Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blizzard warning at Jan 3, 2015, 6:27 PM CST for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2015, 6:27 PM CST (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2015, 1:00 AM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Martin County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
955 WWUS43 KMPX 040027 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 627 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...POTENTIAL FOR WINTER STORM INCREASING ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING... .A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED THIS EVENING FOR A SMALL PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS INCLUDES THE AREA AROUND FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH... ST JAMES AND MANKATO. ONE OR TWO INCHES OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY... ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH OF MANKATO. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS... DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL RESULT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AREA WIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AN EVEN COLDER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN WHERE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE...AND A WIND CHILL WATCH GOES INTO EFFECT. FINALLY...A POTENT CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST FROM MONTANA ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND IOWA MONDAY. A SHIELD OF SNOW TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 2 INCHES AN HOUR. DESPITE IT BEING A SHORT DURATION EVENT... SEVERAL INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. MNZ082-083-091-092-040830- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.150104T0027Z-150104T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.150104T0700Z-150104T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.150104T0300Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0600Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH 627 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * IMPACTS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH ONE OR TWO INCHES OF FALLING SNOW...LEADING TO VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TIMING: UNTIL 1 AM. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * IMPACTS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH... * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL BEGIN MID AFTERNOON MONDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ076-077-084-085-093-040830- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.150104T0300Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0600Z/ LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 627 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * IMPACTS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH... * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL BEGIN MID AFTERNOON MONDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ065-067-073>075-040830- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.150104T0300Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0600Z/ RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 627 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH... * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL BEGIN MID AFTERNOON MONDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. 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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ054-056-064-040830- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0600Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 627 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH... * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL BEGIN MID AFTERNOON MONDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041-040830- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.A.0001.150105T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALEXANDRIA 627 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WIND CHILL WATCH... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY 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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-040830- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.150104T0300Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.A.0001.150105T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER 627 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WIND CHILL WATCH... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ047-048-055-040830- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...BENSON 627 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ049-051-057>063-066-068>070-078-WIZ023>026-028-040830- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.150104T0300Z-150105T0000Z/ STEARNS-SHERBURNE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY- WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... RED WING...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 627 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
1 follow-up statement
423 WWUS43 KMPX 040716 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 116 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...POTENTIAL FOR WINTER STORM INCREASING ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS... DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL RESULT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AREA WIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AN EVEN COLDER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN WHERE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE...AND A WIND CHILL WATCH GOES INTO EFFECT. FINALLY...A POTENT CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST FROM MONTANA ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND IOWA MONDAY. A SHIELD OF SNOW TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 2 INCHES AN HOUR. DESPITE IT BEING A SHORT DURATION EVENT... SEVERAL INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. MNZ082-083-091-092-041500- /O.EXP.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150104T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0600Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH 116 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * IMPACTS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * TIMING: THROUGH DAYBREAK THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH... * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL BEGIN MID AFTERNOON MONDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. 