Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2020
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 17, 2020, 4:16 PM CST for Brown County, Nicollet County, Sibley County, Minnesota. It was in force for 5 hr. 12 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
- Feb 17, 2020, 4:16 PM CST (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2020, 8:57 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Brown County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Sibley County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 5:19 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ssw New Ulm, MN | . |
| Feb 17, 5:19 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ssw New Ulm, MN | |
| Feb 17, 6:30 PM CST | SNOW 10.4 | New Ulm, MN | . |
| Feb 17, 6:30 PM CST | SNOW 10.4 | New Ulm, MN | |
| Feb 17, 6:38 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Arlington, MN | |
| Feb 17, 6:43 PM CST | SNOW 7.9 | St. Peter, MN | |
| Feb 17, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 9 | Courtland, MN | |
| Feb 17, 7:15 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 N St. Peter, MN | . |
| Feb 17, 7:15 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 N St. Peter, MN | |
| Feb 17, 7:50 PM CST | SNOW 8.5 | 1 E Nicollet, MN | |
| Feb 17, 8:11 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Winthrop, MN | . |
| Feb 17, 8:11 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Winthrop, 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
947 WWUS43 KMPX 172216 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 416 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...Heavy Snow To Impact Travel Through the Evening... .The slow moving system will produce snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour this afternoon and evening. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Brown, Sibley, and Nicollet Counties, which will see a couple more hours of heavy snow, and could have 7 to 10 inches by the time the snow ends this evening. Precipitation will expand farther to the northeast across east central Minnesota this evening. It will also linger into the early evening as this system has slowed down a few hours. A period of snow, occasionally heavy at times, will spread across south central, and east central Minnesota, and into west central Wisconsin through the early evening. The snow will end by 9 PM in west central Wisconsin. MNZ067-074-075-180300- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0003.200217T2216Z-200218T0300Z/ Sibley-Brown-Nicollet- Including the cities of Gaylord, New Ulm, and St Peter 416 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 7 to 10 inches. * WHERE...Sibley, Brown and Nicollet Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ082-180300- /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Watonwan- Including the city of St James 416 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Total accumulations of 3 to 5 inches. * WHERE...Watonwan County. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ069-070-076-077-083-084-091-092-180300- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Scott-Dakota-Le Sueur-Rice-Blue Earth-Waseca-Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of Shakopee, Hastings, Le Sueur, Faribault, Mankato, Waseca, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 416 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Portions of south central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ078-085-093-180300- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Goodhue-Steele-Freeborn- Including the cities of Red Wing, Owatonna, and Albert Lea 416 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Steele, Freeborn and Goodhue Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ024>028-180300- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 416 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Pierce, Dunn and Chippewa Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ jrb
3 follow-up statements
805 WWUS43 KMPX 172244 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 444 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...Heavy Snow To Impact Travel Through the Evening... .The slow moving system will produce snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour this afternoon and evening. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Brown, Sibley, and Nicollet Counties, which will see a couple more hours of heavy snow, and could have localized 7 to 10 inches by the time the snow ends this evening. Periods of snow, occasionally heavy at times, will spread across south central, and east central Minnesota, and into west central Wisconsin through the early evening. Snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches may be common across the advisory area, with localized amounts of around 6 inches possible. The snow will end by 9 PM in west central Wisconsin. MNZ067-074-075-180300- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Sibley-Brown-Nicollet- Including the cities of Gaylord, New Ulm, and St Peter 444 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches, highest amounts highly localized. * WHERE...Sibley, Brown and Nicollet Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ060-062-063-068-WIZ023-180300- /O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Hennepin-Ramsey-Washington-Carver-St. Croix- Including the cities of Minneapolis, St Paul, Stillwater, Chaska, and Hudson 444 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with localized amounts of up to around 6 inches possible. * WHERE...In Wisconsin, St. Croix County. In Minnesota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington and Carver Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ MNZ069-070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024>028-180300- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Scott-Dakota-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca- Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- Including the cities of Shakopee, Hastings, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 444 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with localized amounts of up to around 6 inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of west central Wisconsin and east central, south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$
390 WWUS43 KMPX 180036 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 636 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...Heavy Snow To Impact Travel Through the Evening... .A slow moving band of snow moving eastward across eastern Minnesota through western Wisconsin will produce snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour through early this evening. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for Sibley and Nicollet counties, which will see a couple more hours of heavy snow, and could have localized 7 to 10 inches by the time the snow ends this evening. East of the warning, from the Twin Cities metro south to the Iowa border, periods of snow, occasionally heavy at times, will continue to fall this evening. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for most areas along and east of a line from the Twin Cities metro to Blue Earth. Snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches may be common across the advisory area, with localized amounts of around 6 inches possible. The snow will end by 9 PM in west central Wisconsin. MNZ074-180145- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Brown- Including the city of New Ulm 636 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... Heavy snowfall has ended across Brown county, with little to no additional snow accumulation expected. Therefore the warning has been cancelled. $$ MNZ082-091-180145- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of St James and Fairmont 636 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Heavy snowfall has ended across Watonwan and Martin counties, with little to no additional snow accumulation expected. Therefore the advisory has been cancelled. $$ MNZ067-075-180300- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Sibley-Nicollet- Including the cities of Gaylord and St Peter 636 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 7 inches, with highly localized amounts of up to 9 inches possible. * WHERE...Sibley and Nicollet Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ060-062-063-068>070-076>078-083>085-092-093-WIZ023>028-180300- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Hennepin-Ramsey-Washington-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Le Sueur-Rice- Goodhue-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Faribault-Freeborn-St. Croix- Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Minneapolis, St Paul, Stillwater, Chaska, Shakopee, Hastings, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 636 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with highly localized amounts of up to 6 inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of west central Wisconsin and east central, south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$
997 WWUS43 KMPX 180257 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 857 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...Snow Continues Across Western Wisconsin This Evening... .A slow moving band of snow will advance eastward across eastern Minnesota through western Wisconsin over the next few hours. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until midnight for areas south of the Twin Cities along I-35, and east into Wisconsin. Total snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are likely in the advisory area. The snow will taper off around midnight. If traveling, expect slippery roads. MNZ067-075-180400- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Sibley-Nicollet- Including the cities of Gaylord and St Peter 857 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... Snow has ended across the region but slippery roads may persist overnight. $$ MNZ060-062-063-068-069-076-083-084-092-180400- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0300Z/ Hennepin-Ramsey-Washington-Carver-Scott-Le Sueur-Blue Earth- Waseca-Faribault- Including the cities of Minneapolis, St Paul, Stillwater, Chaska, Shakopee, Le Sueur, Mankato, Waseca, and Blue Earth 857 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Snow has ended across the region but slippery roads may persist overnight. $$ MNZ070-077-078-085-093-180600- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0600Z/ Dakota-Rice-Goodhue-Steele-Freeborn- Including the cities of Hastings, Faribault, Red Wing, Owatonna, and Albert Lea 857 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches. * WHERE...Portions of west central Wisconsin and east central, south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ WIZ023>028-180600- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200218T0600Z/ St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 857 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Portions of west central Wisconsin and east central, south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ jrb
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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.