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Winter Weather Advisory 26, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 30, 201820 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 30, 2018, 2:22 PM CST for 20 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 30, 2018, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 30, 2018, 2:22 PM CST (20:22 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 30, 2018, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 31, 2018, 9:00 PM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Benton County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 30, 12:32 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 12:32 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 11:46 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1146 AM CST Sun Dec 30 2018

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
311800-
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-
1146 AM CST Sun Dec 30 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A light wintry mix is possible tonight in western Minnesota, with
snow developing overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A light wintry mix of precipitation will be possible across the
remainder of the outlook area on Monday, followed by accumulating
snow. 2 to 5 inch total snowfall accumulations are likely by the
time the snow ends Monday night across central Minnesota, with
lighter amounts across southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Winds will increase to 25 to 35 mph which will cause blowing
snow, especially in western Minnesota.

Wind chill readings could drop to 25 to 35 below Monday night
and Tuesday night, with the coldest values across central and
western Minnesota.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.