Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Twin Cities, MN
Areas Affected: Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Anoka
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 3:15pm CST
Alert Effective: Monday 3:15pm CST
Alert Expires: Tuesday 6:15am CST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 12:00pm CST
Event Ends: Wednesday 6:00am CST
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY, ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY GUSTY WINDS FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO WESTERN WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .A strong clipper system is forecast to bring accumulating, potentially heavy, snow to portions central and eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Tuesday through Tuesday night. Snow is expected to start in central Minnesota early Tuesday afternoon and spread southeast into western Wisconsin by Tuesday evening. Currently, the most likely place for heaviest snow is along and north of Interstate 94 where a narrow band of 4 to 7 inches of snow is possible. Winds will also become strong with gusts of 30 to 40 mph possible. Snow will end from west to east during the morning hours of Wednesday. * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Todd, Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, and Mille Lacs Counties. * WHEN...From noon Tuesday to 6 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Tuesday evening commute.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Call 5 1 1 or visit 511mn.org for road conditions.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cbbc03387c406a778023f336ac47e5ca5da0784.001.2 Codes: MNZ042, MNZ043, MNZ044, MNZ045, MNZ050, MNZ051, MNZ052, MNZ053, MNZ061 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cbbc03387c406a778023f336ac47e5ca5da0784.001.2