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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 27, 201525 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Dec 27, 2015, 3:13 PM CST for 25 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 28, 2015, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 28 hr. 60 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
Dec 27, 2015, 3:13 PM CST (21:13 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 28, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 29, 2015, 3:45 PM CST
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 34 counties

Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 28, 3:45 PM CSTSNOW 11 N Zumbrota, MN
Dec 28, 4:45 PM CSTSNOW 1Mankato, MN
Dec 28, 6:00 PM CSTSNOW 0.3Eau Claire, WI
Dec 28, 6:15 PM CSTSNOW 1New Ulm, MN
Dec 28, 6:20 PM CSTSNOW 3Mankato, MN
Dec 28, 6:20 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Fairmont, MN
Dec 28, 6:25 PM CSTSNOW 3Blue Earth, MN
Dec 28, 6:25 PM CSTSNOW 5.5Mapleton, MN
Dec 28, 6:35 PM CSTSNOW 4Waseca, MN
Dec 28, 6:40 PM CSTSNOW 1New Prague, MN
Dec 28, 6:40 PM CSTSNOW 2Mankato, MN
Dec 28, 6:50 PM CSTSNOW 6New Richland, MN
Dec 28, 7:05 PM CSTSNOW 5.5Owatonna, MN
Dec 28, 7:10 PM CSTSNOW 2Chippewa Falls, WI
Dec 28, 7:15 PM CSTSNOW 3Red Wing, MN
Dec 28, 7:30 PM CSTSNOW 12 N Lakeville, MN
Dec 28, 7:30 PM CSTSNOW 8.5Fairmont, MN
Dec 28, 7:40 PM CSTSNOW 5.5Madison Lake, MN
Dec 28, 7:40 PM CSTSNOW 6Winnebago, MN
Dec 28, 8:05 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Mankato, MN
Dec 28, 8:10 PM CSTSNOW 1Richfield, MN
Dec 28, 8:15 PM CSTSNOW 2Menomonie, WI
Dec 28, 8:15 PM CSTSNOW 3Eau Claire, WI
Dec 28, 8:15 PM CSTSNOW 3.3S Madelia, MN
Dec 28, 8:27 PM CSTSNOW 48 Ne Myrtle, MNOBSERVER LOCATION AUSTIN 2SW.
Dec 28, 8:50 PM CSTSNOW 0.9Shakopee, MN
Dec 28, 8:55 PM CSTSNOW 6.5Owatonna, MN
Dec 28, 9:00 PM CSTSNOW 1Bloomington, MN
Dec 28, 9:00 PM CSTSNOW 1Richfield, MN
Dec 28, 9:00 PM CSTSNOW 2Burnsville, MN
Dec 28, 9:00 PM CSTSNOW 2.5Rosemount, MN
Dec 28, 9:00 PM CSTSNOW 3.5Saint James, MN
Dec 28, 9:00 PM CSTSNOW 3.5St James, MN
Dec 28, 9:15 PM CSTSNOW 32 N Lakeville, MN
Dec 28, 9:15 PM CSTSNOW 3.51 N Zumbrota, MN
Dec 28, 9:25 PM CSTSNOW 1.4Se Edina, MN
Dec 28, 9:30 PM CSTSNOW 3Hastings, MN
Dec 28, 9:30 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Madelia, MN
Dec 28, 9:30 PM CSTSNOW 4.5S Madelia, MN
Dec 28, 9:40 PM CSTSNOW 3.8New Ulm, MN
Dec 28, 9:45 PM CSTSNOW 1.84 Sw Downtown St Paul, MN
Dec 28, 9:45 PM CSTSNOW 3.77 W Eau Claire, WI
Dec 28, 9:45 PM CSTSNOW 5.3Elk Mound, WI
Dec 28, 9:45 PM CSTSNOW 6Mankato, MN
Dec 28, 9:50 PM CSTSNOW 1.5Woodbury, MN
Dec 28, 9:50 PM CSTSNOW 2Inver Grove Heights, MN
Dec 28, 10:00 PM CSTSNOW 11 S Mahtomedi, MN
Dec 28, 10:00 PM CSTSNOW 33 Ne Burnsville, MN
Dec 28, 10:00 PM CSTSNOW 3Burnsville, MN
Dec 28, 10:00 PM CSTSNOW 3.3Apple Valley, MN
Dec 28, 10:00 PM CSTSNOW 4Lakeville, MN
Dec 28, 10:05 PM CSTSNOW 1.5Carver, MN
Dec 28, 10:05 PM CSTSNOW 1.82 Sse Edina, MN
Dec 28, 10:05 PM CSTSNOW 4Rosemount, MN
Dec 28, 10:05 PM CSTSNOW 5.1New Prague, MN
Dec 28, 10:10 PM CSTSNOW 1.7Shakopee, MN
Dec 28, 10:13 PM CSTSNOW 4Saint Peter, MN
Dec 28, 10:15 PM CSTSNOW 3Montgomery, MN
Dec 28, 10:15 PM CSTSNOW 3.14 Ese Red Wing, MN
Dec 28, 10:15 PM CSTSNOW 4.5Burnsville, 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 34 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2015-12-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2015-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -69 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
797 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

