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WWUS43 KMPX 191251
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
651 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 5 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL NEAR AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS
TO RED WING MN TO EAU CLAIRE WI, INCLUDING ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES
METRO. 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.
MNZ065-067-075>078-192100-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-241220T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-241220T0600Z/
RENVILLE-SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAYLORD, LE SUEUR, RED WING, ST PETER,
OLIVIA, AND FARIBAULT
651 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...RENVILLE, SIBLEY, LE SUEUR, NICOLLET, RICE, AND GOODHUE
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* 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...
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.
MNZ041>045-047>053-057>063-066-068>070-192100-
/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 ST PAUL, VICTORIA, MORA, STILLWATER,
MORRIS, CAMBRIDGE, ST CLOUD, WILLMAR, LONG PRAIRIE, CHANHASSEN,
LITTLE FALLS, BLAINE, CHASKA, SHAKOPEE, GLENWOOD, ELK RIVER,
HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD, PRINCETON, MONTICELLO, CENTER CITY,
MINNEAPOLIS, SAUK RAPIDS, HASTINGS, AND ALEXANDRIA
651 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>028-192100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-241220T0900Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIPPEWA FALLS, EAU CLAIRE, HUDSON, RICE
LAKE, MENOMONIE, RIVER FALLS, DURAND, LADYSMITH, AND OSCEOLA
651 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...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. 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.
MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082>085-192100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-241220T0900Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTEVIDEO, WASECA, GRANITE FALLS, ST
JAMES, BENSON, REDWOOD FALLS, OWATONNA, NEW ULM, MANKATO, AND
MADISON
651 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...BLUE EARTH, BROWN, STEELE, WASECA, WATONWAN, REDWOOD,
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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