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 WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ076-077-084-085-093-041500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0600Z/ LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 116 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * IMPACTS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * TIMING: THROUGH DAYBREAK THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH... * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL BEGIN MID AFTERNOON MONDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. 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 WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ054-056-064-065-067-073>075-041500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0001.150105T2100Z-150106T0600Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER 116 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH... * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL BEGIN MID AFTERNOON MONDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. 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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. && $$ MNZ041>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-041500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.A.0001.150105T0000Z-150105T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO- POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 116 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WIND CHILL WATCH... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MNZ047>049-051-055-057>063-066-068>070-078-WIZ023>026-028-041500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- GOODHUE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... ELK RIVER...BENSON...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 116 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 3, 4:24 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 4:24 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
424 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 424 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
A STRONG ARCTIC BOUNDARY STILL ON TRACK TO MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS...DROP SOME LIGHT SNOW AND BRING VERY
COLD WIND CHILLS BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF MN HAS ALREADY SWITCHED TO THE NORTHWEST. THE RADARS ACROSS
MN AREN'T SHOWING MUCH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WE EXPECT THE SNOW TO
DEVELOP MORE OR LESS RIGHT OVERHEAD. WE HAVE SEEN A NOTABLE INCREASE
IN THE AMOUNT OF FGEN BELOW 700MB...ESPECIALLY FROM 925-850MB. THIS
MATCHES WELL WILL A LOWERING OF CLOUD BASES ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN
MN. EARLIER TODAY WE ONLY HAD A MID DECK...NOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
SUB 2000FT CEILINGS IN MN...SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A
SOMEWHAT NARROW SNOW BAND FILLS IN BETWEEN THE SNOW BEING OBSERVED
IN NEBRASKA AND THOSE LIGHT RADAR RETURNS SHOWING UP ON NWS DLH'S
RADAR. ONCE FORMED...THIS BAND SHOULD REMAIN LARGELY INTACT OR
STRENGTHEN AS IT GRADUALLY MOVES EAST THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. WE
CONTINUED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MN...AS THIS
CONTINUES TO BE THE AREA WHERE WE ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT BLOWING
SNOW. THIS AREA SHOULD HAVE BOTH THE WIND AND 1-2" OF SNOW...ENOUGH
SNOW TO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH EXPECTED WIND GUSTS ABOVE 30KTS. WE ALSO
EXPANDED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FARTHER EAST TO COVER THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND THROUGH TOMORROW. FAR EASTERN MN AND
WESTERN WI WILL NOT SEE THE SUB -20/-25 WIND CHILLS UNTIL EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING...BUT FOR HEADLINE SIMPLICITY SAKE...WE JUST
STARTED EVERYTHING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE LITTLE TO
NO RECOVERY DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. IN FACT...MUCH OF THE EASTERN
FORECAST AREA WILL SEE HIGH TEMPS IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
FALL DURING THE DAY.
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 424 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
A 1043 MB HIGH WILL SETTLE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MID MISSOURI
VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND A LESSENING OF THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO GET QUITE COLD. THINK MOS IS STILL
OVERDOING IT A BIT WITH -20S...AND USUALLY ITS THE RAW MODEL OUTPUT
THAT VERIFIES BETTER IF WINDS DO NOT DECOUPLE IN SUCH COLD SNAPS.
THUS...CONTINUED THE -10 TO -20 DEGREE LOW IDEA...WITH THE COLDEST
TEMPS ACROSS CENTRAL MN AND NWRN WI. A 5-10 KT WIND SHOULD ALLOW
WIND CHILLS TO FLIRT WITH WARNING CRITERIA OF 35 TO 40 BELOW INTO
MONDAY MORNING...THEREFORE ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH FOR THESE
AREAS AFTER COLLABORATION WITH WFO DLH/ARX/GRB.
MODELS HAVE TRENDED SLIGHTLY SOUTHWEST FOR THE SYSTEM MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THE 18Z NAM AND GFS HAVE COME BACK SLIGHTLY
NORTHEAST. BOTTOM LINE HERE...IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER FEW RUNS BEFORE
WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHERE THE HEAVIEST SWATH OF SNOW WILL SET UP
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR NOW...ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH WHERE THE BEST CHANCE FOR 6+ INCHES TO FALL REGARDLESS OF
ANY FURTHER MINOR CHANGES IN THE TRACK. IT IS POSSIBLE THE WATCH
MAY BE EXPANDED NORTHEAST CLOSER TO I-94 IF TRENDS CONTINUE.
DYNAMICS AND MOISTURE CONTENT OF THIS SYSTEM GIVEN THE COLD AIR IN
PLACE ARE BIG ADVANTAGES IT HAS GOING FOR IT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
STILL ADVERTISE THE ENTIRE SOUNDING BELOW 600MB AS BEING FAVORABLE
TO GROW LARGE DENDRITES SOUTH OF I-94. THE TRICKIEST THING ABOUT
THIS SYSTEM IS HOW FAR NORTH THIS FAVORABLE REGION WILL EXTEND. ON
THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SYSTEM...THE SOUNDING WILL LIKELY BE TOO
COLD TO SUPPORT DENDRITES AND THE NEEDLES THAT WOULD RESULT WOULD
NOT COME CLOSE TO YIELDING THE 20 OR 25:1 RATIOS. COULD BE CLOSER
TO 10:1. WITH DRIER CONDITIONS ALSO IN PLACE THERE...IT WOULD BE
A DOUBLE NEGATIVE. SO...A TIGHT GRADIENT IS LIKELY ON THE NORTHERN
EDGE.
