Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2017
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Jan 23, 2017, 2:59 PM CST for 11 counties in Minnesota; Pepin County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 24, 2017, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 46 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
- Jan 23, 2017, 2:59 PM CST (20:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Martin County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Pepin County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 8:50 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Se Albert Lea, MN | . |
| Jan 25, 4:15 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Se Albert Lea, MN | |
| Jan 25, 4:15 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Albert Lea, MN | COURTESY OF ABC6 ROCHESTER. |
| Jan 25, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 1 Wnw Veseli, MN | COCORAHS STATION VESELI 1W /MN-RC-11/. |
| Jan 25, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 Ene Montgomery, MN | |
| Jan 25, 5:20 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 Ene Montgomery, MN | COCORAHS STATION MONTGOMERY 3ENE /MN-RC-1/. |
| Jan 25, 5:20 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | St. James, MN | |
| Jan 25, 5:20 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Wsw St James, MN | |
| Jan 25, 5:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Se New Ulm, MN | |
| Jan 25, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 2 N Red Wing, MN | L/D3 |
| Jan 25, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nw Red Wing, MN | L/D3. |
| Jan 25, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 Nw Red Wing, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION RED WING (L/D 3) /RDWM5/. |
| Jan 25, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | 1 Ne Owatonna, MN | COCORAHS STATION OWATONNA /MN-SE-2/. |
| Jan 25, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | Owatonna, MN | |
| Jan 25, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 1 Ne Redwood Falls, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION REDWOOD FALLS /REWM5/. |
| Jan 25, 6:50 AM CST | SNOW 2.7 | 1 Ene Milroy, MN | |
| Jan 25, 6:50 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Nnw Springfield, MN | |
| Jan 25, 6:50 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 N Springfield, MN | |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.4 | 4 E Nerstrand, MN | COCORAHS STATION NERSTRAND 4E /MN-GH-4/. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 N Faribault, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION FARIBAULT /FBTM5/. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Redwood Falls, MN | |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Nne Waseca, MN | COCORAHS STATION WASECA 1NNE /MN-WC-5/. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 Nnw Springfield, MN | COCORAHS STATION SPRINGFIELD 1NW /MN-BW-1/. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Zumbrota, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ZUMBROTA /ZBRM5/. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Zumbrota, MN | |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | 2 W Eagle Lake, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MANKATO 4E /MTOM5/. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | Mankato, MN | KTOE RADIO |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | Mankato, MN | KTOE RADIO. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Goodhue, MN | COCORAHS STATION GOODHUE /MN-GH-19/. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.8 | 2 Wsw Bricelyn, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BRICELYN /BRCM5/. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.8 | Bricelyn, MN | |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.7 | Ellendale, MN | COCORAHS STATION ELLENDALE /MN-SE-3/. |
| Jan 25, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 Se Fairmont, MN | COCORAHS STATION FAIRMONT /MN-MT-6/. |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nnw Owatonna, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION OWATONNA /OWAM5/. |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Wnw Wells, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WELLS /WELM5/. |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Wnw Winnebago, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WINNEBAGO /WNNM5/. |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 6.2 | 1 Sse Blue Earth, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BLUE EARTH 1S /BTHM5/. |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 7 | 3 Nnw Glenville, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ALBERT LEA 3SE /ALBM5/. |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 2 W Geneva, MN | . |
| Jan 25, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 6.8 | 1 Sw Albert Lea, MN | . |
| Jan 25, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 6.8 | Blooming Prairie, MN | . |
| Jan 25, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Mankato, MN | . |
| Jan 25, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Nnw Minnesota Lake, MN | . |
| Jan 25, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 6.8 | Blooming Prairie, MN | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Mankato, MN | . |
| Jan 25, 1:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Vesta, MN | . |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
690 WWUS43 KMPX 232059 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 259 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW OF 8-10 INCHES IS FORECAST FOR THIS AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 0.75-1" PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION, AND TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. IN ADDITION, A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 6-8" IS FORECAST ACROSS THIS AREA BUT THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY IN EXACT AMOUNTS. AN UPGRADE TO A WINTER STORM WARNING IS POSSIBLE AS FORECAST CONFIDENCE INCREASES. MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-240500- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170125T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0001.170124T1800Z-170126T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS, NEW ULM, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 259 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 8 TO 10 INCHES WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ MNZ064-065-067-069-240500- /O.EXB.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170126T0000Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, GAYLORD, AND SHAKOPEE 259 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ070-WIZ024-026-028-240500- /O.EXB.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T2100Z-170126T0000Z/ DAKOTA-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HASTINGS, RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, DURAND, AND EAU CLAIRE 259 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ075>077-240500- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170126T0000Z/ NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST PETER, LE SUEUR, AND FARIBAULT 259 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ078-240500- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T2100Z-170126T0000Z/ GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF RED WING 259 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
919 WWUS43 KMPX 240256 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 856 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW OF 8 TO 10 INCHES IS FORECAST FOR THIS AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION, AND TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. IN ADDITION, A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA BUT THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT AMOUNTS. AN UPGRADE TO A WINTER STORM WARNING IS POSSIBLE IF FORECAST CONFIDENCE INCREASES. MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-241100- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.170124T1800Z-170126T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS, NEW ULM, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 856 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 8 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY AND WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ MNZ064-065-067-069-075>077-241100- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170126T0000Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-SCOTT-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, GAYLORD, SHAKOPEE, ST PETER, LE SUEUR, AND FARIBAULT 856 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ070-078-WIZ024-026-028-241100- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T2100Z-170126T0000Z/ DAKOTA-GOODHUE-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HASTINGS, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, DURAND, AND EAU CLAIRE 856 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE AND THIS WOULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