804 
WWUS43 KMPX 272113
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
313 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FAIRMONT THROUGH FARIBAULT AND RED WING
TO CHIPPEWA FALLS. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF
THE WARNING... EXTENDING TO NEAR A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE
FALLS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA.
SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING... AND PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS MONDAY EVENING.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WATCH AREA... WITH AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA.
HOWEVER... THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TRACK OF
THE SYSTEM... AND FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST WILL LIKELY
OCCUR.

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-280600-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.151228T1800Z-151229T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T1800Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
313 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

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

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON MONDAY AND THEN DIMINISH ON
  TUESDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
  MONDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  EVENING COMMUTE ON MONDAY AND MORNING COMMUTE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ024>028-280600-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.151228T1800Z-151229T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
313 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

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

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM MONDAY AND THEN DIMINISH ON
  TUESDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ073>076-082-083-280600-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0004.151228T1800Z-151229T1800Z/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO
313 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

MNZ044-045-049>053-056>070-WIZ014>016-023-280600-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0004.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...
HUDSON
313 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$
13 follow-up statements
438 
WWUS43 KMPX 280459
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1059 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FAIRMONT THROUGH FARIBAULT AND RED WING
TO CHIPPEWA FALLS. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF
THE WARNING... EXTENDING TO NEAR A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO TO LITTLE
FALLS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA.
SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING... AND PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WATCH
AREA... WITH AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA.
HOWEVER... THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TRACK OF
THE SYSTEM... AND FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST WILL LIKELY
OCCUR.

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-281300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T1800Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1059 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

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

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON MONDAY AND THEN DIMINISH 
  AROUND NOON TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3PM AND 6 PM
  MONDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  EVENING COMMUTE ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ024>028-281300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
1059 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

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

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM MONDAY AND THEN DIMINISH 
  AROUND NOON TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM MONDAY AND
  MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ073>076-082-083-281300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.151228T1800Z-151229T1800Z/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO
1059 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 11 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. 

* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

MNZ044-045-049>053-056>070-WIZ014>016-023-281300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...
HUDSON
1059 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. 

* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

JRB
608 
WWUS43 KMPX 281006
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
406 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND PARTS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO BUFFALO AND
TAYLORS FALLS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE TWIN
CITIES METRO AREA ALONG WITH THE MANKATO AND EAU CLAIRE AREAS. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT NORTH OF THE WARNING AND
EXTENDS TO NEAR A LINE FROM MORRIS...TO ST. CLOUD AND MORA.

TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FIRST WILL
IMPACT THE REGION BETWEEN 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PUSH ACROSS
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVER TOWARD EAU CLAIRE...6
TO 9 INCHES IS FORECAST FROM REDWOOD FALLS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES
METRO OVER TO LADYSMITH...WHILE LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY CAN
EXPECT 4 TO 6 INCHES.

