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Freezing Rain Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this freezing rain advisory at Dec 24, 2016, 3:43 AM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 25, 2016, 2:07 AM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2016, 3:43 AM CST (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2016, 2:07 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine 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), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 17 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 532 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
865 WWUS43 KMPX 240943 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 343 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES SUNDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF MORRIS TO ST CLOUD MINNESOTA WHERE AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH THE 30S. MNZ041>043-047>049-241800- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0006.161225T1200Z-161226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.IS.W.0001.161225T1500Z-161226T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD 343 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN MID SUNDAY MORNING INTO LATE AFTERNOON. SOME SNOW OR SLEET MAY ALSO MIX IN AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1/4 INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. && $$ MNZ044-050-241800- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0006.161225T1200Z-161226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.161225T1500Z-161225T2100Z/ MILLE LACS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...FOLEY 343 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN MID TO LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. SOME SNOW OR SLEET MAY ALSO MIX IN AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-241800- /O.NEW.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.161225T1200Z-161225T2100Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR... ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 343 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ045-051>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-241800- /O.NEW.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.161225T1500Z-161225T2100Z/ KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY- WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL... STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...FARIBAULT... RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS... EAU CLAIRE 343 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN MID TO LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BORGHOFF
5 follow-up statements
862 WWUS43 KMPX 241738 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1138 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES SUNDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF MORRIS TO ST CLOUD MINNESOTA WHERE AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH THE 30S. MNZ041>043-047>049-250300- /O.CON.KMPX.IS.W.0001.161225T1500Z-161226T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD 1138 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN BY AROUND NOON SUNDAY INTO LATE AFTERNOON. SOME SNOW OR SLEET MAY ALSO MIX IN AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1/4 INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. && $$ MNZ054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-250300- /O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.161225T1200Z-161225T2100Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR... ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1138 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 250300- /O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.161225T1500Z-161225T2100Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE- POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...FARIBAULT... RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS... EAU CLAIRE 1138 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN BY AROUND NOON SUNDAY INTO MID AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
968 WWUS43 KMPX 250405 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1005 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES SUNDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF MORRIS TO ST CLOUD MINNESOTA WHERE AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH THE 30S. MNZ041>043-047>049-251215- /O.CON.KMPX.IS.W.0001.161225T1500Z-161226T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD 1005 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN BY AROUND NOON SUNDAY INTO LATE AFTERNOON. SOME SNOW OR SLEET MAY ALSO MIX IN AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1/4 INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. && $$ MNZ054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-251215- /O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.161225T1200Z-161225T2100Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR... ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1005 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 251215- /O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.161225T1500Z-161225T2100Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE- POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...FARIBAULT... RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS... EAU CLAIRE 1005 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN BY AROUND NOON SUNDAY INTO MID AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * MAIN IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
968 WWUS43 KMPX 250807 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 207 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .WIDESPREAD LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING AND IS RESULTING IN SPIN OUTS. A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHICH WILL RESULT IN MORE SUBSTANTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF MORRIS TO ST CLOUD MINNESOTA WHERE AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH THE 30S. MNZ041>043-047>049-251615- /O.EXB.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.161225T0807Z-161225T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.IS.W.0001.161225T1500Z-161226T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD 207 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE MAIN ROUND MOVES IN. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1/4 INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 251615- /O.EXT.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.161225T0807Z-161225T2100Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY- WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON- RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS... EAU CLAIRE 207 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING WILL BECOME STEADIER BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE MAIN ROUND MOVES IN. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BORGHOFF