967 WWUS43 KMPX 240926 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 326 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW OF 7 TO 11 INCHES IS FORECAST FOR THIS AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVIEST TONIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION, AND TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. IN ADDITION, A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY...TO THE SOUTH METRO FROM SHAKOPEE AND HASTINGS...AND EAST INTO WISCONSIN FROM ELLSWORTH TO BLOOMER. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THESE AREAS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD THE SOUTHERN METRO THROUGH ABOUT NOON WEDNESDAY...AND END INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY 6 PM. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MNZ073-241900- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0001.170124T1800Z-170126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170125T1800Z/ REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF REDWOOD FALLS 326 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY AND WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ MNZ074-082>085-091>093-241900- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.170124T2100Z-170126T0000Z/ BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ULM, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 326 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA AFTER 3 PM AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 7 TO 11 INCHES IS LIKELY AND WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ078-WIZ024-026-028-241900- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T2100Z-170126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ GOODHUE-PIERCE-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RED WING, RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, DURAND, AND EAU CLAIRE 326 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ MNZ075>077-241900- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST PETER, LE SUEUR, AND FARIBAULT 326 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER 6 PM AND WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ064-065-067-069-241900- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170125T1800Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, GAYLORD, AND SHAKOPEE 326 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL END WEDNESDAY MORNING * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ MNZ070-241900- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T2100Z-170126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170125T1800Z/ DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF HASTINGS 326 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL END WEDNESDAY MORNING * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WIZ025-027-241900- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENOMONIE AND CHIPPEWA FALLS 326 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL END WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES AND THIS WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL 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. && $$
830 WWUS43 KMPX 241637 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1037 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER STORM REMAINS ON TRACK FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW OF 7 TO 11 INCHES IS FORECAST FOR THIS AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY...TO THE SOUTH METRO AREA FROM SHAKOPEE AND HASTINGS...AND EAST INTO WISCONSIN FROM ELLSWORTH TO BLOOMER. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG THE MINNESOTA...IOWA BORDER...AFTER 3 PM. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR LIKELY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH TIMING OF THE SNOWFALL HAS SLOWED...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS REMAIN ON TRACK FOR FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 9 PM FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IT MAY NOT EVEN BEGIN IN THE EAU CLAIRE AREA UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION...AND TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. MNZ074-082>085-091>093-250045- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.170124T2100Z-170126T0000Z/ BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ULM, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 1037 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA AFTER 3 PM AND BECOME HEAVIER THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 7 TO 11 INCHES IS LIKELY AND WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ MNZ075>078-WIZ024>028-250045- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST PETER, LE SUEUR, FARIBAULT, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, MENOMONIE, DURAND, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE 1037 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ MNZ064-065-067-069-070-073-250045- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170125T1800Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, GAYLORD, SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS, AND REDWOOD FALLS 1037 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND BECOME SLIGHTLY HEAVIER TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JLT
872 WWUS43 KMPX 242135 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 335 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...SNOW SPREADING INTO FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND INTO WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW OF 7 TO 11 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR FAIRMONT...IS FORECAST FOR THIS AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY...TO THE SOUTH METRO AREA FROM SHAKOPEE AND HASTINGS...AND EAST INTO WISCONSIN FROM ELLSWORTH TO BLOOMER. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SLOWLY EXPAND NORTHWARD INTO FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... ALONG THE MINNESOTA...IOWA BORDER. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR LIKELY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH TIMING OF THE SNOWFALL HAS SLOWED...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS REMAIN ON TRACK FOR FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT MANKATO BY 8 PM...AND FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES BY 11 PM. AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE LIGHT SNOW WILL HAVE EXPANDED NORTHWARD AND BEGIN TO AFFECT HUTCHINSON...TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...EASTWARD TO EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION...AND TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. MNZ074-082>085-091>093-250600- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ULM, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 335 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA...WITH SNOWFALL RATES INCREASING THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 7 TO 11 INCHES IS LIKELY AND WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ MNZ075>078-WIZ024>028-250600- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST PETER, LE SUEUR, FARIBAULT, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, MENOMONIE, DURAND, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE 335 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ064-065-067-069-070-073-250600- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170125T1800Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, GAYLORD, SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS, AND REDWOOD FALLS 335 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ JLT
