Winter Storm Warning for Twin Cities, MN metro. Snow will affect morning commute. URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 444 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014 ...THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW... ...COLD WIND CHILLS RETURN TONIGHT... .SNOW IS BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH A SWATH OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO TO ALONG THE US-8 CORRIDOR IN WISCONSIN. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SNOW...WITH AMOUNTS NEAR 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY BANDING OF SNOW RESIDES THE LONGEST. OUTSIDE OF THIS BAND OF SNOW...TOTALS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE TWIN CITIES METRO EASTWARD ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED ELSEWHERE. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL AGAIN PLUMMET BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED TO AGAIN DIP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF FRIDAY MORNING. MNZ053-060>063-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>025-027-301845- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0011.140131T0600Z-140131T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0002.140130T1100Z-140130T1800Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 444 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY 6 AM THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE ENTIRE MORNING RUSH HOUR BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS THE HEAVIEST SNOW ARRIVES DURING RUSH HOUR. * WIND CHILLS...WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. jesse
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:03:28 +0000
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