A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FROM REDWOOD
FALLS...LITCHFIELD AND PRINCETON EAST THROUGH MANKATO AND THE TWIN
CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA TO EAU CLAIRE AND RICE LAKE...WISCONSIN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM MONTEVIDEO TO
WILLMAR TO ST CLOUD AND LITTLE FALLS.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW THIS EVENING WILL FALL AROUND THE SEVEN COUNTY TWIN
CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...NEW RICHMOND...MENOMONIE...RIVER FALLS AND
AMERY...WISCONSIN. LATER TONIGHT...SURGE OF HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE NORTH OUT OF IOWA AND SPREAD NORTH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW FOR THIS ENTIRE PROLONGED SNOW EVENT MAY VERY
WELL OCCUR MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE MAIN STORM
MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND THE TWIN CITIES COULD APPROACH AN INCH PER HOUR.
THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
FROM NORTH BRANCH...WACONIA AND MANKATO EAST THROUGH ALBERT
LEA...AND STILLWATER TO RICE LAKE AND EAU CLAIRE...WISCONSIN. TOTAL
SNOWFALL IN THIS WARNING AREA IS FORECAST TO REACH 12 OR MORE
INCHES.

ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY DURING
THE COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK OR SCHOOL ON MONDAY. LEAVE SNOW PLOWS
PLENTY OF ROOM AND DRIVE DEFENSIVELY.


ANOKA-BARRON-BLUE EARTH-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DUNN-
EAU CLAIRE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-PEPIN-
PIERCE-POLK-RAMSEY-RICE-RUSK-SCOTT-ST CROIX-STEELE-WASECA-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE...
FAIRMONT...LADYSMITH...MANKATO...MINNEAPOLIS...OWA TONNA...RED WING...
RICE LAKE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER