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Winter Weather Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 14, 2014, 10:06 AM CST for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 14, 2014, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2014, 10:06 AM CST (16:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Dunn County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 108 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
178 WWUS43 KMPX 141606 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1006 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON... .HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES CONTINUED IN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THESE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THIS MORNING OF 4 TO 5 INCHES...WILL INCREASE THE SNOWFALL TOTALS TO LOCALLY 6 TO 9 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH 3 PM. ELSEWHERE...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH AMOUNTS NEAR 8 INCHES BY EARLY AFTERNOON AROUND ELLSWORTH AND MENOMONIE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR EAU CLAIRE...CHIPPEWA AND STANLEY. PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CAN EXPECT TOTALS AROUND 4 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE LIGHT SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE WIND GUSTS HAVE APPROACHED 50 MPH AT TIMES. WIZ023>026-150000- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.140114T2100Z-140115T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T2100Z/ ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 1006 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENDED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ027-028-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 1006 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-082-083-091-WIZ014-142100- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140114T2100Z/ 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-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-POLK- 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... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 1006 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON...WITH BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. 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. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-092-093-WIZ015-016-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH 1006 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW ON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JLT
5 follow-up statements
830 WWUS43 KMPX 141736 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1136 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...SNOW TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES... .HEAVIER SNOW BANDS HAVE LESSEN SINCE EARLIER THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE WIND GUSTS HAVE APPROACHED 45 MPH AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ONCE THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES NEAR EAU CLAIRE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...ELLSWORTH AND STANLEY...TO 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN METRO AREA OF THE TWIN CITIES...TO LOCALLY 1 TO 3 ELSEWHERE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WIZ023>026-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.140114T2100Z-140115T0000Z/ ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 1136 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ027-028-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 1136 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 AND 30 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-082-083-091-WIZ014-142100- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140114T2100Z/ 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-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-POLK- 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... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 1136 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON...BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. 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. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-092-093-WIZ015-016-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH 1136 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW ON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JLT
560 WWUS43 KMPX 141928 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 128 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...IMPROVING CONDITIONS IN WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...LIGHT SNOW TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE EXCEPTION IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD. MOST AREAS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAVE IMPROVED ENOUGH TO CANCEL THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EARLY. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY...BUT NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. LIGHT SNOW AND MORE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES. AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BEFORE IT ENDS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ONCE THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES NEAR EAU CLAIRE...CHIPPEWA FALLS... ELLSWORTH AND STANLEY...TO 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN METRO AREA OF THE TWIN CITIES...TO LOCALLY 1 TO 3 ELSEWHERE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. MNZ041>043-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-142030- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140114T2100Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... REDWOOD FALLS 128 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ WIZ023>026-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.140114T2100Z-140115T0000Z/ ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 128 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WIZ027-028-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 128 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 AND 30 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>053-059>063-066>070-074>076-082-083-091-WIZ014- 142100- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140114T2100Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 128 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON...BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-092-093-WIZ015-016-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH 128 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW ON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JLT
823 WWUS43 KMPX 142056 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 256 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...CONDITIONS IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON... ...LIGHT SNOW TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE EXCEPTION IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD. MOST AREAS IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAVE IMPROVED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. AREAS AROUND EAU CLAIRE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ONCE THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES NEAR EAU CLAIRE...CHIPPEWA FALLS... ELLSWORTH AND STANLEY...TO 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN METRO AREA OF THE TWIN CITIES...TO LOCALLY 1 TO 3 ELSEWHERE. WIZ023>026-150000- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.140114T2100Z-140115T0000Z/ ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 256 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>053-059>063-066>070-074>076-082-083-091-WIZ014- 142200- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140114T2100Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 256 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WIZ027-028-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 256 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 AND 30 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. * MAIN IMPACT: AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF SNOWFALL BEFORE IT ENDS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-092-093-WIZ015-016-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH 256 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JLT
250 WWUS43 KMPX 142153 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...SNOW DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ...BLIZZARD WATCH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING IN THE WAKE OF THE SNOW...BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. CURRENT WINTER WEATHER WEATHER ADVISORIES FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ONCE THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES NEAR EAU CLAIRE... CHIPPEWA FALLS...ELLSWORTH AND STANLEY...TO 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN METRO AREA OF THE TWIN CITIES...TO LOCALLY 1 TO 3 FARTHER WEST. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH WILLMAR TO BLUE EARTH. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF THE FLUFFY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILL READINGS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO. WIZ027-028-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 AND 25 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF SNOWFALL BEFORE IT ENDS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ092-150600- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE EARTH 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH: * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-093-WIZ015-016-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WIZ023>026-150000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-150600- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT 353 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ RAH/DWE
916 WWUS43 KMPX 150028 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH WILLMAR TO BLUE EARTH. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH... ARE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES... DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILL READINGS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO. WIZ027-028-150130- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE... ALTOONA 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MNZ092-150830- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE EARTH 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-093-WIZ015-016-150130- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ WIZ023>026-150130- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-150830- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT 628 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN INCH OR LESS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ RAH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 winter weather advisory went out at Jan 14, 6:31 AM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 6:31 AM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
631 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
.UPDATE...
