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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2015, 8:54 AM CST for Martin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 6 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2015, 8:54 AM CST (14:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
County Martin County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 11:24 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Dunnell, MN | POST OFFICE |
| Feb 25, 11:24 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Dunnell, MN | |
| Feb 25, 11:27 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Ceylon, MN | POST OFFICE ESTIMATE |
| Feb 25, 11:27 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Ceylon, MN | |
| Feb 25, 11:33 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Ceylon, MN | |
| Feb 25, 11:33 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Nnw Ceylon, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1266 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KMPX 251454 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 854 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .A BAND OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL FALL SOUTHWEST OF A MADISON TO ALBERT LEA LINE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED...AND ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SLICK TRAVEL. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND MOST DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 10 AM IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND BETWEEN 6 AM AND NOON ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR. MNZ091-252100- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150225T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0003.150225T1454Z-150225T2100Z/ MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIRMONT 854 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...NOW TO 3 PM. * MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE RESTRICTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... SO KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ054-064-073-074-251900- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150225T1900Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM 854 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...NOW TO 1PM. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE RESTRICTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ082-083-092-093-252100- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150225T2100Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 854 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...NOW TO 3 PM. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE RESTRICTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JRB
2 follow-up statements
215 WWUS43 KMPX 251905 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 105 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .SNOW WILL LINGER ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3-7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MNZ054-064-073-074-252015- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150225T1900Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM 105 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. $$ MNZ091-252100- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150225T2100Z/ MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIRMONT 105 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...NOW TO 3 PM. * MAIN IMPACT...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE RESTRICTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... SO KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ082-083-092-093-252100- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150225T2100Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 105 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...NOW TO 3 PM. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE RESTRICTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JRB
405 WWUS43 KMPX 252036 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 236 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...COLD WIND CHILLS RETURNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. MNZ091-252145- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150225T2100Z/ MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIRMONT 236 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. $$ MNZ082-083-092-093-252145- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150225T2100Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 236 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. $$ MNZ041>045-047>050-052>058-064-065-073-WIZ014>016-260445- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0015.150226T0600Z-150226T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS... OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 236 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * MAIN IMPACTS...RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ JRB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2:36 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti and 16 more | 18 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2015Every winter storm warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.