135 WWUS43 KMPX 250323 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 923 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH OVERNIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND INTO WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW OF 7 TO 11 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR FAIRMONT...IS FORECAST FOR THIS AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY...TO THE SOUTH METRO AREA FROM SHAKOPEE AND HASTINGS...AND EAST INTO WISCONSIN FROM ELLSWORTH TO BLOOMER. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH OR MORE PER HOUR ARE LIKELY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP TONIGHT... AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION... AND TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. MNZ074-082>085-091>093-251200- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ULM, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 923 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 7 TO 11 INCHES IS LIKELY AND WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ075>078-WIZ024>028-251200- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST PETER, LE SUEUR, FARIBAULT, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, MENOMONIE, DURAND, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE 923 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING... WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ064-065-067-069-070-073-251200- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170125T1800Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, GAYLORD, SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS, AND REDWOOD FALLS 923 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA EVENING... WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
539 WWUS43 KMPX 250411 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1011 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH OVERNIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW OF 6 TO 11 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR FAIRMONT...IS FORECAST FOR THIS AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY...TO THE SOUTH METRO AREA FROM SHAKOPEE AND HASTINGS...AND EAST INTO WISCONSIN FROM ELLSWORTH TO BLOOMER. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH OR MORE PER HOUR ARE LIKELY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP TONIGHT... AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION... AND TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. MNZ077-078-WIZ026-251215- /O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARIBAULT, RED WING, AND DURAND 1011 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING... WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ074-082>085-091>093-251215- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ULM, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 1011 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 7 TO 11 INCHES IS LIKELY AND WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ067-069-070-251215- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAYLORD, SHAKOPEE, AND HASTINGS 1011 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA EVENING... WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ075-076-WIZ024-025-027-028-251215- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST PETER, LE SUEUR, RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, MENOMONIE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE 1011 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING... WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MNZ064-065-073-251215- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170125T1800Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, AND REDWOOD FALLS 1011 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA EVENING... WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
565 WWUS43 KMPX 250955 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 355 AM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES...ARE FORECAST FOR THIS AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CANBY...TO THE SOUTH METRO AREA FROM SHAKOPEE AND HASTINGS...AND EAST INTO WISCONSIN FROM ELLSWORTH TO BLOOMER. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IT WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OVER THE WEST THIS MORNING AND EVENTUALLY INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY... WHICH WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. MNZ074-077-078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-251800- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ BROWN-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ULM, FARIBAULT, RED WING, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, ALBERT LEA, AND DURAND 355 AM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA...TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY AND WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ067-069-070-075-076-WIZ024-025-027-028-251800- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAYLORD, SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS, ST PETER, LE SUEUR, RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, MENOMONIE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE 355 AM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES AND THIS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ064-065-073-251800- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170125T1800Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, AND REDWOOD FALLS 355 AM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
916 WWUS43 KMPX 251817 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1217 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...LIGHT SNOW SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS ENDED...BUT OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW...ADDING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AND ADVISORY AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM LOCALLY 8 TO 10 INCHES ALONG THE IOWA...MINNESOTA BORDER...TO A BROAD AREA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS A SMALL PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. MNZ064-065-073-251930- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170125T1800Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, AND REDWOOD FALLS 1217 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ MNZ074-077-078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-260000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ BROWN-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ULM, FARIBAULT, RED WING, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, ALBERT LEA, AND DURAND 1217 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ067-069-070-075-076-WIZ024-025-027-028-260000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAYLORD, SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS, ST PETER, LE SUEUR, RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, MENOMONIE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE 1217 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ JLT
127 WWUS43 KMPX 252046 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 246 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...LIGHT SNOW SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 10 INCHES ALONG THE IOWA BORDER...TO A BROAD AREA OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS A SMALL PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. MNZ074-252200- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ULM 246 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MNZ067-069-070-075-076-252200- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAYLORD, SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS, ST PETER, AND LE SUEUR 246 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-260000- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARIBAULT, RED WING, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, ALBERT LEA, AND DURAND 246 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ024-025-027-028-260000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, MENOMONIE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE 246 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. && $$
727 WWUS43 KMPX 252340 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 540 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED... .ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES MAY OCCUR FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-260045- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARIBAULT, RED WING, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, ALBERT LEA, AND DURAND 540 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES MAY OCCUR FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WIZ024-025-027-028-260045- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIVER FALLS, PRESCOTT, MENOMONIE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE 540 PM CST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES MAY OCCUR FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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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.