Heavy Snow Warnings In Place Now For Upper Mid West

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
304 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008
...HEAVY WET SNOW LIKELY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...
.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME
CITIES IN THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDE ST CLOUD...REDWOOD
FALLS...FAIRMONT...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA...RED WING...LADYSMITH AND MENOMONIE.
HEAVY WET SNOW IS FORECAST TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MONDAY
MORNING...INCLUDING THE MONTEVIDEO...REDWOOD FALLS AND FAIRMONT
AREAS. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA AND POINTS NORTH DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS
AND ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS
FOR A TIME MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SIGNIFICANTLY BY
DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY
IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH SOME 9 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE BALSAM
LAKE...RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ALSO ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SOME CITIES IN THE SNOW ADVISORY INCLUDE
MORRIS...GLENWOOD...STAPLES...ALEXANDRIA AND LITTLE FALLS. SNOW
WILL DEVELOP IN THESE AREAS MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SNOW ADVISORY AREA WILL
BE IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE.
IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SOME
CITIES IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDE ALBERT LEA...
OWATONNA...DURAN AND EAU CLAIRE. SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL
DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO
RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND PERHAPS SOME
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL THEN OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE.
THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS FORECAST TO PASS ACROSS IOWA AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
304 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO
1 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HEAVY WET SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MONDAY
MORNING AND SPREAD INTO EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF
MINNESOTA BY LATE IN THE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND FOR A TIME MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING 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.
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...
CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
304 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO
6 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HEAVY WET SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM LATE
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING
SIGNIFICANTLY BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8
INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
WITH SOME 9 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE AND
LADYSMITH AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING 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.
STEELE-FREEBORN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...DURAND...
PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
304 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY
TO 6 AM CDT TUESDAY.
SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND PERHAPS RAIN...WILL OCCUR FROM ALBERT
LEA AND OWATONNA ON NORTHEAST THROUGH DURAND AND EAU CLARIE ON
MONDAY. SNOW...MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE...IS THEN EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE WITH ONLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.