Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 10 PM-4 PM Wed… High Wind Warning still in effect until 7 PM Wed

Boy, oh boy, we are still in a mess of a storm — except a full recap later tonight or tomorrow so far — but a Winter Weather Advisory has just been issued for Stearns and Benton for a few inches of snow possible.

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
357 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

…BANDS OF LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT…

.PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH…THEN CHANGE TO ALL
SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. DUE TO VERY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
AREA…MOST OF THE SNOW EARLY WILL ONLY ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY
SURFACES AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. HOWEVER…ONCE SURFACE TEMPERATURES
FALL TO NEAR FREEZING OR BELOW…EXPECT THE SNOW TO BEGIN TO
ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS.

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE
FROM MORRIS TO ALBANY…FOLEY AND MORA.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ONCE THE SNOW
BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES FROM
MORRIS…GLENWOOD AND THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE MILLE LACS…TO
AROUND FIVE INCHES FROM AROUND CARLOS TO LONG PRAIRIE…AND CAMP
RIPLEY. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ALEXANDRIA…LONG PRAIRIE…
LITTLE FALLS…PRINCETON…MORA…MORRIS…GLENWOOD…ST. CLOUD…
FOLEY
357 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING…BECOMING HEAVIER AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT…THEN TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT…LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADS.

* OTHER IMPACTS…HIGH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE
TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

All Time Low Pressure in MN Broken

And still falling, since this statement was put out Duluth has hit 28.39″… Be really interesting to see how far this does fall… Remember: Lower the pressure, stronger the storm, and often stronger the winds. Also, a fun comparison: These are the type of pressures you can see in Cat 2 or 3 hurricanes.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1055 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

…MINNESOTA ALL TIME LOWEST PRESSURE RECORD BROKEN THIS MORNING…
…PRESSURE IS STILL FALLING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON…

REMEMBER THAT THIS INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY. THE LOW IS STILL
STRENGTHENING SO THE VALUES LISTED BELOW ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE.

AN UNUSUALLY INTENSE LOW WAS AFFECTING THE STATE OF MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING. AT 1013 AM CDT…THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM AT
AITKIN MINNESOTA RECORDED A 962.3 MILLIBAR /28.42 INCHES/ PRESSURE.
THIS BREAKS THE ALL TIME MINNESOTA STATE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST
OBSERVED PRESSURE.

THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 962.6 MB SET ON NOVEMBER 10 1998 AT ALBERT
LEA AND AUSTIN IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT DULUTH BROKE THEIR PRESSURE RECORD. AS
OF 1028 AM…THE PRESSURE AT DULUTH WAS 962.9 MILLIBARS /28.44
INCHES/. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 964.3 MILLIBARS WHICH
OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 10 1998.

PRESSURE RECORDS AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE BACK TO
1948. THE LOWEST PRESSURE PREVIOUSLY AT THAT LOCATION WAS 971.9
MILLIBARS ON OCTOBER 10 1949. THE PRESSURE AS OF 1024 AM WAS 967.4
MILLIBARS /28.57 INCHES/. THEREFORE…INTERNATIONAL FALLS ALSO BROKE
THEIR PRESSURE RECORD.

THE LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND THE PRESSURE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO
FALL. THEREFORE…THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND WILL BE UPDATED
ONCE THE LOWEST PRESSURE IS FINALLY OBSERVED.

THE LOW WAS AT ABOUT 983 MB ONLY 24 HOURS AGO OVER CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA. THAT IS A PRESSURE DROP OF ABOUT 21 MILLIBARS IN 24 HOURS.