLY BECOME
  HEAVIER BY 6 AM. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE ENTIRE
  MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE MID TO LATE
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ078-084-085-092-093-WIZ026-028-301115-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.140130T1100Z-140130T1800Z/
GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
817 PM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON
CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET...WILL SPREAD
  ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
  THURSDAY...AND MOVE EAST INTO WISCONSIN IN TIME FOR THE THURSDAY
  MORNING COMMUTE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
5 follow-up statements
391 
WWUS43 KMPX 301044
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
444 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY
HEAVY SNOW...

...COLD WIND CHILLS RETURN TONIGHT...

.SNOW IS BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH A
SWATH OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL FROM WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO TO ALONG THE US-8 CORRIDOR
IN WISCONSIN. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SNOW...WITH AMOUNTS
NEAR 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY BANDING OF SNOW RESIDES THE
LONGEST. OUTSIDE OF THIS BAND OF SNOW...TOTALS WILL RANGE BETWEEN
1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH THIS MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE TWIN CITIES
METRO EASTWARD ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED
ELSEWHERE.

IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL AGAIN PLUMMET BELOW
ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED TO AGAIN DIP TO BETWEEN 25
AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
FRIDAY MORNING.

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-301845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.140130T1100Z-140130T1800Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
444 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY 6 AM THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY
  SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE ENTIRE MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ051-052-059-066-301845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.140130T1100Z-140130T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...
HUTCHINSON
444 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY 6 AM THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY
  SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE ENTIRE MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  9 PM AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-301845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-
SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...MADISON...
BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
444 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE
  MORNING...TAPERING OFF BY NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES JUST BEFORE RUSH HOUR. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  9 PM AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-301845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.140130T1100Z-140130T1800Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA
444 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE
  MORNING...TAPERING OFF BY NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  9 PM AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ067-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-028-301845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.140130T1100Z-140130T1800Z/
SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...DURAND...PEPIN...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
444 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING INTO THE REGION EARLY THIS
  MORNING AND TAPER OFF BY NOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
  DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
603 
WWUS43 KMPX 301322
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
722 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH MID MORNING...

...COLD WIND CHILLS RETURN TONIGHT...

.SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH MID MORNING.
SNOWFALL RATES HAVE INCREASED TO AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. BY THE TIME
THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF AFTER 10 AM IN MINNESOTA...AND AFTER NOON
IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...LOCALLY 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL FALL FROM
HUTCHINSON...THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES...TO RICE LAKE WISCONSIN.

DUE TO SOME INTENSE SNOWFALL BANDS...LOCALIZED 6 TO 9 INCH TOTALS 
COULD FALL ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...EASTWARD TO RICE
LAKE. OUTSIDE THE 4 TO 6 INCHES SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...1 TO 2 INCHES
WILL BE COMMON FROM CENTRAL TO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE TWIN CITIES
METRO EASTWARD ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED
ELSEWHERE.

IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL AGAIN PLUMMET BELOW
ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED TO AGAIN DIP TO BETWEEN
25 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
FRIDAY MORNING.

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-301800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
722 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW THROUGH 9 AM. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT
  SNOW OR FLURRIES BY NOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ051-052-059-066-301800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...
HUTCHINSON
722 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH 9 AM. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO
  LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY NOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  9 PM AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-301800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
722 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH MID
  MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END BY NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES JUST BEFORE RUSH HOUR. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  9 PM AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ067-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-028-301800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...DURAND...PEPIN...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
722 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH MID
  MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END BY NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

JLT
620 
WWUS43 KMPX 301527
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
927 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...HEAVY SNOWFALL TAPERING LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...

...COLD WIND CHILLS RETURN TONIGHT...

.SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING...WITH HOURLY
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. BY 11 AM...THE HEAVIER BANDS WILL
SHIFT INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THEN TAPER OFF BY MID
AFTERNOON. INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALSO YIELD PATCHY
BLOWING SNOW.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL FROM
HUTCHINSON...THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES...TO RICE LAKE
WISCONSIN...WITH LOCALIZED 8 TO 9 INCH TOTALS POSSIBLE. OUTSIDE
OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AREA...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON FROM
CENTRAL TO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE TWIN CITIES
METRO EASTWARD ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
POSTED ELSEWHERE.

IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL AGAIN PLUMMET BELOW
ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED TO AGAIN DIP TO BETWEEN
25 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
FRIDAY MORNING.

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-302330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
927 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW THROUGH LATE MORNING...TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT
  SNOW OR FLURRIES AFTER NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS
  POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ051-052-059-066-302330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...
HUTCHINSON
927 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOWFALL TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY
  NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. 

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  9 PM AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-302330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
927 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES DURING THE LATE
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  9 PM AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ067-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-028-302330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...DURAND...PEPIN...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
927 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES DURING
  THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
445 
WWUS43 KMPX 301631
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1031 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...HEAVY SNOWFALL TAPERING LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...

...COLD WIND CHILLS RETURN TONIGHT...

.SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN LATE THIS MORNING...WITH HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
MINNESTOA BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
ALSO YIELD PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL FROM
HUTCHINSON...THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES...TO RICE LAKE WISCONSIN...
WITH LOCALIZED 8 TO 9 INCH TOTALS POSSIBLE. OUTSIDE OF THE HEAVY
SNOWFALL AREA...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON FROM CENTRAL TO WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE TWIN CITIES
METRO EASTWARD ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT ELSEWHERE.

IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL AGAIN PLUMMET BELOW
ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED TO AGAIN DIP TO BETWEEN
25 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
FRIDAY MORNING.

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-310045-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140130T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
1031 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ051-052-059-066-310045-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140130T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...
HUTCHINSON
1031 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOWFALL TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  9 PM AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-310045-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
1031 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES DURING THE LATE MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  9 PM AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ067-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-028-310045-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...DURAND...PEPIN...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1031 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES DURING THE LATE MORNING
  AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
775 
WWUS43 KMPX 302101
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
301 PM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...COLD WIND CHILLS RETURN TONIGHT...

.TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL AGAIN PLUMMET BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND
CHILL VALUES EXPECTED TO AGAIN DIP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF FRIDAY MORNING.

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-310515-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140130T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
301 PM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL QUICKLY DECREASE THIS EVENING
  INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH MUCH OF
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA CAN RESULT FROM THE LOW
  WIND CHILLS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY 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
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ051-052-059-066-310515-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140130T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...
HUTCHINSON
301 PM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL QUICKLY DECREASE THIS EVENING
  INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH MUCH OF
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA CAN RESULT FROM THE LOW
  WIND CHILLS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY 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
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-310515-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0300Z-140131T1500Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
301 PM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL QUICKLY DECREASE THIS EVENING
  INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH MUCH OF
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA CAN RESULT FROM THE LOW
  WIND CHILLS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY 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
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ067-074>078-WIZ026-028-310515-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...
ALTOONA
301 PM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL QUICKLY DECREASE THIS EVENING
  INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH MUCH OF
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA CAN RESULT FROM THE LOW
  WIND CHILLS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY 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
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ082>085-091>093-310515-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140130T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
301 PM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL QUICKLY DECREASE THIS EVENING
  INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH MUCH OF
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA CAN RESULT FROM THE LOW
  WIND CHILLS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

* WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY 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
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 4:44 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryMPXBarron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 3 more27 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Wisconsin, 2014Every winter storm 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.