MNZ053-059>063-065>070-WIZ014>016-023-281815-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151230T0000Z/
CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...OSCEOLA...
RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON
406 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3
PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT
  WITH A SECOND ROUND DEVELOPING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND
  DIMINISHING AROUND 6 PM TUESDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ073>076-082-083-281815-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.151228T1800Z-151229T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151230T0000Z/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO
406 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3
PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 PM
  TUESDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-281815-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T1800Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
406 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 
  NOON TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM THE EVENING
  AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ024>028-281815-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
406 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 
  NOON TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ044-045-049>052-056>058-064-281815-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.151229T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS
406 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 
  PM TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ047-048-054-055-281815-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.151229T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON
406 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 
  PM TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
234 
WWUS43 KMPX 281318
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
718 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO BUFFALO AND
TAYLORS FALLS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO
AREA ALONG WITH THE MANKATO AND EAU CLAIRE AREAS. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT NORTH OF THE WARNING AND
EXTENDS TO NEAR A LINE FROM MORRIS...TO ST. CLOUD AND MORA.

TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FIRST WILL
IMPACT THE REGION BETWEEN 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PUSH ACROSS
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVER TOWARD EAU CLAIRE...
6 TO 9 INCHES IS FORECAST FROM REDWOOD FALLS ACROSS THE TWIN
CITIES METRO OVER TO LADYSMITH...WHILE LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY
CAN EXPECT 4 TO 6 INCHES.

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-282130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T1800Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
718 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 
  NOON TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM THE 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ053-059>063-065>070-073>076-082-083-WIZ014>016-023-282130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151230T0000Z/
CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON
718 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND DIMINISH AROUND 
  MIDNIGHT WITH A SECOND ROUND DEVELOPING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING 
  AND DIMINISHING AROUND 6 PM TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING
  AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ024>028-282130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
718 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 
  NOON TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING
  AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ044-045-047>052-054>058-064-282130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.151229T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS
718 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 
  PM TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
159 
WWUS43 KMPX 281552
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
952 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO BUFFALO AND
TAYLORS FALLS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO
AREA ALONG WITH THE MANKATO AND EAU CLAIRE AREAS. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT NORTH OF THE WARNING AND
EXTENDS TO NEAR A LINE FROM MORRIS...TO ST. CLOUD AND MORA.

TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FIRST WILL
IMPACT THE REGION BETWEEN 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PUSH ACROSS
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 11 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVER TOWARD EAU CLAIRE... 6
TO 8 INCHES IS FORECAST FROM REDWOOD FALLS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES
METRO OVER TO LADYSMITH...WHILE LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY CAN
EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES.

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-290000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T1800Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
952 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 
  NOON TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ053-059>063-065>070-073>076-082-083-WIZ014>016-023-290000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151230T0000Z/
CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON
952 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 
  PM TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ024>028-290000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
952 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 
  NOON TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ044-045-047>052-054>058-064-290000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.151229T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS
952 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6
  PM TUESDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 
  AM TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
181 
WWUS43 KMPX 281758
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1158 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO BUFFALO AND
TAYLORS FALLS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO
AREA ALONG WITH THE MANKATO AND EAU CLAIRE AREAS. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF THE WARNING AND
EXTENDS TO NEAR A LINE FROM MORRIS...TO ST. CLOUD AND MORA.

TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FIRST WILL
BEGIN TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AFTER 3 PM. FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...SNOW WILL
DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM. THIS FIRST BATCH OF SNOW WILL
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. BRISK EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA OVER TOWARD EAU CLAIRE... 6 TO 8 INCHES IS FORECAST FROM
REDWOOD FALLS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO OVER TO
LADYSMITH...WHILE LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY CAN EXPECT 2 TO 5
INCHES.

MNZ053-059>063-065>069-073>075-WIZ014>016-290200-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2300Z-151230T0000Z/
CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
1158 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM...AND BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A SECOND ROUND WILL REDEVELOP DURING
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-290200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T1800Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1158 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH
  AROUND NOON TUESDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ070-076-082-083-WIZ023-290200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151230T0000Z/
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HASTINGS...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...HUDSON
1158 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 
  PM TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ024>028-290200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
1158 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 
  NOON TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ044-045-047>052-054>058-064-290200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.151229T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS
1158 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 
  PM TUESDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 
  AM TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
573 
WWUS43 KMPX 282046
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
246 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO BUFFALO AND
TAYLORS FALLS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO
AREA ALONG WITH THE MANKATO AND EAU CLAIRE AREAS. 