FOR 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 550 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACCUMULATING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
MORNING...AS A HEARTY CLIPPER DIVES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. RECENT
RUNS OF SEVERAL HIGH RES MODELS BEGAN INDICATING THE POTENTIAL FOR
WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL WI AS A
DEFORMATION SNOW BAND SETS UP. DUE TO INCREASING BELIEF IN SAID
MODELS...HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CHIPPEWA AND EAU
CLAIRE COUNTIES...WHERE AROUND 6+ INCHES ARE QUITE POSSIBLE TODAY.
STILL LOOKS LIKES THE ADVISORY IS IN GOOD SHAPE OVER CENTRAL
MN...WITH 1-3 INCH TOTALS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.
OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MN...WHILE SNOWFALL ACCUMS WERE ONLY
A DUSTING TO HALF INCH AS PREDICTED...WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS
/BLOWING-DRIFTING/ NECESSITATE THE CONTINUANCE OF THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING.
THIS EVE SHOULD BRING GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES AND SLACKENING
WINDS...WITH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY DIPPING TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10
BELOW.
.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 550 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
ATTENTION CONTINUES TO BE FOCUSED SOLELY ON THURSDAYS STORM...WITH
A VERY COMPLEX WEATHER SCENARIO EXPECTED TO UNFOLD AS A CLIPPER
MOVES NORTHWARD OVER THE GREAT LIKES AND DRIVES A TRAILING COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. FORTUNATELY THE 00 AND 06Z NAM HAVE TAMED
THE WINDS TO MORE REALISTIC LEVELS. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL REMAINS
FOR WIDESPREAD 40 SUSTAINED +50MPH WIND GUSTS FOR A MORE EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME WHEN COMPARED TO THE WINDS THAT WERE ONGOING EARLY
THIS MORNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA.
EARLY MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWED THURSDAYS STORM WAS
CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...AS EVIDENT BY THE 967MB
SURFACE LOW THAT WAS CRASHING ONSHORE NEAR ANCHORAGE ALASKA. TODAY
THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE ON THE POLEWARD SIDE OF 175KT JET WILL MOVE
ONSHORE IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. A LEE SIDE CYCLONE WILL
DEVELOP OVER NORTHEASTERN ALBERTA BY TUESDAY MORNING...AND THE
STEM OF CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY GOING FORWARD IS ROOTED IN THE
FORECASTED STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM JUST 24HRS OUT FROM THE PRESENT
TIME. THE GFS CONTINUES TO COME IN STRONGER THAN ANY OTHER MODEL
AND HOLDS THE PV ANOMALY TOGETHER...SO IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT
IS DEVELOPS A 970MB SURFACE LOW BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE THE
GEM/ECMWF BOTH HAVE 976MB RESPECTIVELY. IN THE ENSUING 24HRS THE
FORECAST MODELS TRACK THE LOW SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE GREAT
LAKES SO THAT BY 12Z THURSDAY IT IS LOCATED NEAR WESTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR.
THE RELATIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE MODEL STRENGTH CONTINUES...BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY THE SURFACE LOW FILLS CONSIDERABLY BY THIS TIME. THE GFS
HAS 983MB...THE ECMWF 991...AND GEM 994. FOR COMPARISONS SAKE...THE
NAM IS 989 AND THE SREF 990. CLEARLY THE GFS IS THE OUTLIER...AND
ONE CAN ASSUME THAT THE UNWORLDLY BUFR SOUNDINGS FORECASTING MID 50
TO LOW 60KT GUST POTENTIAL ARE ALSO. HOWEVER THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH 0-500M MIXED LAYER WINDS OF 35-40KTS...BUT THE TIMING
AND PLACEMENT ARE NOT. THE ECMWF IS THE FARTHEST NORTHEAST AND
TARGETS THE MN RIVER VALLEY...WHILE THE GFS/SREF/NAM HAVE THE
STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. POST FRONTAL PRECIP ALSO REMAINS
A CONCERN AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE ROTATES ACROSS THE REGION...BUT QPF
AMOUNTS ARE LIGHT...FORECAST SOUNDINGS DO NOT SHOW DEEP
SATURATION...AND THE THERMAL PROFILE IS ACTUALLY ON THE COOL SIDE OF
THE MAXIMUM DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE.
