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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 16, 201642 counties in Minnesota; Pierce County, Polk County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill warning at Dec 16, 2016, 4:04 AM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; Pierce County, Polk County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 17, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 4 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 16, 2016, 4:04 AM CST (10:04 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 17, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 18, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 45 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, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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 17, 12:00 PM CSTSNOW 6.33 E Richfield, MN. THE REPORTED OBSERVER LOCATION WAS MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL AIRPORT.
Dec 17, 12:42 PM CSTSNOW 4Vesta, MN.
Dec 17, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 5.93 Ese Robbinsdale, MN.
Dec 17, 6:00 PM CSTSNOW 4.7Cokato, MNRECEIVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

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 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 00:00Z on 2016-12-16Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2016-12-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 132 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175194Sfc1 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
1706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
92 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

975 
WWUS43 KMPX 161004
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
404 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE
WAY TO STEADIER AND HEAVIER SNOW DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AND WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AREAS
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON...TO LITCHFIELD...TO THE
TWIN CITIES...TO EAU CLAIRE WILL LIKELY SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOW.
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH FRIGID TEMPERATURES
WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. WIND
CHILLS WILL PLUNGE INTO A RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY EVENING... AND REMAIN IN THAT RANGE
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ047>049-161900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD
404 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* EXPECT STEADIER SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON TODAY AND THEN
  DIMINISH AROUND NOON SATURDAY.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN NOON SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ050>053-WIZ014-161900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA
404 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* EXPECT STEADIER SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH BY 6
  PM SATURDAY.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023-024-161900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
404 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT STEADIER SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH
  ON SATURDAY.

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

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

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF POOR
  VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED.

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ054>058-064-065-073-161900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
404 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN NOON SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 4 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST SATURDAY. 

* EXPECT STEADIER SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH
  BY NOON SATURDAY.

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

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

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY 
  ARE EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-161900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE
404 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN NOON SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
NOON CST SATURDAY. 

* EXPECT STEADIER SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH
  AROUND NOON SATURDAY.

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

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

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-161900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
404 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT STEADIER SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH
  AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY.

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

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

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-161900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
404 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT STEADIER SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH
  AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND
  CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE
  FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

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.

&&

$$

WIZ025>028-161900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
404 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...

* EXPECT STEADIER SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH
  AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY.

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

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

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND
  CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE
  FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

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.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
760 
WWUS43 KMPX 161531
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
931 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING... ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...

.OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE
WAY TO STEADIER AND HEAVIER SNOW DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AND WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON...TO
LITCHFIELD...TO THE TWIN CITIES...TO EAU CLAIRE WILL LIKELY SEE
THE HEAVIEST SNOW. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH
FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUNGE INTO A RANGE FROM 35 TO 45
BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY EVENING... AND
REMAIN IN THAT RANGE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ047>049-054>058-064-065-073-162345-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
931 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

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

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

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY 
  ARE EXPECTED. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO 
  BETWEEN NOON AND NOON SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 10 AM SATURDAY. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD 
  WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES 
  TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN NOON SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR WITH EXTRA WARM CLOTHES AND A PHONE IN
CASE YOU GET STRANDED. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE
YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE YOU
GET STRANDED. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA
OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ050>053-059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-
162345-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
931 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 5 PM SATURDAY. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD 
  WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES 
  TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR WITH EXTRA WARM CLOTHES AND A PHONE IN
CASE YOU GET STRANDED. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE
YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE YOU
GET STRANDED. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA
OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-162345-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE
931 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN NOON SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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

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

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

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO 
  BETWEEN NOON AND NOON SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND 
  CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO 
  EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE YOU
GET STRANDED. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA
OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-162345-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
931 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 5 PM SATURDAY. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND 
  CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO 
  EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE YOU
GET STRANDED. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA
OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-162345-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
931 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

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

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 5 PM SATURDAY. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS 
  WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED 
  SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR WITH EXTRA WARM CLOTHES AND A PHONE IN
CASE YOU GET STRANDED. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE
YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

JRB
927 
WWUS43 KMPX 162053
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
253 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...LIGHT SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL STILL ON TRACK LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.LIGHT SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOWFALL REMAIN ON
TRACK FOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND THROUGH THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH
AMOUNTS MAYBE DOWN AN INCH FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST...IT WILL STILL
SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS EVENING.

AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON...TO
LITCHFIELD...TO THE TWIN CITIES...TO EAU CLAIRE WILL LIKELY SEE
THE HEAVIEST SNOW. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH
FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUNGE INTO A RANGE FROM 35 TO 45
BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY EVENING... AND
REMAIN IN THAT RANGE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ047>049-054>058-064-065-073-170500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
253 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

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

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY 
  ARE EXPECTED. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO 
  UNTIL NOON SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING 
  AROUND 10 AM SATURDAY. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD 
  WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES 
  TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN NOON SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 1 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ050>053-059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-
170500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
253 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY. 

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

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD 
  WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES 
  TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY.

