Winter Storm Watch 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

252 
WWUS43 KMPX 090303
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
903 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO RESULT IN SEVERE TRAVEL IMPACTS
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED SUCH THAT A PORTION OF THE WATCH HAS
BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A
LARGE SWATH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...FROM THE MORRIS AND GRANITE
FALLS AREAS IN WESTERN MINNESOTA...THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES
METRO...TO MUCH OF WESTERN WISCONSIN CAN EXPECT 8 TO 12 INCHES OR
MORE OF SNOW FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OR
TUESDAY MORNING. MOST IT WILL FALL FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...INCLUDING BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED
AT TIMES. ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...LESSER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...AND THIS INCLUDES THE NEW ULM...MANKATO
AND OWATONNA AREAS.

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE WITH THIS BEING THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT
SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON. EXPECT TRAVEL ON MONDAY TO BE SEVERELY
IMPACTED...AND TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED AFTER THE STORM ENDS AS
MUCH COLDER AIR SURGING IN BEHIND THIS STORM MAY KEEP COMPACTED
SNOW ON THE ROADS FOR A FEW DAYS. 

MNZ044-045-047>070-091115-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.141110T0300Z-141111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE
903 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...SEVERE TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND THIS BEING
  THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON IN MANY AREAS. TRAVEL MAY
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IF VEHICLES BECOME STUCK
  DURING THE COMMUTES. CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS MONDAY.
  NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. THIS
  WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS
  LIKELY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF LATE
  MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
  MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-091115-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.141110T0300Z-141111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T1200Z-141111T1800Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
903 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST
TUESDAY...

* IMPACTS...SEVERE TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND THIS BEING
  THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON IN MANY AREAS. TRAVEL MAY
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IF VEHICLES BECOME STUCK
  DURING THE COMMUTES. CONSIDER ALTERING TRAVEL PLANS MONDAY. NORTHEAST
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL BE A
  WET SNOW WHICH MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS
  LIKELY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY EVENING...TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOW WILL FALL MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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>043-091115-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0007.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS
903 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING
  COMMUTES. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING
  SNOW. THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ073>078-082>085-091115-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0007.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA
903 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING
  COMMUTES. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING
  SNOW. THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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

809 
WWUS43 KMPX 090941
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
341 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ON TRACK FOR MONDAY...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. OVER 6 INCHES OF
SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY MN...THROUGH
EAU CLAIRE WI. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG A LINE FROM
MADISON MN TO RICE LAKE WI...WHERE 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN WI. 

THE SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN WESTERN MN AND QUICKLY
SPREAD EASTWARD. THE SNOW WILL BE MOST INTENSE DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. THIS IS THE
FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

MNZ041>043-091745-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS
341 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3
AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM EARLY MONDAY THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ALSO...THE HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE SMALL
  SCALE POWER OUTAGES AND BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-047>070-091745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE
341 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING
  THROUGH MID DAY ON TUESDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ALSO...THE HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE SMALL
  SCALE POWER OUTAGES AND BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ALONG
  AND NORTH OF HWY12.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-091745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T1200Z-141111T1800Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
341 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS BEGINNING LATE MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH MID DAY ON TUESDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ALSO...THE HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE SMALL
  SCALE POWER OUTAGES AND BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO 14 INCHES
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ073>078-082>085-091745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0007.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA
341 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DEPENDING ON THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...TRAVEL MAY BE
  HAZARDOUS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE
  DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

JRB

032 
WWUS43 KMPX 091745
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1145 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ON TRACK FOR MONDAY...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. OVER 6 INCHES OF
SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY TO GLENCOE TO
HASTINGS IN MN...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO...THROUGH EAU
CLAIRE WI. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG A LINE FROM MADISON
TO LITCHFIELD TO ANOKA IN MN THROUGH RICE LAKE WI...WHERE 10 TO
14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN WI.

THE SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN WESTERN MN AND
QUICKLY SPREAD EASTWARD. THE SNOW WILL BE MOST INTENSE DURING THE
EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. THIS
IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON. HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE
AS WELL.

