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Had some heavy thunderstorms this evening. It seemed more typical of a spring or summer storm than a winter one with the frequent lightning strikes and heavy downpours. Nearly two inches in my rain gauge.
Airport is recording 3.12 inches for today so far!
RGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 316 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM ST. PETER TO WILLMAR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
..ALSO FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING ST. CLOUD AND THE TWIN CITIES...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN NEAR EAU CLAIRE...A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND MINOR ICE ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON MAY LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAKING FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
MNZ054>057-064-065-073-260530- /O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.151226T0600Z-151227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0006.151226T0300Z-151227T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 316 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW IS LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. * THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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.
Looks like we broke the record for warmest December min temp on record - 73 F
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