Blizzard Up North

James Spann | December 10, 2010 @ 5:27 pm | 1 Reply

See the RPM accumulated snow forecast… and the statement from the NWS Minneapolis…

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
157 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

…MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN…

.A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND TO
THE SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO FARIBAULT. A WINTER STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THIS
LINE…INCLUDING MOST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
EVENING…AND EXPAND EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY…A LIGHT MIXTURE OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AT THE STORMS ONSET
ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF MONTEVIDEO
TO FARIBAULT LINE STAND THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
BEFORE 6 AM CST. ANY FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE ENTIRELY OVER TO
SNOW EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 7 AND 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WARNING AREA…WITH THE CORRIDOR OF THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXTENDING
FROM NEAR HUTCHINSON…ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO…TO THE NEW
RICHMOND AND LADYSMITH COMMUNITIES OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THESE AREAS WILL MOST LIKELY SEE 10 OR MORE INCHES. SLIGHTLY
LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA…WHERE TOTALS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES WILL BE MORE
COMMON.

WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY ON SATURDAY AS THIS WINTER
STORM GATHERS STRENGTH AND MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH…WILL RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.

THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…BUT
CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL
RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW.

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