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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Dec 15, 2016, 3:37 AM CST for 9 counties in Wisconsin; 37 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 16, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2016, 3:37 AM CST (09:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2016, 8:03 AM CST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 46 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, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker 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, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | 3 E Richfield, MN | . THE REPORTED OBSERVER LOCATION WAS MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 16, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.7 | 3 Ssw Altoona, WI | REPORTED AT WQOW TV IN EAU CLAIRE. CORRECTED AMOUNT FROM 1.9 TO 1.7 INCHES AS OF NOON. . |
| Dec 16, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.9 | 3 Ssw Altoona, WI | REPORTED AT WQOW TV IN EAU CLAIRE. |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 W North Mankato, MN | KEYC . |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 W North Mankato, MN | KEYC . |
| Dec 16, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Chanhassen, MN | OBSERVED AT THE NWS. |
| Dec 16, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.6 | 6 E St. Cloud, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.6 | 6 E St. Cloud, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.1 | 3 E Richfield, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | 3 Ssw Altoona, WI | . |
| Dec 16, 6:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | St. James, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 7:27 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 4 N Rogers, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Wsw Savage, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 W Golden Valley, MN | KARE 11. |
| Dec 16, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Cokato, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 8:07 PM CST | SNOW 4.1 | 2 W Shakopee, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 8:42 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | Sacred Heart, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 8:52 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Ne Richfield, MN | 4-5 INCHES NEAR LAKE NOKOMIS. |
| Dec 16, 8:54 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Waseca, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Shoreview, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 2 Sw Bloomington, MN | REPORTED AT OLD SHAKOPEE ROAD AND OXBORO, BLOOMINGTON, MN. |
| Dec 16, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 N Prior Lake, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 9:04 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Roseville, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 9:20 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 1 S Maple Grove, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 9:55 PM CST | SNOW 4.1 | Chanhassen, MN | OBSERVED AT THE NWS. |
| Dec 16, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 N Becker, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 10:10 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | 1 Wsw Savage, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 10:30 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | 4 N Rogers, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 10:35 PM CST | SNOW 4.2 | Red Wing, MN | . |
| Dec 16, 10:50 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Rosemount, MN | . |
| Dec 17, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 6 E St. Cloud, MN | . THE REPORTED OBSERVER LOCATION WAS ST. CLOUD AIRPORT. |
| Dec 17, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Sw Chanhassen, MN | REPORTED AT 1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST, CHANHASSEN, MN. |
| Dec 17, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.2 | 3 E Richfield, MN | . THE REPORTED OBSERVER LOCATION WAS MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 17, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.6 | 3 Ssw Altoona, WI | . THE REPORTED OBSERVER LOCATION WAS WQOW TV EAU CLAIRE, WI. |
| Dec 17, 12:40 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Norwood/Young America, MN | . |
| Dec 17, 1:08 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Carver, MN | . |
| Dec 17, 1:11 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Sw Maple Grove, MN | . |
| Dec 17, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Isanti, MN | . |
| Dec 17, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 2 Wnw Richfield, MN | . |
| Dec 17, 3:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Wsw Chaska, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CHASKA 2NW /CHKM5/. |
| Dec 17, 4:45 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Watertown, MN | COCORAHS STATION WATERTOWN /MN-CV-8/. |
| Dec 17, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Ese St. Cloud, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ST. CLOUD (SCSU) /SCSM5/. |
| Dec 17, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Wnw Veseli, MN | COCORAHS STATION VESELI 1W /MN-RC-11/. |
| Dec 17, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 6.8 | 2 Wnw Richfield, MN | COCORAHS STATION RICHFIELD 1 WNW /MN-HN-78/. |
| Dec 17, 5:45 AM CST | SNOW 5.8 | 2 Sw Prior Lake, MN | 0.37 OF LIQUID. |
| Dec 17, 5:45 AM CST | SNOW 5.8 | 2 Sw Prior Lake, MN | COCORAHS STATION PRIOR LAKE 1WSW /MN-SC-2/. |
| Dec 17, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Ese New Ulm, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION NEW ULM 3SE /NUMM5/. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Nw Roseville, MN | COCORAHS STATION ROSEVILLE 2 WNW /MN-RM-15/. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 6 E St. Cloud, MN | . THE REPORTED OBSERVER LOCATION WAS ST. CLOUD AIRPORT. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 1 Nne North Branch, MN | COCORAHS STATION NORTH BRANCH 1 NNW /MN-CG-16/. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ene Montgomery, MN | COCORAHS STATION MONTGOMERY 3ENE /MN-RC-1/. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 N Kimball, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION KIMBALL 3N /KIMM5/. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | 1 Ne Minneapolis, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MINNEAPOLIS DWTN (MISS R) /LSAM5/. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Nnw Hastings, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HASTINGS (L/D 2) /HSTM5/. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Nnw Red Wing, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION RED WING (L/D 3) /RDWM5/. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 5 N Willmar, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WILLMAR 5N /WMRM5/. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.4 | Chanhassen, MN | 0000-0600 SNOWFALL: 0.6. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 6.1 | 3 E Richfield, MN | . THE REPORTED OBSERVER LOCATION WAS MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 17, 6:15 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Se Chaska, MN | COCORAHS STATION CHASKA /MN-CV-28/. |
| Dec 17, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Madelia, 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 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 107 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
