Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 1, 2016, 11:11 AM CST for 16 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 2, 2016, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2016, 11:11 AM CST (17:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 25 counties
Anoka County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:15 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 12:15 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Faribault, MN | |
| Feb 2, 12:40 PM CST | SNOW 1 | W Bloomington, MN | |
| Feb 2, 12:55 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | S Downtown Minneapolis, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Nw Eau Claire, WI | |
| Feb 2, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nne Lakeville, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Eagan, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 N Menomonie, WI | |
| Feb 2, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Nne Menomonie, WI | |
| Feb 2, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 N Chanhassen, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Burnsville, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Shorewood, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hammond, WI | |
| Feb 2, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Le Sueur, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:13 PM CST | SNOW 1.7 | West Saint Paul, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:13 PM CST | SNOW 1.7 | West St Paul, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:13 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hammond, WI | |
| Feb 2, 1:15 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Hastings, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:20 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Red Wing, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:20 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Glencoe, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:25 PM CST | SNOW 1.3 | 1 Sw Edina, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:25 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Hudson, WI | |
| Feb 2, 1:25 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Mounds View, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:25 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Eau Claire, WI | |
| Feb 2, 1:30 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Circle Pines, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:30 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Savage, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Ne Bloomington, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:35 PM CST | SNOW 3 | River Falls, WI | |
| Feb 2, 1:40 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | 3 Nne Rogers, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:45 PM CST | SNOW 3.1 | Belle Plaine, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:50 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Downtown Minneapolis, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:50 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | W Bloomington, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:57 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Faribault, MN | |
| Feb 2, 1:57 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Wnw Faribault, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Anoka, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Woodbury, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ene Inver Grove Heigh, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | W Coon Rapids, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:06 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Eau Claire, WI | MEASURED AT WQOW TV. |
| Feb 2, 2:15 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Boyceville, WI | |
| Feb 2, 2:20 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Somerset, WI | |
| Feb 2, 2:21 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 W Rosemount, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:21 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 Sse Eagan, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:25 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Scandia, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:25 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Rosemount, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:28 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Eden Prairie, MN | NORTHWEST PORTION OF CITY. |
| Feb 2, 2:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 3 Ne Rogers, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Shoreview, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:35 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 3 Nne Rogers, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 W Eau Claire, WI | |
| Feb 2, 2:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Eau Claire, WI | |
| Feb 2, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Lakeville, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:40 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Burnsville, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:40 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Bloomington, MN | RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Feb 2, 2:44 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 5 Sse Osceola, WI | |
| Feb 2, 2:45 PM CST | SNOW 6 | North Mankato, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:47 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Hastings, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | 1 Se Woodbury, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | Woodbury, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Carver, MN | |
| Feb 2, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Nne Lakeville, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
908 WWUS43 KMPX 011711 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1111 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MINNEAPOLIS...TO CUMBERLAND WISCONSIN ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS TO YIELD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MANKATO...TO OWATONNA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. TO THE NORTH AND EAST...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED...GENERALLY FROM A GRANITE FALLS...TO LITCHFIELD...TO TWIN CITIES METRO...TO RICE LAKE WISCONSIN LINE. MNZ082>085-091>093-020115- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1111 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ074-020115- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW ULM 1111 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ073-020115- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDWOOD FALLS 1111 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ070-075>078-WIZ016-024>028-020115- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-RUSK-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HASTINGS...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...LADYSMITH...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 1111 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 9 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ060-062-063-067>069-WIZ015-023-020115- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-BARRON-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...RICE LAKE...HUDSON 1111 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 9 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ051>053-058-059-061-064>066-WIZ014-020115- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...OSCEOLA 1111 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 9 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
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193 WWUS43 KMPX 012143 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 343 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MINNEAPOLIS...TO CUMBERLAND WISCONSIN ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS TO YIELD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MANKATO...TO OWATONNA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. TO THE NORTH AND EAST...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...GENERALLY FROM A GRANITE FALLS...TO LITCHFIELD...TO TWIN CITIES METRO...TO RICE LAKE WISCONSIN LINE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT JUST SLIGHTLY NORTH OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER STORM WARNING AREAS. MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-020600- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 343 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ060-062-063-067>070-075>078-WIZ015-016-023>028-020600- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 343 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 9 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ051>053-058-059-061-064>066-WIZ014-020600- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...OSCEOLA 343 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 9 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
813 WWUS43 KMPX 020513 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1113 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MINNEAPOLIS...TO CUMBERLAND WISCONSIN ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS TO YIELD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MANKATO... TO OWATONNA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. TO THE NORTH AND EAST...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...GENERALLY FROM A GRANITE FALLS...TO LITCHFIELD...TO TWIN CITIES METRO...TO RICE LAKE WISCONSIN LINE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT JUST SLIGHTLY NORTH OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING AND WINTER STORM WARNING AREAS. MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-021300- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1113 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ060-062-063-067>070-075>078-WIZ015-016-023>028-021300- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 1113 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 9 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ051>053-058-059-061-064>066-WIZ014-021300- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...OSCEOLA 1113 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 9 AM TUESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
967 WWUS43 KMPX 020938 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING AND REACH THE TWIN CITIES AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AROUND NOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY ACROSS THESE AREAS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE DIFFICULT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH BY LATE THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE FORECAST ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MINNEAPOLIS...TO LUCK WISCONSIN BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MANKATO...TO OWATONNA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...TO LITCHFIELD...THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO LUCK WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TO THE NORTH OF THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNING AREAS. AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ061-WIZ014-021745- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ ANOKA-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAINE...OSCEOLA 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON TODAY AND THEN DIMINISH AFTER 3 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-021745- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1200Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO BEGIN DEVELOPING AROUND 9 AM THIS MORNING AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ060-062-063-067>070-075>078-WIZ015-016-023>028-021745- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON TODAY AND THEN DIMINISH AFTER 3 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ044-045-049-050-054>057-021745- /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH 3 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ051>053-058-059-064>066-021745- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND THEN DIMINISH AFTER 3 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ RAH/SPD