IT DOES NOT LOOK TOO WINDY IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE SYSTEM MONDAY
NIGHT...BUT AS A STRENGTHENING SURFACE HIGH BUILDS SOUTHEAST INTO
THE NORTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THE CAA WILL
INTENSIFY AND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 30-40 MPH AGAIN ALONG THE
MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. THIS WOULD LIKELY BRING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IF THOSE WINDS MATERIALIZE GIVEN THE FRESH...VERY
FLUFFY SNOW PACK FROM MONDAY NIGHT.
THE RIDGE WILL BUILD TO A MONSTER 1055-1060 MB HIGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND SETTLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. ACCORDING TO
RESEARCH FROM WPC...THE HIGHER END OF THAT RANGE WOULD BREAK ALL
TIME HIGH PRESSURE RECORDS IN THAT AREA BY A FEW MILLIBARS. VERY
IMPRESSIVE. REGARDLESS...850 MB TEMPS WILL DROP TO -25C NEAR THE
SODAK BORDER AND POSSIBLY TO -30C OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN WEDNESDAY
MORNING. 925 MB TEMPS WON/T RISE ABOVE -25C UNTIL TOWARD
EVENING..SO ITS POSSIBLE HIGHS MAY REMAIN COLDER THAN 3 OR 4 BELOW
IN MOST PLACES. WINDS WILL LESSEN AND BACK SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...BUT THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE WILL BE NEARBY AS WELL. DESPITE
THE WEAK WAA...WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY BE THE COLDEST YET IF WINDS
CAN DECOUPLE MORE THAN CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED.
MILDER AIR WILL RETURN THURSDAY AS THE HIGH DRIFTS EAST...BUT
ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR MAY ROTATE THROUGH FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 221 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
MVFR CEILINGS AND MVFR/IFR VIS IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT ACROSS MANY OF THE TAFS...ESPECIALLY FARTHER EAST DUE TO
LIGHT SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THIS EVENING. CLOUDS
WILL CLEAR LATER ON TONIGHT.
KMSP...
LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIER SNOW BAND WILL SET UP JUST EAST OF THE
AIRPORT THIS EVENING...BUT WE HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE IN A 2 TO 4
HOUR PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING AT THE AIRPORT...WITH A
DUSTING UP TO ABOUT 1" OF ACCUMULATION.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
MON...VFR. WINDS W AT 10G15KTS.
MON NGT...MVFR/SN LIKELY. 1-4+ INCH ACCUM POSSIBLE. WINDS SE 10
KTS BCMG N.
TUE...VFR. WINDS NW 15 KTS.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR MNZ054-056-064-065-067-073>077-082>085-091>093.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY
FOR MNZ076-077-084-085-093.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY
FOR MNZ042>045-049>053-057>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-
091>093.
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
MNZ041>045-050-052-053.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY
FOR MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY FOR MNZ082-083-091-092.
WI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY
FOR WIZ014>016-023>028.
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
WIZ014>016-027.
&&
SHORT TERM...CLF
LONG TERM...BORGHOFF
AVIATION...CLFHazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 12:08 PM CST, 6 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1208 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 MNZ076-077-082>085-091>093-041815- LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- 1208 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH...WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING...MAINLY IN THE OPEN AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS IS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING BACK INTO THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A POTENTIAL QUICK HITTING WINTER STORM COULD BRING A PERIOD OF MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON...SPREADING EAST THROUGH SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY MONDAY EVENING. SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL FOLLOW THE STORM FOR MIDWEEK WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE 30 TO 40 BELOW RANGE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>075-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-041815- 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-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 1208 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA...AND EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN. VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING BACK INTO THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A POTENTIAL QUICK HITTING WINTER STORM COULD BRING A PERIOD OF MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON...SPREADING EAST THROUGH SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY MONDAY EVENING. SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL FOLLOW THE STORM FOR MIDWEEK WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE 30 TO 40 BELOW RANGE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 6:27 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 23 days |
| Jan 4, 3:58 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:16 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 30 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.