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-170500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE
253 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN NOON SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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

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

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

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-170500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
253 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST 
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 4 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY. 

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

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-170500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
253 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY. 

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

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO 
  UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING 
  AROUND 5 PM SATURDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

JLT
622 
WWUS43 KMPX 170336
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
936 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...SNOW CONTINUES BUT WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT...
...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.LIGHT SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH FRIGID TEMPERATURES
WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. WIND
CHILLS WILL PLUNGE TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
SATURDAY EVENING...AND REMAIN IN THAT RANGE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ047>049-054>058-064-065-073-171145-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
936 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT.

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

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND
  CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 1 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ050>053-059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-
171145-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
936 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

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

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND
  CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-171145-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE
936 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND
  CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-171145-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
936 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM SATURDAY AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND
  CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 4 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

* EXPECT SNOW TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-171145-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
936 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 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 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.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
027 
WWUS43 KMPX 170908
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
308 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LINGERING... 
...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.LIGHT SNOW...WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH
FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUNGE TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING...AND REMAIN IN THAT RANGE INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ050-052-053-WIZ014-171715-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
OSCEOLA
308 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

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

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE
  EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-171715-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
308 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

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

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ047>049-054>058-064-065-073-171715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
308 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY ARE
  EXPECTED.

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN NOON AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND 
  CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 2 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ051-059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023-024-171715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
308 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE
  EXPECTED. 

* PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-171715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE
308 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

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

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE
  EXPECTED.

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW 
  ZERO UNTIL NOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING 
  AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. 

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND 
  CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO 
  EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FLUFFY SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF FLUFFY
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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-171715-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161217T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
308 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 9 AM. 
 
* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.  

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

WIZ025>028-171715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
308 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

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

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

* WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 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 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.

&&

$$
026 
WWUS43 KMPX 171403
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...BLOWING SNOW LINGERING... 

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SURFACE VISIBILITIES
WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY DUE TO
THE GUSTY WINDS. THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE STEADY OR FALLING
TEMPERATURES THE REST OF DAY...ALONG WITH WIND CHILL VALUES
DROPPING TO 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUNGE
TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND
REMAIN IN THAT RANGE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ047>049-054>058-064-065-073-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 2 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ051-059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023-024-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ050-052-053-WIZ014-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
OSCEOLA
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

WIZ025>028-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161217T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

JLT
547 
WWUS43 KMPX 172011
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
211 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...BLOWING SNOW LINGERING...

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SURFACE VISIBILITIES WILL
OCCASIONALLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY DUE TO THE
GUSTY WINDS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 20 TO 35 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO BY THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIND CHILLS
WILL PLUNGE TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS
OVERNIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THAT RANGE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-180415-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
211 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-
023-024-180415-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...
HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
211 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-180415-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
211 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

JLT
713 
WWUS43 KMPX 180120
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
720 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM
20 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN. THE
LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS WILL OCCUR ACROSS WEST CENTRAL THROUGH
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AROUND DAYBREAK SUNDAY. WIND CHILL
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
NOON ON SUNDAY.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-180930-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
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-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
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...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT
720 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-180930-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
720 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
834 
WWUS43 KMPX 180859
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
259 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...

.WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO
AROUND SUNRISE...AND GRADUALLY WARM DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
NOON ON SUNDAY.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-181700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
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-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
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...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT
259 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 6 AM.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID GOING OUTSIDE IF POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE MAKE SURE TO DRESS IN
LAYERS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AND HAVE WARM CLOTHES AND A PHONE
WITH YOU IF TRAVELING.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-181700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
259 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 6 AM.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRESS IN LAYERS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AND HAVE WARM CLOTHES AND A
PHONE WITH YOU IF TRAVELING.

&&

$$

JRB
780 
WWUS43 KMPX 181723
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1123 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS SLOWLY IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON...

.AVERAGE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW -35F WILL END BY THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE IN THE -10F
TO -35F RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

WIZ015-016-025>028-190130-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.161218T1800Z-161219T0600Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
1123 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT MONDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

WIZ014-023-024-190130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.161218T1800Z-161219T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT
1123 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT MONDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-181830-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
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
1123 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON.

* THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

JLT
913 
WWUS43 KMPX 181755
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1155 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS SLOWLY IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON...

.AVERAGE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW -35F WILL END BY THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE IN THE -10F
TO -35F RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

WIZ014-023-024-190200-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.161218T1800Z-161219T0600Z/
POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT
1155 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT MONDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-182100-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.161218T1800Z-161218T2100Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
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
1155 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND
  CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND NOON.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-190200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.161218T1800Z-161219T0600Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
1155 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT MONDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

JLT
176 
WWUS43 KMPX 181803
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1203 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS SLOWLY IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON...

.AVERAGE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW -35F WILL END BY THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE IN THE -10F
TO -35F RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

WIZ014-023-024-190215-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-161219T0600Z/
POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT
1203 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-182100-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-161218T2100Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
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
1203 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND NOW.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-190215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-161219T0600Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
1203 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

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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.