Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Watches in 2015
Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blizzard watch at Mar 1, 2015, 9:58 PM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 3, 2015, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2015, 9:58 PM CST (03:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2015, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2015, 4:08 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 273 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
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
066 WWUS43 KMPX 020358 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 958 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2015 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY... .A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF A FRESH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW COMBINED WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-021200- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0002.150303T1500Z-150304T0000Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 958 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2015 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MID TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW 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. && $$ FRANKS
1 follow-up statement
662 WWUS43 KMPX 021008 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 408 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY... .A BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING FROM EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. INTENSE SNOW RATES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS BAND AND A FEW INCHES WILL LIKELY FALL WITHIN A 6 HOUR PERIOD LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST AREA WIDE WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. OF EVEN MORE IMPORTANCE IS AN ARCTIC FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO HUTCHINSON...LE CENTER...AND OWATONNA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. MNZ047-048-054>056-064-021815- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0002.150303T1500Z-150304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.150303T1200Z-150304T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.150303T0500Z-150303T1200Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 408 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING...AS WINDS INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE A BIT BETTER WITHIN CITY LIMITS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVY SNOW BUT WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TUESDAY WITH DEVELOPING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ057-021815- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0002.150303T1500Z-150304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.150303T1500Z-150304T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.150303T0500Z-150303T1500Z/ KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WILLMAR 408 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING...AS WINDS INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE A BIT BETTER WITHIN CITY LIMITS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 9 AM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVY SNOW BUT WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TUESDAY WITH DEVELOPING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ058-065>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-021815- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0002.150303T1500Z-150304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.150303T1500Z-150304T0300Z/ MEEKER-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 408 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING...AS WINDS INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE A BIT BETTER WITHIN CITY LIMITS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TUESDAY WITH DEVELOPING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ076-084-085-093-021815- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.150303T1500Z-150304T0300Z/ LE SUEUR-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...WASECA...OWATONNA... ALBERT LEA 408 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING...AS WINDS INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE A BIT BETTER WITHIN CITY LIMITS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TUESDAY WITH DEVELOPING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ041>044-049-050-021815- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.150303T0500Z-150304T0300Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEARNS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY 408 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING...AS WINDS INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVY SNOW AND TUESDAY WITH THE BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ045-051>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-021815- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.150303T0900Z-150304T0300Z/ KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY- WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...FARIBAULT... RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 408 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND TAPER OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS WINDS INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE MORNING RUSH MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY SNOW AND THE AFTERNOON RUSH MAY BE IMPACTED WITH BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BORGHOFF/DWE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:08 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 16 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:08 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 37 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Watches in Minnesota, 2015Every blizzard watch in 2015
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.