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Winter Storm Watch

Monday, April 8, 2013

Weather Service Declares Winter Storm Warning for Metro

Snow will start following in earnest Wednesday night.

(Updated 8:14 a.m. April 9 to show that the National Weather Service had upgraded the winter storm watch to a winter storm warning.) *** The Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service on Tuesday declared a winter storm warning for much of west central and central Minnesota, including Hennepin and Anoka counties. A winter storm warning means “significant amounts of snow, sleet are ice are expected or occuring.” The warning is in effect until 1 p.m. Thursday Some parts of the west central Minnesota could see six to 12 inches of snow fall between Tuesday morning and Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. In the west metro, the forecast calls for rain until Tuesday night, when ice will start accumulating. One to …

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12:58 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Winter Storm Watch: 'Dangerously Cold Wind Chill'

Wind chill values as low as 20–35 degrees below zero for an area of Minnesota including Fridley.

Watch out for a cold wind on Tuesday in Fridley. The National Weather Service warned of "dangerously cold wind chill values" Tuesday morning in a Winter Storm Watch. Counties west of Anoka County were under a Wind Chill Advisory Tuesday morning. Here is some of what the National Weather Service had to say about its Winter Storm Watch for Anoka and other Minnesota counties: DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES PERSIST THIS MORNING AS A WINTER STORM APPROACHES FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER HAZARD …

Friday, February 8, 2013

After New England Finds Nemo, Winter Storm Orko Will Find Minnesota

Winter Storm Watch says Fridley can expect as much as 10 inches of snow.

Nemo, meet Orko. New England will get more attention (and, admittedly, more snow) with Winter Storm Nemo, but Winter Storm Orko will make the weekend interesting for the Midwest. UPDATE 2: Winter Storm Warning for Fridley UPDATE 1: Winter Storm Orko Is Coming to Get You, Fridley Why Do Winter Storms Have Names All of a Sudden? And Who Is Orko? Monday morning’s commute could be a major mess, as the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the Fridley area and the entire Twin Cities region, beginning early Sunday morning and continuing through Monday afternoon. Snow accumulations of up to 10 inches are possible. The precipitation should begin with a light, wintry mix Saturday night, turning to heavy snow by late Sunday. …

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