Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 04:23:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 05:05:34 : Updating hwo Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 05:05:34 : Latest HWO statement written to file... HWO Status: 0 HWO Phrase: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HWO Spotter Statement: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 05:24:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 05:24:34 : WWA - Adding Special Weather Statement - 1387278000 - 1387288800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 05:24:34 : WWA - Skipping Wind Advisory - 1387270800 - 1387285200 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 05:24:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 06:24:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 06:24:35 : WWA - Skipping Special Weather Statement - 1387278000 - 1387288800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 06:24:35 : WWA - Skipping Wind Advisory - 1387270800 - 1387285200 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 06:24:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 07:25:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 07:25:34 : Removed - Wind Advisory~December 17 at 3:20AM CST until December 17 at 7:00AM CST~http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MN124F2A0B2DA0.WindAdvisory.124F2A0BC210MN.FGFNPWFGF.03ed95fa4b0323be53f79d05e77854ef~...STRONG NORTH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING... .A COLD FRONT DROPPING DOWN OUT OF CANADA WILL BRING SOME STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL BRING SOME LOWER VISIBILITIES OF UNDER A MILE~1387270800~1387285200~Expected~Minor~Likely~Kittson~Kittson expired / now = 1387286734 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 07:25:34 : WWA - Skipping Special Weather Statement - 1387278000 - 1387288800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 07:25:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 08:25:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 08:25:34 : Removed - Special Weather Statement~December 17 at 5:04AM CST~http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MN124F2A0B7580.SpecialWeatherStatement.124F2A0BE920MN.FGFSPSFGF.f42ffb5cfbd605978a85d66b079de46b~...BURST OF WIND DOWN THE VALLEY... A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN UNDER A MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY LESSEN AFTER THE INITIAL STRONG GUSTS MOVE~1387278000~1387288800~Expected~Minor~Observed~Clay; East Polk; Kittson; Mahnomen; Norman; Pennington; Red Lake; West Becker; West Marshall; West Polk~Clay:East Polk:Kittson:Mahnomen:Norman:Pennington:Red Lake:West Becker:West Marshall:West Polk expired / now = 1387290334 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 08:25:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 09:26:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 09:26:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 10:26:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 10:26:35 : WWA - Adding Winter Weather Advisory - 1387292400 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 10:26:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 11:05:34 : Updating hwo Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 11:05:34 : Latest HWO statement written to file... HWO Status: 0 HWO Phrase: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HWO Spotter Statement: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 11:27:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 11:27:35 : WWA - Adding Special Weather Statement - 1387296000 - 1387306800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 11:27:35 : WWA - Skipping Special Weather Statement - 1387296000 - 1387306800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 11:27:35 : WWA - Adding Winter Weather Advisory - 1387296000 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 11:27:35 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387292400 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 11:27:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 12:28:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 12:28:34 : WWA - Skipping Special Weather Statement - 1387296000 - 1387306800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 12:28:34 : WWA - Skipping Special Weather Statement - 1387296000 - 1387306800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 12:28:34 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387296000 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 12:28:34 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387292400 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 12:28:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 13:28:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 13:28:34 : Removed - Special Weather Statement~December 17 at 10:51AM CST~http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MN124F2A0C4B2C.SpecialWeatherStatement.124F2A0CAC70MN.DLHSPSDLH.4a5c4ed099d018df42fb9f3848523257~...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... THE COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH... WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES ACROSS THE CASS LAKE...AND BRAINERD LAKES REGION. AT 1030 AM...THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WAS REPORTING FAIR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS~1387296000~1387306800~Expected~Minor~Observed~Crow Wing; North Cass; South Cass~Crow Wing:North Cass:South Cass expired / now = 1387308514 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 13:28:35 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387296000 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 13:28:35 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387292400 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 13:28:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 14:29:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 14:29:34 : WWA - Adding Winter Weather Advisory - 1387306800 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 14:29:34 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387292400 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 14:29:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 15:29:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 15:29:34 : WWA - Adding Winter Weather Advisory - 1387314000 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 15:29:34 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387306800 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 15:29:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 16:29:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 16:29:35 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387314000 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 16:29:35 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387314000 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 16:29:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 17:05:34 : Updating hwo Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 17:05:35 : Latest HWO statement written to file... HWO Status: 0 HWO Phrase: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HWO Spotter Statement: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 17:30:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 17:30:34 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387314000 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 17:30:34 : WWA - Skipping Winter Weather Advisory - 1387314000 - 1387324800 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 17:30:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 18:30:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 18:30:34 : Removed - Winter Weather Advisory~December 17 at 9:58AM CST until December 17 at 6:00PM CST~http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MN124F2A0C26D8.WinterWeatherAdvisory.124F2A190880MN.MPXWSWMPX.0dc6f712ff8120f84d09527ed071f9cc~...