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Winter Weather Advisory 18, NWS Twin Cities, MN

February 22, 20196 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 22, 2019, 4:01 PM CST for 6 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 23, 2019, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2019, 4:01 PM CST (22:01 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 23, 2019, 12:00 AM CST
Expired: Feb 23, 2019, 9:00 AM CST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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 Feb 22, 11:56 AM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 11:56 AM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 9:23 AM CST, 6 hours 38 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
923 AM CST Fri Feb 22 2019

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
231200-
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-
923 AM CST Fri Feb 22 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Accumulating snow, generally between 1 and 3 inches, can be
expected this afternoon through overnight tonight across the
entire coverage area. In addition, a few hundredths of an inch of
icing can be expected over southern Minnesota into western
Wisconsin, the highest of which will be over far southern
Minnesota.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A major winter storm will bring strong winds, accumulating snow and
a light wintry mix to most locations Saturday through Sunday.
There will be a narrow swath of heavy snow, likely over
southeastern Minnesota into western Wisconsin. A Winter Storm
Watch is in effect for portions of southern Minnesota and west
central Wisconsin. Please refer to the Winter Weather Message for
additional information.

Additional minor snow accumulation is possible Monday night
through Tuesday night.

.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
Feb 22, 4:01 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 26 more	53 hr
Feb 22, 4:01 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Chisago, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington	47 hr

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in Minnesota, 2019 Winter Weather Advisories in Wisconsin, 2019 Every winter weather advisory in 2019

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.