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN REVISED SOUTHWARD...AND NOW
EXTENDS ALONG A LINE FROM DAWSON...TO WILLMAR...TO ST. CLOUD AND
MORA.

TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FIRST HAS
DEVELOPED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND WEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...AND REACH THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA BETWEEN 6
PM AND 8 PM. THIS FIRST BATCH OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BRISK EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVER TOWARD EAU CLAIRE. ON THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN EDGE OF THE WARNING AREA...A VERY TIGHT
GRADIENT IN SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. OVERALL 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FROM REDWOOD FALLS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO OVER TO
LADYSMITH...ALTHOUGH LOWER TOTALS WITH PROGRESSION TOWARD THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN EDGES OF THE WARNING AREA ARE LIKELY.

IN THE ADVISORY AREA...2 TO 4 INCH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED.

MNZ047-048-055-282200-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.151229T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...BENSON
246 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WINTER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE.

$$

MNZ070-076-082-083-WIZ023-290500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151230T0000Z/
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HASTINGS...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...HUDSON
246 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TUESDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-290500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
246 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ024>028-290500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2100Z-151229T1800Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
246 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

* PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ053-059>063-065>069-073>075-WIZ014>016-290500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.151228T2300Z-151230T0000Z/
CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
246 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM...AND BECOME 
  HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A SECOND ROUND WILL REDEVELOP 
  DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ044-045-049>052-054-056>058-064-290500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.151229T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS
246 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
462 
WWUS43 KMPX 290212
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
812 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A VERY SHARP SNOW ACCUMULATION GRADIENT IS EXPECTED FROM
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO HUTCHINSON...THE
TWIN CITIES...AND LADYSMITH. 

PORTIONS OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN
ADVISORY AND PORTIONS OF THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED.

TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FIRST HAS
DEVELOPED FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND WEST THIS EVENING. A SECOND
ROUND OF SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ON THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN EDGE
OF THE WARNING AREA...A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT IN SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED. OVERALL...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM REDWOOD FALLS
ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO OVER TO EAU CLAIRE. IN THE ADVISORY
AREA...2 TO 4 INCH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.

MNZ053-059-061-WIZ014-291015-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
CHISAGO-WRIGHT-ANOKA-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...
OSCEOLA
812 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ044-045-049-050-054-056-057-290315-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR
812 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

$$

MNZ060-062-063-065>070-073>076-082-083-WIZ015-016-023-291015-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-BARRON-
RUSK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON
812 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT OCCASIONAL SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HEAVIEST
  ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND LIGHTEST ON THE NORTHERN END
  OF THE WARNING WHICH INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METRO.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-WIZ024>028-291015-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-
PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
812 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT OCCASIONAL SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
  HEAVIEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND LIGHTEST TOWARD
  I-94 IN WISCONSIN.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ051-052-058-064-291015-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS
812 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...
  DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

BORGHOFF
969 
WWUS43 KMPX 290939
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
339 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO HUTCHINSON...THE TWIN
CITIES...AND CHIPPEWA FALLS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY AND LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG A
LINE FROM LITCHFIELD...TO CAMBRIDGE...TO LADYSMITH.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS FROM MANKATO AND NEW ULM OVER TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES
METRO AND RED WING. COMBINED WITH SNOW THAT HAS BEEN FALLING SINCE
MONDAY EVENING...THIS WILL PUSH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 5 TO 9
INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

WIZ015-016-291745-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
339 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ026>028-291200-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151229T1200Z/
PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
339 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING.