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW TODAY... .A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION AND HAS LED TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. THIS IS PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER MUCH OF THE REGION...ESPECIALLY CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ARE BEING REPORTED...INCLUDING ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS ON~1387292400~1387324800~Expected~Minor~Likely~Anoka; Benton; Blue Earth; Brown; Carver; Chippewa; Chisago; Dakota; Douglas; Faribault; Freeborn; Goodhue; Hennepin; Isanti; Kanabec; Kandiyohi; Lac Qui Parle; Le Sueur; Martin; McLeod; Meeker; Mille Lacs; Morrison; Nicollet; Pope; Ramsey; Redwood; Renville; Rice; Scott; Sherburne; Sibley; Stearns; Steele; Stevens; Swift; Todd; Waseca; Washington; Watonwan; Wright; Yellow Medicine~Anoka:Benton:Blue Earth:Brown:Carver:Chippewa:Chisago:Dakota:Douglas:Faribault:Freeborn:Goodhue:Hennepin:Isanti:Kanabec:Kandiyohi:Lac Qui Parle:Le Sueur:Martin:McLeod:Meeker:Mille Lacs:Morrison:Nicollet:Pope:Ramsey:Redwood:Renville:Rice:Scott:Sherburne:Sibley:Stearns:Steele:Stevens:Swift:Todd:Waseca:Washington:Watonwan:Wright:Yellow Medicine expired / now = 1387326634 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 18:30:34 : Removed - Winter Weather Advisory~December 17 at 10:35AM CST until December 17 at 6:00PM CST~http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MN124F2A0C44EC.WinterWeatherAdvisory.124F2A190880MN.ARXWSWARX.7b5bce89ba1cf4a0a4fdfdc4f3e18015~...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .SNOW SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE INCREASING ACROSS THE~1387296000~1387324800~Expected~Minor~Likely~Dodge; Fillmore; Mower; Olmsted; Wabasha~Dodge:Fillmore:Mower:Olmsted:Wabasha expired / now = 1387326634 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 18:30:34 : Removed - Winter Weather Advisory~December 17 at 1:43PM CST until December 17 at 6:00PM CST~http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MN124F2A0CBD3C.WinterWeatherAdvisory.124F2A190880MN.ARXWSWARX.7b5bce89ba1cf4a0a4fdfdc4f3e18015~...AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .SNOW SHOWERS ENCOMPASS MUCH OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. ALONG WITH THE SNOW... NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING UPWARDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH... RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST~1387306800~1387324800~Expected~Minor~Likely~Dodge; Fillmore; Mower; Olmsted; Wabasha~Dodge:Fillmore:Mower:Olmsted:Wabasha expired / now = 1387326634 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 18:30:34 : Removed - Winter Weather Advisory~December 17 at 3:22PM CST until December 17 at 6:00PM CST~http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MN124F2A0D0328.WinterWeatherAdvisory.124F2A190880MN.MPXWSWMPX.a40691a53b16362e41b677c7df1c44d7~...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION AND HAS LED TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. THIS IS PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER MUCH OF THE REGION... ESPECIALLY IN MINNESOTA. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS.~1387314000~1387324800~Expected~Minor~Likely~Anoka; Benton; Blue Earth; Brown; Carver; Chisago; Dakota; Douglas; Faribault; Freeborn; Goodhue; Hennepin; Isanti; Kanabec; Kandiyohi; Le Sueur; Martin; McLeod; Meeker; Mille Lacs; Morrison; Nicollet; Pope; Ramsey; Redwood; Renville; Rice; Scott; Sherburne; Sibley; Stearns; Steele; Todd; Waseca; Washington; Watonwan; Wright~Anoka:Benton:Blue Earth:Brown:Carver:Chisago:Dakota:Douglas:Faribault:Freeborn:Goodhue:Hennepin:Isanti:Kanabec:Kandiyohi:Le Sueur:Martin:McLeod:Meeker:Mille Lacs:Morrison:Nicollet:Pope:Ramsey:Redwood:Renville:Rice:Scott:Sherburne:Sibley:Stearns:Steele:Todd:Waseca:Washington:Watonwan:Wright expired / now = 1387326634 Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 18:30:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 19:31:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 19:31:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 20:31:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 20:31:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 21:32:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 21:32:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 22:32:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 22:32:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 23:06:34 : Updating hwo Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 23:06:34 : Latest HWO statement written to file... HWO Status: 0 HWO Phrase: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HWO Spotter Statement: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 23:33:34 : Updating wwa Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 23:33:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 00:33:34 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 00:33:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 01:34:34 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 01:34:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 02:34:34 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 02:34:34 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 03:34:35 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 03:34:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 04:34:35 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 04:34:36 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 05:06:35 : Updating hwo Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 05:06:35 : Latest HWO statement written to file... HWO Status: 0 HWO Phrase: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HWO Spotter Statement: SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 05:35:35 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 05:35:36 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 06:36:35 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 06:36:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 07:36:35 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 07:36:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 08:36:35 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 08:36:36 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 09:37:35 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 09:37:35 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 10:37:35 : Updating wwa Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 10:37:36 : Setting Metro Status to white and Isanti to white