Blizzard Watch 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

232 
WWUS43 KMPX 161908
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
108 PM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON COULD BRING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO WESTERN MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY...

.WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN. RAIN WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING ACROSS
WESTERN MINNESOTA...BUT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF A LINE FROM AROUND GRANITE FALLS
TO WILLMAR AND LITTLE FALLS. AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF QUICKLY TO
THE EAST.

WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY FRIDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER
PULLS AWAY. GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HIGHEST SOUTH OF
I-94 WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR
IMPOSSIBLE IN AREAS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAINLY WEST OF
GRANITE FALLS TO GLENWOOD AND ALEXANDRIA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS
IN EFFECT A BIT FURTHER TO THE EAST WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD BE
LESS AND THUS THE THREAT OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IS LOWER. THAT
INCLUDES THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS...WILLMAR...LONG PRAIRIE...
AND LITTLE FALLS.

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-170300-
/O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0003.161118T0900Z-161119T0300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
108 PM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COULD CAUSE WHITEOUT 
  CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW 
  IS LIKELY. 

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

* TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING 
  DURING BOTH COMMUTES ON FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

$$

MNZ042-043-049-050-057-058-065-073-170300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.161118T1200Z-161119T0300Z/
TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
ST CLOUD...FOLEY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
108 PM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE.

* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... 
  INCLUDING DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE ON FRIDAY. 

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.

$$

910 
WWUS43 KMPX 162107
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
307 PM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...STRONG WINTER STORM AIMING TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY...

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY
MORNING...

.WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY MORNING AS A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. RAIN WILL BEGIN THURSDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA...BUT IS EXPECTED TO
CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EVENING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF A LINE FROM
AROUND GRANITE FALLS TO LONG PRAIRIE. AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF
QUICKLY TO THE EAST.

WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND INTO
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
BLIZZARD WATCH AREA. THESE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN
AREAS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAINLY WEST OF
GRANITE FALLS TO GLENWOOD AND ALEXANDRIA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS
IN EFFECT A BIT FURTHER TO THE EAST WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD BE
LESS AND THUS THE THREAT OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IS LOWER. THAT
INCLUDES THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS...WILLMAR...LONG PRAIRIE...
AND LITTLE FALLS.

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-170530-
/O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0003.161118T0900Z-161119T0300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
307 PM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH COULD CAUSE WHITEOUT 
  CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW 
  IS LIKELY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...BUT
  SNOW DRIFTS COULD EXCEED TWO TO THREE FEET IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

* TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING 
  DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

$$

MNZ042-043-049-050-057-058-065-073-170530-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0004.161118T1200Z-161119T0300Z/
TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
ST CLOUD...FOLEY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
307 PM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. 

* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON FRIDAY.

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.

$$

JLT

872 
WWUS43 KMPX 170944
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
344 AM CST THU NOV 17 2016

...STRONG WINTER STORM AIMING TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY...

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY MORNING - BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE
NOW IN EFFECT...

.WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY MORNING AS A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. RAIN WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON OR
EVENING ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA...BUT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO
SNOW BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS
TO ST CLOUD AND LAKE MILLE LACS WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER
DOUGLAS...TODD...AND MORRISON CONTINUES. AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF
QUICKLY TO THE EAST. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE...ANY SLIGHT
DEVIATION IN THE EXPECTED STORM TRACK WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL FORECAST CHANGES NEAR THE TIGHT GRADIENT.

WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE BLIZZARD
WARNING AREA. THESE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...MAINLY WEST OF REDWOOD FALLS TO WILLMAR AND ALEXANDRIA.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA WHERE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG...AND
INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ST CLOUD...LITTLE FALLS...AND LONG PRAIRIE. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND
MANKATO.

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-171900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0003.161118T0900Z-161119T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.161118T0900Z-161119T0300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
344 AM CST THU NOV 17 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST
FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM
  FRIDAY...THEN DIMINISH AROUND 9 PM FRIDAY.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY.

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

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING
  THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES ON FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ057-065-073-171900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.161118T1200Z-161119T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.161118T1200Z-161119T0300Z/
KANDIYOHI-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
344 AM CST THU NOV 17 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM
  FRIDAY...THEN DIMINISH AROUND 9 PM FRIDAY.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING
  THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES ON FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

$$

MNZ042-043-049-050-058-171900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0004.161118T1200Z-161119T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0004.161118T1200Z-161119T0300Z/
TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
ST CLOUD...FOLEY...LITCHFIELD
344 AM CST THU NOV 17 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 AM FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH
  AROUND 9 PM FRIDAY.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
  HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN TODD AND NORTHWESTERN MORRISON COUNTIES AND
  LIGHTEST AMOUNTS ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE WARNING.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...INCLUDING DURING BOTH COMMUTES
  ON FRIDAY.

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.

$$

MNZ044-045-171900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0004.161118T1200Z-161119T0300Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA
344 AM CST THU NOV 17 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY.

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 AND 10 AM FRIDAY AND THEN
  DIMINISH AROUND 9 PM FRIDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM 
  FRIDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

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

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.

$$

MNZ051>053-059>063-066>070-074>077-082>084-091-171900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.161118T1800Z-161119T0300Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...
ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
FAIRMONT
344 AM CST THU NOV 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST FRIDAY.

* EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH 
  AROUND 9 PM FRIDAY. 

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM 
  FRIDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. IF MORE SNOW FALLS THAN IS
  CURRENTLY FORECAST...BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE OF A
  CONCERN.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE 
  EVENING COMMUTE ON FRIDAY.

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