506 WWUS43 KMPX 021330 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 730 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY 9 AM AND REACH THE TWIN CITIES AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AROUND NOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY ACROSS THESE AREAS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE DIFFICULT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH BY LATE THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE FORECAST ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MINNEAPOLIS...TO LUCK WISCONSIN BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MANKATO...TO OWATONNA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO LUCK WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TO THE NORTH OF THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNING AREAS. TWO TO 6INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-022130- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 730 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO BEGIN DEVELOPING BETWEEN 9AM AND NOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ060>063-067>070-075>078-WIZ014>016-023>028-022130- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND... CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 730 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 3 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ044-045-049>059-064>066-022130- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.160202T1500Z-160203T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON 730 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS STRETCHING FROM GRANITE FALLS ON NORTHEAST TO CAMBRIDGE. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ RAH
064 WWUS43 KMPX 021744 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1144 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY CHALLENGING... .TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND COMBINE WITH BLOWING SNOW TO YIELD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES ARE FORECAST ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MINNEAPOLIS...TO LUCK WISCONSIN BY LATE THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MANKATO...TO OWATONNA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO LUCK WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TO THE NORTH OF THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNING AREAS. TWO TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-030145- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1144 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ060>063-067>070-075>078-WIZ014>016-023>028-030145- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND... CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 1144 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 3 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ044-045-049>059-064>066-030145- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON 1144 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS STRETCHING FROM GRANITE FALLS ON NORTHEAST TO CAMBRIDGE. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
061 WWUS43 KMPX 021906 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 106 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY CHALLENGING... .TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL PLAGUE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES ARE FORECAST ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO BUFFALO...TO MINNEAPOLIS...TO RUSH CITY BY LATE THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MANKATO...TO OWATONNA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...TO JUST WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO RUSH CITY...EAST INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TO THE NORTH OF THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNING AREAS. TWO TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ053-059-065-066-030315- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ CHISAGO-WRIGHT-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON 106 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOW AND 9 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS STRETCHING FROM GRANITE FALLS ON NORTHEAST TO CAMBRIDGE. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-030315- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 106 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ060>063-067>070-075>078-WIZ014>016-023>028-030315- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND... CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 106 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 3 AM WEDNESDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ044-045-049>052-054>058-064-030315- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS 106 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS STRETCHING FROM GRANITE FALLS ON NORTHEAST TO CAMBRIDGE. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
786 WWUS43 KMPX 030101 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 701 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...LOCALIZED SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR... ...SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT... .TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS WINDS INCREASE FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH EXPECTED AT TIMES. BANDS OF SNOW...SOME PRODUCING ONE HALF TO LOCALLY ONE INCH PER HOUR RATES...WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND NEWLY FALLEN SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE BLIZZARD WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE FORECAST ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO BUFFALO...TO MINNEAPOLIS...TO RUSH CITY BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MANKATO...TO OWATONNA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...TO JUST WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO RUSH CITY... EAST INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TO THE NORTH OF THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNING AREAS. TWO TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-030615- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 701 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH END SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR NEW ULM...ST JAMES AND MANKATO WHERE LOCALLY A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ053-059>063-065>070-075>078-WIZ014>016-023>028-030615- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND... CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 701 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ044-045-049>052-054>058-064-030615- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS 701 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS STRETCHING FROM GRANITE FALLS ON NORTHEAST TO CAMBRIDGE. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ JLT
287 WWUS43 KMPX 030556 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1156 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... ...LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. BANDS OF SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND NEWLY FALLEN SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE BLIZZARD WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS...TO MANKATO...TO OWATONNA...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GRANITE FALLS...TO JUST WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO...TO RUSH CITY... EAST INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TO THE NORTH OF THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNING AREAS. MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-031200- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1156 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH END SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR NEW ULM...ST JAMES AND MANKATO WHERE LOCALLY A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ053-059>063-065>070-075>078-WIZ014>016-023>028-031200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND... CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 1156 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT LIGHTEN IN INTENSITY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * LOOK FOR REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ MNZ044-045-049>052-054>058-064-031200- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS 1156 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * LIGHT SNOW THIS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH END SNOW AMOUNTS STRETCHING FROM GRANITE FALLS ON NORTHEAST TO CAMBRIDGE. * LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. 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. $$
228 WWUS43 KMPX 031158 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 558 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW COMING TO AN END... ...BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING SOUTH... .THE WINTER STORM IS WEAKENING AND CONTINUES MOVING EAST OF THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR TODAY IS FOR ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS IN OPEN COUNTRY. ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN FAR SOUTHERN MN. MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-031800- /O.EXP.KMPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.160203T1200Z-160203T1800Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 558 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL AS EXPOSED ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ075-031800- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.160203T1200Z-160203T1800Z/ NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. PETER 558 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL AS EXPOSED ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ053-059>063-065>070-076>078-WIZ014>016-023>028-031300- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 558 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN END. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL COME TO AN END THROUGH THE MORNING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW REMAINS A POSSIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. $$ MNZ044-045-049>052-054>058-064-031300- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T1200Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS 558 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN END. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL COME TO AN END THROUGH THE MORNING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW REMAINS A POSSIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 11:11 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Redwood and 3 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:11 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago and 21 more | 49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.