* ROADS REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED AFTER LAST NIGHT SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ060-062-063-065>070-073>076-082-083-WIZ023-291745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...HUDSON
339 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...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. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-WIZ024-025-291745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE
339 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM THIS 
  MORNING AND NOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ051>053-058-059-061-064-WIZ014-291745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS...OSCEOLA
339 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...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. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM THIS 
  MORNING AND NOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
626 
WWUS43 KMPX 291149
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
549 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO HUTCHINSON...THE TWIN CITIES...
AND MENOMONIE. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PEPIN...CHIPPEWA...AND
EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN HAS EXPIRED. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YELLOW
MEDICINE COUNTY AND LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM
LITCHFIELD...TO CAMBRIDGE AND LADYSMITH.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM MANKATO AND NEW ULM OVER TO THE SOUTHERN
TWIN CITIES METRO AND RED WING. COMBINED WITH SNOW THAT HAS BEEN
FALLING SINCE MONDAY EVENING...THIS WILL PUSH STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL TO 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

WIZ026>028-291300-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151229T1200Z/
PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
549 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

$$

MNZ060-062-063-065>070-073>076-082-083-WIZ023-292000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...HUDSON
549 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...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. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM THIS 
  MORNING AND NOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-WIZ024-025-291800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE
549 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND NOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ051>053-058-059-061-064-WIZ014-292000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS...OSCEOLA
549 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...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. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ015-016-291800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
549 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND NOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
275 
WWUS43 KMPX 291455
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
855 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO THE TWIN CITIES... AND
MENOMONIE WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...GENERALLY FROM
TURTLE LAKE TO LADYSMITH.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM MANKATO AND NEW ULM OVER TO THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN TWIN CITIES METRO AND RED WING. COMBINED WITH SNOW THAT
HAS BEEN FALLING SINCE MONDAY EVENING...THIS WILL PUSH STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL TO 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.


MNZ065-066-291600-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON
855 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF IN RENVILLE AND MCLEOD COUNTIES.

$$

MNZ051>053-058-059-061-064-291600-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS
855 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS
CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 

$$

MNZ060-062-063-067>070-073>076-082-083-WIZ023-292300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...HUDSON
855 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 AM THIS 
  MORNING AND NOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ077-078-084-085-091>093-WIZ024-025-291800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE
855 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND NOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ015-016-291800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
855 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND NOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

WIZ014-292300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSCEOLA
855 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
625 
WWUS43 KMPX 291716
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1116 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW TO PERSIST FROM SOUTH CENTRAL INTO
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM MANKATO TO FARIBAULT TO ELLSWORTH
WISCONSIN...WHERE A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE SNOW WILL GENERATE AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. 

COMBINED WITH SNOW THAT HAS BEEN FALLING SINCE MONDAY
EVENING...THIS WILL PUSH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 6 TO 13 INCHES
IN THIS WARNING AREA.

MNZ060-062-063-067-068-073-WIZ023-291830-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS...HUDSON
1116 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

MNZ091>093-WIZ025-291830-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...
MENOMONIE
1116 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

WIZ015-016-291830-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151229T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
1116 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

WIZ014-291830-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSCEOLA
1116 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

MNZ077-078-084-085-WIZ024-300000-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...PRESCOTT
1116 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* EXPECT A NARROW BAND OF SNOW TO CONTINUE FROM SOUTH AND EAST
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO FAR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ069-070-074>076-082-083-300000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO
1116 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INTO EAST
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
957 
WWUS43 KMPX 291858
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1258 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW TO PERSIST FROM SOUTH CENTRAL INTO
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FAR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS
AFTERNOON...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM MANKATO TO FARIBAULT TO ELLSWORTH
WISCONSIN...WHERE A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE SNOW WILL GENERATE AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.

COMBINED WITH SNOW THAT HAS BEEN FALLING SINCE MONDAY EVENING...
THIS WILL PUSH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 6 TO 13 INCHES IN THIS
WARNING AREA.

MNZ074-082-292000-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
BROWN-WATONWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES
1258 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MNZ069-070-075>078-083>085-WIZ024-300000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
PRESCOTT
1258 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* EXPECT A NARROW BAND OF SNOW TO CONTINUE FROM SOUTH AND EAST 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO FAR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$
483 
WWUS43 KMPX 292145
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
345 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES ENDING...

.OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL END BY EARLY EVENING.

MNZ069-070-075>078-083>085-WIZ024-292245-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151230T0000Z/
SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
PRESCOTT
345 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND
FLURRIES WILL END BY EARLY EVENING... WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION.

$$

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.