MNZ041>045-047>070-100200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE
1145 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM EARLY MONDAY 
  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ALSO...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SMALL
  SCALE POWER OUTAGES AND BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-100200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T1200Z-141111T1800Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1145 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS BEGINNING LATE MONDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH MID DAY ON TUESDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ALSO...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SMALL 
  SCALE POWER OUTAGES AND BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO 14 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ073>078-082>085-100200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0007.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA
1145 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DEPENDING ON THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...TRAVEL MAY BE
  HAZARDOUS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVY WET
  SNOW MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
317 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS FOR MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. OVER 6 INCHES OF
SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY TO GLENCOE TO
HASTINGS IN MN...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO...THROUGH EAU
CLAIRE WI. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG A LINE FROM MADISON
TO LITCHFIELD TO ANOKA IN MN THROUGH RICE LAKE WI...WHERE 12 TO 18
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN WI.

THE SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN
WESTERN MN AND QUICKLY SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
BE MOST INTENSE LATE MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON MONDAY...WITH
1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES...FOLLOWED BY A SECOND SURGE
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MONDAY EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...FOR COUNTIES ALONG THE IOWA BORDER...THE
SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET FOR SOME TIME...CREATING ICY PATCHES ON
ROADS. THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON.
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT...PARTICULARLY FOR THE
MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES...AND TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO
MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS
WELL.

MNZ073>078-100600-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING
317 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...DEPENDING ON THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...TRAVEL MAY BE 
  HAZARDOUS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST 
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVY WET 
  SNOW MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
  AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN MONDAY EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>070-100600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE
317 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM EARLY MONDAY 
  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ALSO...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE 
  SMALL SCALE POWER OUTAGES AND BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 16 INCHES...HIGHEST IN EASTERN
  MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
  AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN MONDAY EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-100600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0008.141110T1200Z-141111T1800Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
317 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS BEGINNING LATE MONDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH MID DAY ON TUESDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING. ALSO...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE 
  SMALL SCALE POWER OUTAGES AND BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 18 INCHES...HIGHEST IN POLK...BARRON
  AND RUSK COUNTIES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MORNING
  TO MID AFTERNOON MONDAY...THEN AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO
  THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ082>085-100600-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0007.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0024.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA
317 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM
MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...DEPENDING ON THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...TRAVEL MAY BE 
  HAZARDOUS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST 
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVY WET 
  SNOW MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MID MONDAY
  AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN MONDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ091>093-100600-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0024.141110T0900Z-141111T1800Z/
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
317 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DEPENDING ON THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...TRAVEL MAY BE
  HAZARDOUS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. A MIX OF SLEET
  AND SNOW MAY CAUSE ICY PATCHES ON ROADS.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH
  UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MID MONDAY
  AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1126 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 400 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

WE FIND OURSELVES IN A BLUSTERY POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT AS NW WINDS
HAVE BEEN OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER...OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF HOURS...THE OCCURRENCE OF GUSTS OVER 40 MPH HAS STARTED TO
DIMINISH...AND WE EXPECT THIS DIMINISHING TREND IN THE WINDS TO
CONTINUE TODAY AS THE PRESSURE RISES CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST OF THE
AREA. WITH THAT SAID...THROUGH THE MORNING...WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35
MPH. GIVEN THE WEAKENING TRENDS SEEN IN THE WINDS...THOUGH STILL
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP OVER 40 MPH...WILL LET THE WIND ADVY CONTINUE TO
ITS ENDING AT 12Z.

FOR THE REST OF TODAY...IT WILL REMAIN MOST CLOUDY. WE WILL START
PUNCHING HOLES IN THE STRATUS THIS MORNING...BUT THE ARRIVAL OF A
160 KT NWRLY JET STREAK INTO NODAK BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL REPLACE
THOSE LOW CLOUDS WITH THICKENING MID/UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS.
EVENTUALLY... THOSE MID/UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BRING US OUR NEXT
CHANCE AT LIGHT PRECIPITATION TONIGHT. THIS PRECIP WILL COME ON THE
NOSE OF SAID UPPER JET AS IT WILL BE SENDING AN H85 TROUGH ACROSS
THE AREA. WAA OUT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH WILL FORCE A BAND OF LIGHT
PRECIP TO GO FROM NW MN THIS AFTERNOON OVER TO ERN WI BY SUN
MORNING. THIS LOOKS TO IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-94. ALSO
SLOWED THE ARRIVAL OF POPS SOME AS GUIDANCE THIS EVENING HAS SLOWED
THE MOVEMENT OF THIS PRECIP BAND BY ABOUT 3-6 HOURS. SO FOR THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE...WE HAVE HIGH CHANCE POPS NOW NE OF I-94 THAT ARE
ALSO COMING IN A BIT SLOWER THAN WHAT THE DAY SHIFT HAD IN THERE.

