Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Watches in 2017
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm watch at Jan 22, 2017, 2:54 PM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; Eau Claire County, Pepin County, Pierce County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 24, 2017, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2017, 2:54 PM CST (20:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2017, 3:26 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 21 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 62 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 542 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
316 WWUS43 KMPX 222054 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 254 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY WHERE 5-7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST TUESDAY EVENING WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 0.5-0.75" PER HOUR ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SNOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT INCREASINGLY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION.. MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-230500- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170125T2100Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS, NEW ULM, ST PETER, LE SUEUR, FARIBAULT, RED WING, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 254 PM CST SUN JAN 22 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 WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 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. && $$ ETA
5 follow-up statements
571 WWUS43 KMPX 230258 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 858 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY WHERE 5-7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST TUESDAY EVENING WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 0.5-0.75" PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SNOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT INCREASINGLY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-231100- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170125T2100Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS, NEW ULM, ST PETER, LE SUEUR, FARIBAULT, RED WING, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 858 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ETA
248 WWUS43 KMPX 230943 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 343 AM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ABOUT THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF MINNESOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TUESDAY MORNING...AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTER WISCONSIN BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY WHERE 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST TUESDAY EVENING WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 0.5-0.75" PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THE SNOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA 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 FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-231745- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170125T2100Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS, NEW ULM, ST PETER, LE SUEUR, FARIBAULT, RED WING, ST JAMES, MANKATO, WASECA, OWATONNA, FAIRMONT, BLUE EARTH, AND ALBERT LEA 343 AM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS 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. && $$
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. && $$ MNZ078-240500- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0002.170124T2100Z-170126T0000Z/ GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF RED WING 259 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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. && $$ WIZ025-027-241900- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0005.170125T0000Z-170126T0000Z/ DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENOMONIE AND CHIPPEWA FALLS 326 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL END WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES AND THIS WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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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.