Blizzard Warning extended East a bit and this was released this afternoon. .A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY IN WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO PAYNESVILLE... LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON AND MANKATO. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NEAR THE IOWA BORDER...DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES OF BLOWING SNOW AS THIS AREA HAS A LACK OF FRESH SNOW. THE CHANCE OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IS LOW IN THIS AREA...BUT BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY. MEANWHILE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MINNESOTA DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BLOW AROUND THE SNOW THAT FELL ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. LASTLY...TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS APPROACHING 30 BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY EVENING.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:15:30 +0000
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