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Winter Weather Advisory 16, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 15, 2016, 3:25 PM CST for 12 counties in Minnesota; Barron County, Polk County, Rusk County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 16, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2016, 3:25 PM CST (21:25 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
Counties Benton County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Todd County, MN, Barron County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 1468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Dec 15, 11:30 AM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 11:30 AM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1130 AM CST Thu Dec 15 2016
.SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight)
Issued at 430 AM CST Thu Dec 15 2016
Surface ridge axis this morning was centered from Kansas City back
to Bismark. Winds have remained up a bit more than anticipated
tonight and as a result, temperatures have a remained a bit warmer
than we were forecasting yesterday, especially in western MN.
Although temperatures may be a bit warmer, the higher wind speeds
mean we are still getting wind chill values down into the -20 to
-30 range, so will keep the wind chill advisory going through 9 am.
Looking at water vapor imagery, ample moisture is streaming across
the Rockies. As the surface ridge works toward the Ohio Valley, we
will see our winds turn to being out of the southeast, which will
also coincide with upper cloud cover filling back in as the Pacific
moisture plume arrives. The cloud cover and waa on southeast winds
will mean that once temepratures start rising this morning, they
will continue to rise through the night before topping out Friday
afternoon.
Within the WAA regime that develops, we continue to see models
wanting to develop a WAA band of snow this afternoon. The biggest
problem this potential band will have is the current airmass it will
be running into, which last night produced a paltry 0.05" of PWAT on
the 00z MPX sounding. Because of this dry air, we slowed
considerably the northeast push of this band, with current timing
similar to a blend of the hi-res models, just 2 or 3 hours slower.
Though QPF amounts will be light (up to 0.05"), forecast soundings
show a deep DGZ existing, which will likely result in SLRs near
20:1, which means this band will likely put out a quick inch of
snow. Unfortunately, this quick inch of snow looks to move into the
Twin Cities during the morning rush, likely slowing it
down before the evening commute gets slammed by the main portion of
the upcoming snowstorm.
.LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday)
Issued at 430 AM CST Thu Dec 15 2016
The snow is still coming. The latest 00Z and 06Z model guidance
show little variation from previous forecasts. Given the
consistency, we have upgraded the Winter Storm Watch to a Winter
Storm Warning for much of the area, including Redwood Falls,
Mankato, Twin Cites and Eau Claire. A swath of 6-10" still looks
like a good bet in the warning area with a few locations possibly
in the 10-12" range. We decided to leave a "buffer" Winter Storm
Watch around the warning to account for any slight variations in
the storm track. All of the forecast area looks to get 4"+ out of
this system.
The previous forecast discussions have focused on the Plains
storm archetype, the deep dendrite growth zone, and the CIPS
historical storm matches with respect to this system - so, we
won't dwell on that here. We are one day closer to the start of
the snow and now that we're roughly 24 hours away, we don't
expect major forecast deviations - especially given the model
consistency from run-to-run and the overall model agreement
between the NAM/GFS/ECMWF/CMC. The snow totals vary within these
solutions (for example the CMC is several inches higher than the
rest), but the placement of the 6-10" swath has been consistent.
The SREF and GEFS also show pretty tight clustering of their
respective solutions. For areas now under the Winter Storm
Warning, it is difficult to find any model solution (including
individual ensemble members) showing anything less than about
4-5". There is probably more uncertainty on the high-end. If there
is some mesoscale banding over a few counties in MN/WI, then
totals could climb quickly Friday night and some locations could
quickly get a foot. The highest totals look like they'll be in
Wisconsin - it is going to snow for a long time in WI. There is a
coupled jet at play Friday night into Saturday that should boost
totals in eastern WI. One other factor to consider on Saturday is
the wind (which could be a bit stronger than most of us are
forecasting) and the "dry" snow - which together could create
blizzard conditions in western MN and southern MN. The winds are a
little lower than what we need for a true blizzard, but they're
not that far away either. Plus, there will be a lot of fluff to
blow around. You could make the argument for an upgrade to a
Winter Storm Warning for all of western and southern MN due to the
blowing and drifting snow even if the 6" snowfall criteria isn't
quite met.
As mentioned in the previous discussion, the coldest air in
nearly 3 years will move across the Upper Midwest over the
weekend, with the coldest day Sunday. Lows Sunday morning could
approach -20F (and even exceed) for the Twin Cities. These type
of temperatures have not been experienced in Minnesota since
January 2014. The last time the KMSP reached -25F was February
1996. Western MN will approach -30F. Wind Chill War
THE upper level flow will become more zonal next week, leading to
moderating temperatures - near normal temperatures.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon)
Issued at 1130 AM CST Thu Dec 15 2016
Similar aviation forecast with IFR conditions likely across
southwest Minnesota by early evening, and spreading northeast
during the overnight hours. Kept conditions similar to the 12z taf
with 1 1/SM -sn and ceilings between 1-2k. There will be a break
between storm systems with LIFR ceilings/visibilities developing
toward the end of the taf period. Winds will be light from the
south-southwest today, backing to the southeast/east on Friday.
KMSP...
Worst conditions on the initial snowfall will occur between 5-11z
tonight. A period of IFR visibilities are likely. There will also
be a lull between storm system Friday morning, with LIFR likely by
Friday afternoon. Snow will be dry with ratios of 13-1 to 18-1,
with temperatures in the single digits below zero tonight, and in
the teens Friday afternoon. Winds will remain at or below 10 kts
through Friday morning, then increase Friday afternoon from the
east/northeast.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...Winter Storm Warning from noon Friday to 6 PM CST Saturday for
WIZ023>028.
Winter Storm Watch from Friday afternoon through Saturday
morning for WIZ014>016.
MN...Winter Storm Warning from noon Friday to 6 PM CST Saturday for
MNZ054-056>070-073>078-082>085.
Winter Storm Watch from Friday afternoon through Saturday
morning for MNZ044-045-048>053-055-091>093.
&&
SHORT TERM...MPG
LONG TERM...CLF
AVIATION...JLTHazardous weather outlook, Dec 15, 4:19 AM CST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 419 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 161030- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 419 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE A QUICK INCH OF SNOW AND WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE COMMUTE FRIDAY MORNING IN THE TWIN CITIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 31 more | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.