764 WWUS43 KMPX 251441 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 841 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .WIDESPREAD LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. UNTREATED WALKWAYS AND ROADS ARE QUITE SLIPPERY. A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHICH WILL RESULT IN MORE SUBSTANTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF A MORRIS TO ST CLOUD MINNESOTA LINE WHERE AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COMMON. ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. THE ICING WILL COME TO AN END THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF RAIN OCCURRING. THE FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE DURING THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES IN THESE AREAS WILL RISE INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 40S THIS EVENING. MNZ041>043-047>049-252245- /O.CON.KMPX.IS.W.0001.161225T1500Z-161226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161225T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD 841 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING WILL BECOME A STEADIER FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE MAIN ROUND MOVES IN. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1/4 INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 252100- /O.CON.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161225T2100Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY- WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON- RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS... EAU CLAIRE 841 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
037 WWUS43 KMPX 252048 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 248 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO THIS EVENING... .WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ALONG HIGHWAY 8. UNTREATED WALKWAYS AND ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF A MORRIS TO ST CLOUD MINNESOTA LINE WHERE AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FARTHER EAST WILL BE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COMMON. ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES THIS EVENING. THE ICING WILL COME TO AN END EARLY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF RAIN OCCURRING. MNZ054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-252200- /O.EXP.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161225T2100Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN- ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 248 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK WITH JUST RAIN EXPECTED FOR THE BALANCE OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ MNZ041>043-047>049-260000- /O.CON.KMPX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD 248 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A STEADY FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR INTO THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN DURING THE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1/4 INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...ICING ON POWER LINES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>053-WIZ014>016-260000- /O.EXT.KMPX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON- RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 248 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING THEN TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN DURING THE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...EAST SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freezing rain advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freezing rain advisory went out at Dec 23, 10:49 PM CST, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 10:49 PM CST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1049 PM CST Fri Dec 23 2016
.UPDATE...For 06z Aviation discussion below
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.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 429 PM CST Fri Dec 23 2016
Trimmed the Winter Weather Advisory in south central MN west of
Albert Lea as there was a decent little gradient in the snow and
impacts there. We still have the advisory in effect from Albert Lea
through Red Wing and the Eau Claire area. Snow is still ongoing in
those regions. Areas to the west including the Twin Cities stayed
warm today, above freezing all day and really limited accumulation
potential. The precip began as a mix or just plain rain earlier
today which further limited snowfall amounts. This area of snow
will continue eastward this afternoon, and clearing our forecast
area tonight. Not much additional accumulation is expected on the
Minnesota side, but western WI could see an inch or so late this
afternoon.
Behind the shortwave trough that will exit our area tonight, surface
high pressure and upper level ridging will build in through tomorrow
morning, so winds will be very light and we will likely see some fog
development overnight. And despite high pressure lifting in, it
would make sense for the low level moisture to remain trapped
underneath the inversion through tomorrow, so raised sky cover and
including a mention of fog through mid-morning. Expect the stratus
to be with us tomorrow during the day and highs topping out in the
low 30s.
.LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday)
Issued at 429 PM CST Fri Dec 23 2016
Attention in the long term remains focused in the Saturday night
through Monday periods as a significant winter storm lifts
northeast from Colorado. The 12z model runs remain very
consistent on the track and timing with this system, with the low
reaching near KABR Sunday evening and west of KINL by daybreak
Monday. The focus today centered around two areas. First was the
freezing rain threat on Sunday with the second being strong west
to southwest winds on the backside of the low late Sunday night
and Monday.
12z Bufkit profile data continues to show low level saturation
(SFC-850mb) developing Saturday night which will likely lead to
freezing drizzle developing during the overnight hours as a low
level jet develops. Deep saturation will develop Sunday morning
with a very impressive warm layer between 900-700mb. With surface
temperatures at or below the freezing mark, a period of freezing
rain is likely. The question becomes how long does it last. For
areas of southern MN it should be gone before noon but it will
likely take longer across central MN and west central WI. This is
not too much of a problem in west central WI as QPF amounts are
light. The problem area is central MN, especially from St. Cloud
and Morris on northward. This is an area where up to a quarter
inch of ice may accumulate before temperatures climb above
freezing in the late afternoon. Due to the track and timing of the
low pressure system, these areas would have rain during the
evening which would hopefully melt away the accumulation before
stronger winds arrive late in the night and Monday. The GEFs was
pretty adamant that KAXN would be rain by 21z. Even WPC placed
more weight on the GFS today which has freezing rain changing
to rain during the afternoon. At this point we kept the winter
storm watch in place as it is too early to make a definitive call
on what type of warning/advisory to issue.
