Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Twin Cities, MN
Areas Affected: Lac Qui Parle; Chippewa; Yellow Medicine; Renville; Sibley; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
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 9:00pm CST
Event Ends: Wednesday 12:00pm CST
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...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...Ground blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations up to two inches possible. Blowing and drifting snow could lead to significantly reduced visibility Tuesday night. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Renville, Sibley, Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Waseca, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Whiteout conditions are possible and may make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cbbc03387c406a778023f336ac47e5ca5da0784.008.1 Codes: MNZ054, MNZ056, MNZ064, MNZ065, MNZ067, MNZ073, MNZ074, MNZ075, MNZ076, MNZ082, MNZ083, MNZ084, MNZ091, MNZ092, MNZ093 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cbbc03387c406a778023f336ac47e5ca5da0784.008.1