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WWUS43 KMPX 190821
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
221 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024
...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LIKELY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...
.A WELL-ORGANIZED WINTER STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. A BAND OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL NEAR AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO MN
THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES METRO TO EAU CLAIRE WI. LESSER SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR TO THE SOUTH OF THAT LINE. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND POTENTIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
MNZ041>045-047>053-057>063-066-068>070-191630-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-241220T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-
ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, ST PAUL,
MINNEAPOLIS, HUTCHINSON, SHAKOPEE, ALEXANDRIA, PRINCETON,
GLENWOOD, SAUK RAPIDS, STILLWATER, MONTICELLO, HASTINGS, LONG
PRAIRIE, ELK RIVER, LITTLE FALLS, WILLMAR, MORRIS, LITCHFIELD,
CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, BLAINE, VICTORIA, ST CLOUD, AND MORA
221 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
7 INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
WIZ014>016-023>028-191630-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.241219T0900Z-241220T0900Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIVER FALLS, MENOMONIE, CHIPPEWA FALLS,
DURAND, RICE LAKE, EAU CLAIRE, LADYSMITH, HUDSON, AND OSCEOLA
221 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
7 INCHES.
* WHERE...BARRON, POLK, RUSK, CHIPPEWA, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN,
PIERCE, AND ST. CROIX COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511WI.GOV
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ073-074-082>085-191630-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-241220T0900Z/
REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS, ST JAMES, WASECA,
OWATONNA, NEW ULM, AND MANKATO
221 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO
REDUCE VISIBILITY AFTER THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...BLUE EARTH, BROWN, STEELE, WASECA, WATONWAN, AND REDWOOD
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ054>056-064-065-067-075>078-191630-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-241220T0900Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-
NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAYLORD, ST PETER, LE SUEUR, GRANITE
FALLS, MONTEVIDEO, RED WING, MADISON, FARIBAULT, OLIVIA, AND
BENSON
221 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY
* WHAT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO REDUCE
VISIBILITY AFTER THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...RENVILLE, SIBLEY, LE SUEUR, NICOLLET, RICE, GOODHUE,
CHIPPEWA, LAC QUI PARLE, SWIFT, AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
JPC
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