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Winter Storm Watch 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 15, 20236 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter storm watch at Apr 15, 2023, 2:51 AM CDT for 6 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 16, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2023, 2:51 AM CDT (07:51 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 16, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 16, 2023, 3:34 AM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Rusk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 storm watch went out at Apr 14, 11:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 11:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 2:38 PM CDT, 12 hours 13 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
238 PM CDT Fri Apr 14 2023

MNZ041>045-047>059-061-064>066-073-WIZ014-151945-
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Anoka-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-
Redwood-Polk-
238 PM CDT Fri Apr 14 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Minnesota...east central Minnesota...southwest Minnesota...west
central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Areal flooding and river flooding is expected to continue this
weekend and into next week. Tributary and main stem river
flooding is ongoing and continuing to expand.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.

MNZ060-062-063-067>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ015-016-023>028-
151945-
Hennepin-Ramsey-Washington-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Brown-
Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-
Chippewa-Eau Claire-
238 PM CDT Fri Apr 14 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Minnesota...east central Minnesota...south central Minnesota...
southeast Minnesota...northwest Wisconsin and west central
Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Elevated fire weather conditions end this evening, followed by a
few isolated non-severe thunderstorms tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Areal flooding and river flooding is expected to continue this
weekend and into next week. Tributary and main stem river
flooding is ongoing and continuing to expand.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 10:25 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Anoka, Hennepin	21 days
Apr 14, 10:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Goodhue	21 days
Apr 14, 10:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue	21 days
Apr 15, 3:12 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 22 more	41 hr
Apr 15, 3:14 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	MPX	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 28 more	30 hr

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.