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Hazardous Weather Outlook
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
456 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
041100-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
456 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL BEGIN IN WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY AND SPREAD EAST WITH
TIME TONIGHT. ONLY MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BUT SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN
MINNESOTA BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. FARTHER TO THE EAST...LIGHT
SNOW SHOULD BE APPROACHING THE MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN BORDER NEAR
SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY
ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRETCHES OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DURING THIS TIME FRAME. A SWATH OF 6 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF MINNESOTA AND
FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN BY THE TIME THE SNOW COMES TO AN END ON
TUESDAY. THIS IS A LONG DURATION SNOW EVENT WITH TWO DISTINCT
PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. THE FIRST IS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING AND THE SECOND IS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY
BECOME VERY LIGHT...OR CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT DRIZZLE...OR END
COMPLETELY FOR A TIME ON MONDAY BEFORE INCREASING IN INTENSITY
ONCE AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO FORECAST AND FOR AN UPGRADE
OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OR WINTER
STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office