There will also be convective instability moving in Sunday
afternoon from SD and IA. Various CAMS today continue to show a
broken line of storms developing in SW MN around 21z and racing
off to the NE through 03z. These would move through the Twin
Cities around 00z. We continued with a thunder mention spreading
from SW to NE in the forecast today. Another interesting item
while this is occurring is that PW of an inch is forecast into
southern MN and west central WI. Even the GEFS mean is 0.98 which
is about 6 standard deviations above normal. A check of the MPX
sounding climatology shows no PW this high in the month of
December. Closest was around 0.94 inches. So, a brief period of
heavy rain can be expected when the showers and thunderstorms move
through during the late afternoon and evening ahead of the dry
line/cold front. This may lead to some flooding of streets where
storm drains are covered by ice and snow. We did raise highs on
Sunday several degrees with around 40 expected in the Twin Cities
with middle 40s to our southwest with middle 30s in central MN and
along Highway 8 in WI.
Later Sunday night, strong west to southwest winds will spread
into west central and southwest MN as the low pushes into northern
MN. Bufkit data from the GFS shows near 30 knot surface winds with
top of the channel winds in the mid 50 knot range for these areas.
We changed out the winds today and populated with MOS guidance,
which got us much closer to what we are seeing in Bufkit. The
gridded data now has gusts reaching over 50 mph across SW MN
early Monday morning. This too will likely require a headline down
the road. If icing continues longer than expected in central MN,
this could become a bigger problem when stronger winds arrive late
in the night with trees and powers lines coated in ice.
Beyond Monday, little weather is expected. Some light snow is
possible around mid week as a clipper-like low pressure system
moves southeast across the area. However, there were timing and
location difference between the GFS and ECMWF with no changes made
to the FB grids.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday night)
Issued at 1050 PM CST Fri Dec 23 2016
Main concerns overnight are fog and stratus. Clearing of the
stratus deck over west central MN has allowed for fog
development...dense in some locations (KAXN to near KRWF). Given
sub-freezing temps in these areas, freezing fog is of concern.
Have included prevalent IFR/LIFR conditions overnight, with
VLIFR at west central MN sites. Improvement will be very slow on
Saturday, with persistent low stratus and BR lingering through
much of the day. Winds will be below 10kts through Saturday
morning, veering from west/northwest to northeast Saturday
morning, then easterly Saturday afternoon.
KMSP...
Continuance of IFR cigs with BR development and MVFR vsbys are
still expected for the overnight hours through Saturday morning.
Do expect some improvement in CIGS to MVFR by 18z Saturday,
although likely remaining below 1700ft through the entire period.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
Sun...MVFR with -RA/PL/FZRA likely early, then -RA. PSBL TS
afternoon/early eve. Winds SE at 15G25kt.
Mon...MVFR and windy. Wind W at 25G35kt.
Tue...VFR. Wind WSW at 5-10kt.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...None.
MN...Winter Storm Watch from Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon
for MNZ041>044-047>050.
&&
SHORT TERM...SPD
LONG TERM...RAH
AVIATION...LSHazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 8:07 PM CST, 7 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 807 PM CST FRI DEC 23 2016 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 250215- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 807 PM CST FRI DEC 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES COOL OVERNIGHT FREEZING FOG WILL BECOME POSSIBLE...POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED PAVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY...PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL LEAD TO OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A POWERFUL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION CHRISTMAS DAY AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND BECOME STEADIER FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TURNING TO ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE DAY. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO MINOR URBAN AND RIVER FLOODING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:23 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:43 AM CST | Ice Storm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd | 38 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.