Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Watches in 2021
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm watch at Jan 22, 2021, 2:41 AM CST for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 23, 2021, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2021, 2:41 AM CST (08:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2021, 2:26 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 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
- 1137 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
371 WWUS43 KMPX 220841 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 241 AM CST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... .Snow will spread into western Minnesota Saturday morning and reach eastern Minnesota early Saturday afternoon. The snow will end Saturday night. A band of 4 to 7 inches of snow is expected from west central Minnesota down through Redwood Falls, New Ulm, Mankato, down toward Owatonna in southeast Minnesota. Winds will be fairly light, out of the southeast at around 10 mph, and temperatures will near 20 degrees. Snowfall rates will be on the order of a half inch to three quarters of an inch per hour at times. Travel impacts are likely as roads become snow covered, so please allow for extra time to reach your destination. MNZ067-075>077-083>085-221645- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0002.210123T1800Z-210124T0900Z/ Sibley-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Including the cities of Gaylord, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Mankato, Waseca, and Owatonna 241 AM CST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and south central Minnesota. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ MNZ054-064-065-073-074-082-221645- /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0002.210123T1500Z-210124T0600Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan- Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, and St James 241 AM CST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ jrb
1 follow-up statement
282 WWUS43 KMPX 222026 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 226 PM CST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... .Snow will spread into southwest Minnesota late Saturday morning and reach western Wisconsin during the mid-afternoon Saturday. The snow will end Saturday night. A widespread band of 3 to 6 inches of snow is expected to fall along and south of a line from Appleton, to St. Cloud, to the northern Twin Cities metro in Minnesota and from New Richmond to Bloomer in Wisconsin. Within this area, a band of 6-7 inches of snow will be possible from Redwood Falls, to Mankato and Red Wing. An upgrade to a Winter Storm Warning may be needed across this region if confidence in snowfall amounts this high occurring increases. Travel impacts are likely as roads become snow covered Saturday evening, slow down and allow for extra time to reach your destination. MNZ054-064-065-073-074-082-230430- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.210123T1500Z-210124T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.210123T1500Z-210124T0600Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan- Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, and St James 226 PM CST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 AM Saturday to midnight CST Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. 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. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ MNZ067-075>077-083>085-230430- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0002.210123T1800Z-210124T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.210123T1800Z-210124T0900Z/ Sibley-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Including the cities of Gaylord, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Mankato, Waseca, and Owatonna 226 PM CST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 7 inches. * WHERE...Portions of central and south central Minnesota. * WHEN...From noon Saturday to 3 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ MNZ055-056-091-230430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.210123T1500Z-210124T0600Z/ Swift-Chippewa-Martin- Including the cities of Benson, Montevideo, and Fairmont 226 PM CST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches. * WHERE...Swift, Chippewa and Martin Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM Saturday to midnight CST Saturday night. * 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. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ MNZ049-051-057>063-066-068>070-078-092-093-230430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.210123T1800Z-210124T0900Z/ Stearns-Sherburne-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey- Washington-McLeod-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Goodhue-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of St Cloud, Elk River, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Hutchinson, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Red Wing, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 226 PM CST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...From noon Saturday to 3 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$ WIZ023>028-230430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.210123T2100Z-210124T1200Z/ St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 226 PM CST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches. * WHERE...Portions of west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 3 PM Saturday to 6 AM CST Sunday. * 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. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 30 more | 40 hr |
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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.