So we are under a winter storm warning that goes until 1pm. It is highly unlikely my flight will leave on time at this point/may even be canceled. Lets hope it leaves. However if Southwest declares a travel advisory for Minneapolis I will try to move my flight to Wednesday night. Say a prayer for me!
Issued by The National Weather Service
Minneapolis, MN
Tue, Apr 9, 2013, 12:02 PM CDT
Local Radar Map
Updated Apr 9, 2013, 4:40pm CDT
... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* TIMING: A WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* SNOWFALL TOTALS: 5 TO 9 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* SLEET/ICE TOTALS: A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
* MAIN IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF SNOW/SLEET/FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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... LONG DURATION WINTER STORM CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY...
.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS THURSDAY. FARTHER EAST EXPECT SLEET... RAIN... AND FREEZING RAIN TO ALSO MIX IN AT TIMES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED AFTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HERE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH WITH LITTLE ICE OR SLEET ACCUMULATION. FARTHER SOUTH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE 3 TO 7 INCHES... BUT EXPECT A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCHES OF ICE... SLEET ACCUMULATION.
IN SUMMATION... ALL SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE WEST... WITH A WINTRY MIX ELSEWHERE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW EVERYWHERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.