Alert archive / Minnesota / Snow Squall Warnings in 2024
Snow Squall Warning 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this snow squall warning at Dec 4, 2024, 11:24 AM CST for Douglas County, Pope County, Stevens County, Minnesota. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024, 11:24 AM CST (17:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2024, 12:15 PM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Douglas County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 201 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
237
WWUS53 KMPX 041724
SQWMPX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1124 AM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
MNC041-121-149-041815-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SQ.W.0002.241204T1724Z-241204T1815Z/
Douglas MN-Pope MN-Stevens MN-
1124 AM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Douglas County in west central Minnesota...
Northwestern Pope County in west central Minnesota...
Stevens County in west central Minnesota...
* Until 1215 PM CST.
* At 1123 AM CST, a dangerous snow squall was located near Brandon,
or 15 miles west of Alexandria, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts
greater than 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 94 in Minnesota between mile markers 81 and 115.
U.S. Highway 59 between mile markers 154 and 177.
Locations impacted include...
Lake Carlos State Park, Alberta, Garfield, Chokio, Donnelly, Villard,
Fish Lake, Miltona, Hancock, Holmes City, Lake Minnewaska, and
Forada.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4576 9625 4576 9576 4611 9577 4611 9514
4576 9514 4541 9575 4542 9625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 335DEG 32KT 4592 9570
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
CTG1 follow-up statement
059
WWUS53 KMPX 041813
SQWMPX
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1213 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
MNC041-121-149-041823-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-241204T1815Z/
Douglas MN-Pope MN-Stevens MN-
1213 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR DOUGLAS...NORTHWESTERN POPE AND
STEVENS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 PM CST...
The snow squall that prompted the warning has weakened and exited the
area. Therefore, the snow squall warning will be allowed to expire.
Snow and ice-covered roads will continue to make travel difficult.
&&
LAT...LON 4576 9625 4576 9576 4611 9577 4611 9514
4576 9514 4541 9575 4542 9625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 335DEG 32KT 4554 9545
$$
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 10:43 AM CST | Snow Squall Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wright | 47 min |
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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.