906 WWUS43 KMPX 150937 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 337 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING... ...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING - THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING IN MANY LOCATIONS... .TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ALONG WITH 5 TO 10 MPH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND IN 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. BLOWING SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW THIS WEEKEND. MNZ054-056>070-073>078-082>085-WIZ023>028-151745- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161215T1500Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-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-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...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...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 337 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY 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 FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...IT HAS BEEN REPALCED WITH THE WARNING. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * 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. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 4 AM THIS MORNING. * 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. 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. && $$ MNZ044-045-048>053-055-091>093-WIZ014>016-151745- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161215T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- SWIFT-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD... ST CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE... LADYSMITH 337 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND NOW. * SNOW IS LIKELY FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH COULD CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ041>043-047-151500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161215T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS 337 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 4 AM THIS MORNING. * 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
116 WWUS43 KMPX 151554 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 954 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .BANDS OF SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND IN 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. BLOWING SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW THIS WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN STORM WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH BEFORE MORE SNOW DEVELOPS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MNZ054-056>070-073>078-082>085-WIZ023>028-160000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-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-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...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...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 954 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM FRIDAY AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * 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. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON FRIDAY 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. 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. && $$ MNZ044-045-048>053-055-091>093-WIZ014>016-160000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- SWIFT-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD... ST CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE... LADYSMITH 954 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH COULD CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON FRIDAY AND NOON SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JLT
710 WWUS43 KMPX 151747 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1147 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .BANDS OF SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND IN 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. BLOWING SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW THIS WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN STORM WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH BEFORE MORE SNOW DEVELOPS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MNZ055-091>093-160200- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/ SWIFT-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENSON...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1147 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW IS LIKELY FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON FRIDAY AND NOON SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 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. && $$ MNZ054-056>070-073>078-082>085-WIZ023>028-160200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-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-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...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...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 1147 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM FRIDAY AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * 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. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON FRIDAY 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. 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. && $$ MNZ044-045-048>053-WIZ014>016-160200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD... ST CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 1147 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH COULD CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON FRIDAY AND NOON SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
037 WWUS43 KMPX 152125 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 325 PM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .BANDS OF SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND IN 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. BLOWING SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW THIS WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN STORM WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY AROUND AN INCH OR LESS BEFORE MORE SNOW DEVELOPS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MNZ054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-160530- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN- ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 325 PM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM FRIDAY AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * 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. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON FRIDAY 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. 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. && $$ MNZ044-045-048>053-WIZ014>016-160530- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.161216T1800Z-161217T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD... ST CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 325 PM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW IS LIKELY FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH COULD CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON FRIDAY AND NOON SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ041>043-047-160530- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS 325 PM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * SNOW IS LIKELY FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH COULD CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON FRIDAY AND NOON SATURDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
587 WWUS43 KMPX 160355 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 955 PM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .BANDS OF SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 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. BLOWING SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE SNOW THIS WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN STORM WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT WHICH WILL BRING ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES. MNZ054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-161200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN- ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 955 PM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM FRIDAY AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...SOME REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 15 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. && $$ MNZ041>045-047>053-WIZ014>016-161200- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA... RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 955 PM CST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY AND THEN DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BORGHOFF
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. && $$
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Barron, Polk, Rusk | 41 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:28 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 60 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.