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WWUS43 KMPX 192004  
WSWMPX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
204 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTHERN  
MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...  
 
.SNOWFALL CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT, WITH ADDITIONAL TOTALS  
GENERALLY UNDER 2 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL BE MORE INTERMITTENT FOR  
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN, WHILE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA  
WILL SEE PERSISTENT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONG  
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND POTENTIALLY REDUCED  
VISIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.  
 
WIZ014>016-027-200615-  
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-241220T0900Z/  
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-241220T0900Z/  
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSCEOLA, RICE LAKE, LADYSMITH, AND  
CHIPPEWA FALLS  
204 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...BARRON, POLK, RUSK, AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WARNING WAS CANCELLED BASED ON LOWER SNOWFALL  
TOTALS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ADVISORY LEVEL IMPACTS ARE STILL  
LIKELY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT  
511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ041>045-047>053-057>063-065>070-075>078-200600-  
/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-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-  
DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLMAR, ELK RIVER, CAMBRIDGE, MORRIS,  
GLENWOOD, VICTORIA, CHANHASSEN, BLAINE, LITTLE FALLS, PRINCETON,  
MINNEAPOLIS, MORA, FARIBAULT, ALEXANDRIA, ST PAUL, LE SUEUR,  
LITCHFIELD, GAYLORD, SHAKOPEE, OLIVIA, STILLWATER, LONG PRAIRIE,  
ST CLOUD, SAUK RAPIDS, CENTER CITY, MONTICELLO, RED WING,  
HUTCHINSON, HASTINGS, ST PETER, AND CHASKA  
204 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE INCH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL,  
SOUTHEAST, AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WIZ023>026-028-200615-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-241220T0900Z/  
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIVER FALLS, DURAND, HUDSON, EAU CLAIRE,  
AND MENOMONIE  
204 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
TWO INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...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 EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ091>093-200615-  
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-241220T0900Z/  
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE EARTH, FAIRMONT, AND ALBERT LEA  
204 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW.  
 
* WHERE...FARIBAULT, FREEBORN, AND MARTIN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT  
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082>085-200615-  
/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 OWATONNA, REDWOOD FALLS, BENSON, ST  
JAMES, MANKATO, MONTEVIDEO, NEW ULM, WASECA, GRANITE FALLS, AND  
MADISON  
204 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW.  
 
* 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. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT  
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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