BESIDE THE PRECIP...THE WAA WILL LIMIT TEMPERATURE DROPS
TONIGHT...AND DID BOOST LOWS BY SEVERAL DEGREES AS A RESULT...CLOSER
TO A CONSENSUS BLEND...WHICH ROUGHLY HAD LOWS IN THE MID 30S
SOUTHWEST OF I-94 AND IN THE UPPER 20S/LOW 30S NORTH OF I-94. THIS
RESULTS IN A PRIMARY LIQUID P-TYPE FOR AREAS ALONG/SOUTH OF
94...WITH PREDOMINATE SNOW CONFINED TO AREAS NE OF A LITTLE
FALLS/RICE LAKE/EAU CLAIRE LINE.

THIS IS A FAST MOVING SYSTEM WITH LIMITED MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...SO
QPF AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. AGAIN...STUCK CLOSE TO AN EVEN BLENDED
MODEL FORECAST FOR QPF...WITH BETWEEN 0.05 AND 0.10 OF AN INCH OF
QPF FOR WRN WI. WITH THIS FALLING PRIMARILY AS SNOW...CURRENT GRIDS
HAVE BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE INCH OF SNOW NE OF A MORA TO EAU CLAIRE
LINE.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 400 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

JUST WHEN CONFIDENCE WAS INCREASING ON A HEAVY SNOW EVENT FOR
MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MN AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WI...ALONG COME
THE 00Z MODEL RUNS WHICH INTRODUCED A GREAT DEGREE OF SPREAD. THE
GEM AND HOPWRF PLACE THE HEAVY SNOW AXIS JUST NORTH OF I-90...THE
GFS WOULD PREFER WEST CENTRAL MN ON ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES AND
WEST CENTRAL WI WHILE THE ECMWF MADE A HUGE JUMP INTO CENTRAL MN
AND NORTHERN WI. JOINING THE ECMWF WAS THE 00Z AND 06Z NAM RUNS
ALONG WITH THE 03Z SREF.

LOOKING CLOSER AT THE ECMWF THROUGH DP/DT FOR MONDAY INDICATES
THAT LESS EMPHASIS IS BEING PLACED ON A CLOSED H5 LOW OVER ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN WITH MOVE ENERGY (SHARPER TROUGH) OVER THE DAKOTAS.
THIS GIVES US MORE SW FLOW ALOFT SHIFTING THE LOW LEVEL FEATURES
FARTHER NORTHWARD. FURTHERMORE...IT WAS ALSO SEEN THAT AN H5
TROUGH PROGGED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...OFF THE SE COAST...HAS
BEEN RETROGRADING AND DEEPENING WITH EACH RUN WITH A CLOSED LOW
NOW SHOWN OVER FLORIDA ON MONDAY. THE 00Z/06Z NAM HAS THIS NAILED.
THERE IS RIDGING TO THE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES ON
MONDAY WHICH MAKES IT LOOK LIKE A SMALL REX BLOCK.

THE ECMWF IS ALSO SLOWER WITH MOVING THE SHORT WAVE EAST FROM THE
DAKOTAS FROM MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH THE PRECIPITATION LASTING
LONGER ACROSS EASTERN MN AND WESTERN WI. CHECKING THE GEFS H5
HEIGHTS AGAINST THE ECMWF SHOWS THAT THE GEFS SPLITS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OPERATIONAL RUNS OF THE GFS AND ECMWF. SO
THE GEFS IS FAVORING A SLOWING TREND. ALSO...THERE WERE 3 OR 4
MEMBERS OF THE GEFS THAT WERE DEEPER WITH THE TROUGH IN THE
DAKOTAS ON MONDAY GIVING CREDENCE THAT THE OPERATIONAL GFS MAY
TREND NORTHWARD ON THE PRECIPITATION WITH TIME.