IN SUMMARY...THE LARGE SCALE SURFACE PATTERN AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
BUFR FORECAST SOUNDINGS ARE SIMILAR TO JAN25 2010...WHICH WAS A
WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD ACROSS THE WEST AND SOUTH. HOWEVER...THERE WERE
10 MORE INCHES OF SNOWDEPTH FOR THAT EVENT...ALONG WITH 1-2 INCHES
OF FALLING SNOW. IT SEEMS DOUBTFUL THAT THE SNOW FROM TODAYS EVENT WAS
HEAVY ENOUGH ACROSS THE WEST TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THURSDAY...AND
EASTERN LOCATIONS ARE MORE SHELTERED AND WILL NOT HAVE THE STRONGEST
WINDS ON THURSDAY. ALSO...LOCATIONS ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER
VALLEY GUSTED OVER 50MPH THIS MORNING...BUT THE RIPE SNOWPACK DID
NOT CAUSE MUCH IN THE WAY OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES. UNLESS SNOW
ADVECTS ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM THE DAKOTAS...OR THERE IS FALLING
SNOW...WE SHOULD NOT SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BE SUCH THAT A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY BE
WARRANTED. HEADLINE DECISIONS MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THIS SYSTEM
CROSSES THE ROCKIES AND THE FORECAST MODELS GET A BETTER HANDLE ON
IT.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 630 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
THE POTENT CLIPPER DIVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY
WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SNOWFALL FROM CENTRAL MN INTO WEST
CENTRAL WI THIS MORNING...WHILE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW REMAIN A
GREATER THREAT FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MN. CIGS
GENERALLY BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 FT WILL PERSIST WITH THE SNOW THIS
MORNING...WITH GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT AS THE SNOW TAPERS LATER THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KTS WITH GUSTS
TO 45 KTS THAT WERE REPORTED EARLIER JUST TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF
SITES SHOULD TAME DOWN A BIT WITH THE INITIAL PRESSURE RISE SURGE
HAVING PASSED. STILL EXPECT TO SEE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS HOWEVER. SKIES GRADUALLY CLEAR OUT
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE RATHER SHORT LIVED...WITH CLOUDS
RETURNING FROM THE WEST SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
KMSP...
IFR VSBYS AND A 1500FT CIG WILL PERSIST UNTIL 14Z...WITH
IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR VSBYS AND A CIG AROUND 2000FT DEVELOPING LATE
MORNING AS THE SNOW TAPERS. NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO SUSTAINED
16-18KTS...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30KTS. WINDS DECREASE TO
AROUND 12KTS BY 02Z...BUT PREVAIL FROM THE NORTHWEST.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
WED...VFR BECOMING MVFR CIG CHC -SN LATE. WINDS W 5 KTS BCMG SW
10-20KTS.
THU...MVFR CIG AND SCT -SHSN POSSIBLE WITH STRONG WINDS.
WINDS NW 20G35KT.
FRI...VFR. WINDS NW 10 KTS.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-082-083-091.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ077-
078-084-085-092-093.
WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIZ014.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ015-
016-023>026.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ027-028.
&&
SHORT TERM...LS
LONG TERM...JRB
AVIATION...LSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 4:31 AM CST, 5 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 431 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-151045- DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- 431 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES ON TRACK TO BRING 50 MPH WINDS THURSDAY IN THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEPENDS ON THE CURRENT SNOWPACK...AND HOW MUCH NEW SNOW WILL FALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 151045- TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- 431 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS COULD CAUSE MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES ON TRACK TO BRING 40 MPH WINDS THURSDAY. THE FRESH SNOW PACK IN PLACE COULD ALSO LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND PERHAPS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. JRB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 14, 9:03 AM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
903 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM SNOW WEST ST PAUL 44.90N 93.09W
01/14/2014 M2.0 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Jan 14, 9:29 AM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
929 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0929 AM SNOW EDEN PRAIRIE 44.85N 93.46W
01/14/2014 E2.2 INCH HENNEPIN MN BROADCAST MEDIA
UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTAL
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Jan 14, 9:40 AM CST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
940 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 AM SNOW EAU CLAIRE 44.82N 91.49W
01/14/2014 M4.6 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTAL
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Jan 14, 9:43 AM CST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
943 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0936 AM SNOW 3 E EAST FARMINGTON 45.25N 92.64W
01/14/2014 M5.0 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Jan 14, 9:50 AM CST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
950 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW ONAMIA 46.07N 93.67W
01/14/2014 M2.5 INCH MILLE LACS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW MONTEVIDEO 44.95N 95.72W
01/14/2014 M1.0 INCH CHIPPEWA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW FARIBAULT 44.30N 93.27W
01/14/2014 M1.2 INCH RICE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW ELK RIVER 45.33N 93.57W
01/14/2014 M4.0 INCH SHERBURNE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW CANNON FALLS 44.52N 92.90W
01/14/2014 M1.6 INCH GOODHUE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW ALBERT LEA 43.66N 93.37W
01/14/2014 M1.0 INCH FREEBORN MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW WELLS 43.74N 93.73W
01/14/2014 M1.0 INCH FARIBAULT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW WASECA 44.08N 93.50W
01/14/2014 M1.4 INCH WASECA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW ZUMBROTA 44.29N 92.67W
01/14/2014 M2.5 INCH GOODHUE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW WACONIA 44.85N 93.79W
01/14/2014 M1.0 INCH CARVER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW ROSEMOUNT 44.75N 93.07W
01/14/2014 M2.0 INCH DAKOTA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Jan 14, 9:53 AM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
953 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW ROBERTS 44.99N 92.55W
01/14/2014 M4.1 INCH ST. CROIX WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW CHIPPEWA FALLS 44.93N 91.39W
01/14/2014 M3.6 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW BALDWIN 44.96N 92.37W
01/14/2014 M6.0 INCH ST. CROIX WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW BLOOMER 45.10N 91.49W
01/14/2014 M4.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
MKMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 3:52 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix | 14 hr |
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Sources
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