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ACUS11 KWNS 182024
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 182023
MNZ000-IAZ000-190030-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2261
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0223 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
CONCERNING...BLIZZARD
VALID 182023Z - 190030Z
SUMMARY...PATCHY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE SPREADING SOUTHEAST INTO
SOUTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MAY PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
DISCUSSION...RECENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL
MN HAVE BEGUN TO REPORT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS OF 1/2 TO 1/4 MILE
UNDER A SWATH OF LIGHT SNOWFALL. TRAFFIC AND SNOW PLOW CAMERAS SHOW
AREAS OF SUBSTANTIAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS, ESTIMATED TO BE DOWN TO
1/10 MILE AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD 40-60 MPH WIND GUSTS CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REGION AND WILL SUPPORT SIMILAR VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS UNDER ANY
AREAS WITH EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL RATES. RECENT HIGH-RES GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS THAT WINDS MAY PEAK OVER THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS; HOWEVER, GUSTS BETWEEN 30-45
MPH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH A
CONTINUATION OF LIGHT SNOWFALL WITHIN THE MID-LEVEL TROWAL REGION OF
THE MATURING CYCLONE. AS SUCH, AREAS OF TRANSIENT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY/MID-EVENING.
..MOORE.. 12/18/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...ARX...MPX...DMX...FSD...
LAT...LON 43519467 43739507 44069549 44599562 45079552 45289519
45349479 45279435 44449302 44159292 43889295 43639312
43509330 43429355 43409402 43519467
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