WINTER MAY BE BACK!
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
230 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005
...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL STRIKE PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
.SNOWFALL...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...IS
EXPECTED TO TOTAL MORE THAN 6 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
MORRIS MINNESOTA TO ST. CLOUD TO LADYSMITH WISCONSIN. AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE ANTICIPATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OLIVIA TO
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TWIN CITIES TO CHIPPEWA FALLS WISCONSIN.
THE SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL DECREASE FARTHER SOUTH...TOWARD THE IOWA
BORDER. HOWEVER...AREAS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER MAY EXPERIENCE
FREEZING RAIN. ADDING TO THE SPRINGTIME NATURE OF THIS
STORM...THUNDER WILL JOIN THE MIX LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS MINNESOTA TO LADYSMITH
WISCONSIN. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WARNING ARE
FAIRMONT...MANKATO...ALBERT LEA...THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND
EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORRIS
MINNESOTA TO TAYLORS FALLS MINNESOTA. IN THE ADVISORY
AREA...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. BLOWING
SNOW MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM.
A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CRAWL ACROSS IOWA ON FRIDAY. THIS SLOW
MOVEMENT...WITH SPRING-LIKE MOISTURE FEEDING INTO THE STORM
SYSTEM...PROMISES TO DELIVER LONG DURATION HEAVY SNOW.
IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...YOU MAY
WISH TO RECONSIDER YOUR TRAVEL PLAN OR TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN
CASE YOU BECOME STUCK IN THE SNOW.
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BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE...
LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...RICE LAKE
1242 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM BARRON TO DURAND WISCONSIN.
SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 6 AM FRIDAY AND 6 AM SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED
TO EXCEED A FOOT IN CITIES SUCH AS DURAND AND EAU CLAIRE. BETWEEN 6
AND 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY AT CITIES SUCH
AS...LADYSMITH...BLOOMER..WHEELER...AND BARRON.
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005
...POTENTIAL FOR CRIPPLING WINTER STORM TO STRIKE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INCREASES...
.SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY SEE WELL OVER A FOOT OF
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 212 CORRIDOR TOWARD THE FAR
SOUTHERN METRO...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NEAR EAU CLAIRE.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY
MORNING...CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE...FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO ST. CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE AND
RUSH CITY. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
HASTINGS...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...ST. CLOUD...
WILLMAR...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE...AND HUTCHINSON IN MINNESOTA...AND
EAU CLAIRE...MENOMONIE...DURAND...AND ELLSWORTH IN WISCONSIN.
A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CRAWL ACROSS IOWA ON FRIDAY. THIS SLOW
MOVEMENT...WITH SPRING-LIKE MOISTURE FEEDING INTO THE STORM
SYSTEM...PROMISES TO DELIVER LONG DURATION HEAVY SNOW. AREAS CLOSE
TO THE IOWA BORDER MAY BE TOO WARM FOR HEAVY SNOW...AND MAY RECEIVE
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION. NORTH OF THE HEAVY SNOW
BAND...COMMUNITIES SUCH AS LITTLE FALLS AND MORA SHOULD RECEIVE
SNOWFALL...BUT LESS THAN HEAVY AMOUNTS.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS WHICH MAY
ISSUED LATER TODAY. IF TRAVELING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...RECONSIDER YOUR TRAVEL PLAN OR TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN
CASE YOU BECOME STUCK IN THE SNOW.
MNZ041-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-182130-
ANOKA-BARRON-BENTON-BLUE
EARTH-BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-DUNN-EAU
CLAIRE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI
PARLE-LE
SUEUR-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MEEKER-NICOLLET-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-POPE-RAMSEY-RED
WOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-RUSK-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-ST.
CROIX-STEARNS-STEELE-STEVENS-SWIFT-WASECA-WASHINGTON-WATONWAN-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...ALEXANDRIA...APPLETON...
BALSAM LAKE...BENSON...BLAINE...BLUE EARTH...BUFFALO...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...CHASKA...CHIPPEWA FALLS...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE...ELK
RIVER...ELLSWORTH...FAIRMONT...FARIBAULT...FOLEY.. .GAYLORD...
GLENCOE...GLENWOOD...GRANITE FALLS...HUTCHINSON...LADYSMITH...
LAKEVILLE...LE CENTER...LITCHFIELD...MADISON...MANKATO...
MENOMONIE...MINNEAPOLIS...MONTEVIDEO...MONTICELLO. ..MORRIS...NEW
RICHMOND...NEW ULM...OLIVIA...OWATONNA...PRIOR LAKE...RED WING...
REDWOOD FALLS...RICE LAKE...SHAKOPEE...ST. CLOUD...ST. JAMES...ST.
PAUL...ST. PETER...STILLWATER...WASECA...WILLMAR
1012 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY SEE WELL OVER A FOOT OF
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 212 CORRIDOR TOWARD THE FAR
SOUTHERN METRO...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NEAR EAU CLAIRE.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY
MORNING...CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE...FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO ST. CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE AND
RUSH CITY. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
HASTINGS...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...ST. CLOUD...
WILLMAR...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE...AND HUTCHINSON IN MINNESOTA...AND
EAU CLAIRE...MENOMONIE...DURAND...AND ELLSWORTH IN WISCONSIN.
PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ON FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON
THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM...AND BEGIN MAKING ALTERNATE TRAVEL
PREPARATIONS.
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...FOR
POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO WARNINGS LATER TODAY.
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NAISTAT/WET