SO HERE IS WHAT WE DID OVERNIGHT. COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING
OFFICES WAS TO WAIT ON ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH DUE TO THE
NORTHWARD SHIFT IN THE HEAVY SNOW AXIS. THIS NORTHWARD SHIFT IS
ONE THING THAT HAS OCCURRED IN ALL SOLUTIONS OVER THE LAST 24
HOURS...EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE VARIED IN LOCATION. THE ECMWF/NAM
HAVE THE LARGEST JUMP NORTHWARD. FOR CONTINUITY SAKE...WE ALL
FOLLOWED WPC QPF GRIDS. THIS RESULTED IN A WELL COLLABORATED SNOW
TOTAL GRID...BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT MAY STILL BE TOO FAR
SOUTH. AS A RESULT...SIX OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR
MONDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS THROUGH THE
TWIN CITES TO CHIPPEWA FALLS WI. SOME 10 INCH AMOUNTS ARE
INDICATED ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS THE NORTH
TWIN CITIES METRO ON EASTWARD ACROSS RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH.
AGAIN...IF THE NAM/ECMWF ARE MORE CORRECT...THAN THE AXIS OF HEAVY
SNOW WILL BE FARTHER NORTH...MORE IN THE ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS
AND ONAMIA AREAS...CLOSER TO THE TRACK OF THE H7 LOW.

DRY AND COLD WEATHER WILL FOLLOW THIS SYSTEM FROM TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE
BLENDED GUIDANCE IN THESE PERIODS.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1112 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

CONFIDENCE IN THE FIRST 6 HRS ON VFR CONDS IS HIGH. AFT
00Z...CONFIDENCE LOWERS AS MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING ON A WETTER
SCENARIO FOR THIS EVENING WEATHER DISTURBANCE WHICH LEADS TO
PROBLEMS ON CIGS/VSBYS...ESPECIALLY FOR KAXN/KSTC/KRNH. LATER IN
THE TAF PERIOD...MORE PROBLEMS DEVELOP FOR KEAU.

INITIALLY...CIGS OF 4-6K WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THIS AFTN WITH
DRIER AIR ADVECTING FROM THE W/SW. AFT 00Z...CONDS WILL LIKELY
DETERIORATE FROM NW TO SE...AND MAINLY NORTH OF I-94. BASED ON
WORSE CASE SCENARIO...HAVE INTRODUCED -SN AT KAXN BY 1Z...AND
SPREADING SE DURING THE EVENING. THERE COULD BE A TEMPORARY MVFR
CIGS IF PRECIPITATION BECOMES HEAVIER. HOWEVER...WITH A DRY SW FLOW
FEEDING INTO THIS SYSTEM...AM LEANING TOWARD -SN/-RASN WITH VFR
CIGS DURING THE EVENING. ONCE THE MAIN FRONT COMES THRU AFT
MIDNIGHT...CIGS SHOULD BEGIN TO LOWER TO MVFR...WITH VFR CONDS
DEVELOPING BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE NW/WNW THIS AFTN
AND DECREASING...BACKING TO THE W/WSW LATE...AND MORE SW THIS
EVENING/OVERNIGHT.

KMSP...

CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDS IN THE FIRST 6-9 HRS IS HIGH...AFT
3Z...CONFIDENCE LOWERS AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES SE ACROSS
CENTRAL MN. HAVE INTRODUCED LOWER CIGS OF 5K BY 2Z...BUT KEPT OUT
PRECIPITATION AT THIS TIME. THE 21Z AMD WILL HAVE A BETTER WINDOW
ON TIMING AND THE DEPTH OF THE MOISTURE FOR THIS EVENING SYSTEM.
WORSE CASE SCENARIO IS HAVING A PERIOD OF -SN THIS EVENING WITH
CIGS ARND 3-4K. BETTER CHC/S OF MVFR CIGS DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING
BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THRU 20-21Z
FROM THE WNW...THEN BACK TO THE WEST LATE THIS AFTN AND DECREASE
TO 10-12 KTS...MORE SW THIS EVENING...WITH A SHIFT TO THE W/NW
SUNDAY MORNING.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/

SUN...VFR. CHC SN/MVFR/IFR LATE SUN NIGHT. WINDS NW 5-10 KTS.
MON...IFR/SN LIKELY. LIFR +SN AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMS
POSSIBLE. WINDS NE 10-20 KTS.
TUE...VFR. WINDS NNW 10 KTS.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...MPG
LONG TERM...RAH
AVIATION...JLT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
423 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
091030-
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-
423 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS LIKELY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD
FOR A BAND OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO THE TWIN CITIES TO CHIPPEWA FALLS WISCONSIN.
SEVERE TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.