Six to eight inches of snow will hit the entire area, with the National Weather Service issuing a strong travel advisory warning. The snow will begin Monday morning 7 a.m. and end late into the evening. The following is the official release from the National Weather Service:

HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY
UNTIL 5:45AM CDT
Urgent - Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 938 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2008

… Heavy Wet Snow Likely Monday And Monday Night For Much Of The Southern Half Of Minnesota And Portions Of West Central Wisconsin…

.The National Weather Service In Chanhassen Continues The Heavy Snow Warning For Monday And Monday Night For Much Of Central And Southern Minnesota And Portions Of West Central Wisconsin. Some Cities In The Heavy Snow Warning Include St Cloud… Redwood Falls… Fairmont… Mora… Cambridge… The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area… Red Wing… Ladysmith And Menomonie.

Wet Snow Is Forecast To Spread Into Southwest Minnesota Overnight … Including The Montevideo… Redwood Falls And Fairmont Areas. The Snow… Heavy At Times… Will Spread Northeast Across The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area And Points North During The Morning Hours Monday And Across Much Of West Central Wisconsin By Early Monday Afternoon. The Snow Will Continue Across The Aforementioned Areas For A Time Monday Night Before Diminishing Significantly By Daybreak Tuesday. Snow Accumulations From 6 To 8 Inches Are Likely In The Warning Area… With Some 9 Inch Amounts In The Balsam Lake… Rice Lake And Ladysmith Areas Of West Central Wisconsin.

The National Weather Service In Chanhassen Also Continues The Snow Advisory For Portions Of West Central And Central Minnesota For Monday And Monday Night. Some Cities In The Snow Advisory Include Morris… Glenwood… Staples… Alexandria And Little Falls. Snow Will Develop In These Areas Monday Morning And Persist Through Monday Evening. Snow Accumulations In The Snow Advisory Area Will Be In The 4 To 6 Inch Range.

In Addition… The National Weather Service In Chanhassen Has Continued A Winter Weather Advisory For Portions Of South Central Minnesota And West Central Wisconsin For Monday And Monday Night. Some Cities In The Winter Weather Advisory Include Albert Lea… Owatonna… Durand And Eau Claire. Snow… Mixed With Sleet… Will Develop Monday Morning. The Snow May Become Mixed With Or Change To Rain For A Period Of Time Monday Afternoon. Snow And Perhaps Some Freezing Drizzle Will Then Occur Monday Night. Snow Accumulations Are Expected To Be In The 3 To 5 Inch Range.

The Wintry Precipitation Is In Response To A Low Pressure System Moving Northeast From The Texas Panhandle. The Low Pressure System Is Forecast To Pass Across Iowa And Southern Wisconsin Monday Afternoon And Night.

Wright County-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Mcleod-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault- Including The Cities Of… St. Cloud… Madison… Benson… Montevideo… Willmar… Litchfield… Granite Falls… Olivia… Hutchinson… Gaylord… Redwood Falls… New Ulm… St. Peter… St. James… Mankato… Fairmont… Blue Earth 938 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2008

… Heavy Snow Warning Remains In Effect From 7 AM Monday To 1 AM CDT Tuesday…

A Heavy Snow Warning Remains In Effect From 7 AM Monday To 1 AM CDT Tuesday.

Heavy Wet Snow Will Develop Across Southwest Minnesota Monday Morning And Spread Into East Central And South Central Areas Of Minnesota By Late In The Morning. The Snow Will Persist Monday Afternoon And For A Time Monday Night Before Diminishing. Total Snow Accumulations From 6 To 8 Inches Are Expected.

A Heavy Snow Warning Means Severe Winter Weather Conditions Are Expected Or Occurring. Significant Amounts Of Snow Are Forecast That Will Make Travel Dangerous. Only Travel In An Emergency. If You Must Travel… Keep An Extra Flashlight… Food… And Water In Your Vehicle In Case Of An Emergency.

Bulletin Issued: 9:38PM CDT, Sunday Mar 30, 2008
Bulletin Expired: 5:45AM CDT, Monday Mar 31, 2008

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ALERT 2 - Heavy Snow Warning

HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY

Event Start: 7:00AM CDT, Monday Mar 31, 2008
Event End: 6:00AM CDT, Tuesday Apr 1, 2008

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HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY
UNTIL 11:15PM CDT
Urgent - Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 304 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2008

… Heavy Wet Snow Likely Monday And Monday Night For Much Of The Southern Half Of Minnesota And Portions Of West Central Wisconsin…

.The National Weather Service In Chanhassen Has Issued A Heavy Snow Warning For Monday And Monday Night For Much Of Central And Southern Minnesota And Portions Of West Central Wisconsin. Some Cities In The Heavy Snow Warning Include St Cloud… Redwood Falls… Fairmont… Mora… Cambridge… The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area… Red Wing… Ladysmith And Menomonie.

Heavy Wet Snow Is Forecast To Spread Into Southwest Minnesota Monday Morning… Including The Montevideo… Redwood Falls And Fairmont Areas. The Snow Will Spread Northeast Across The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area And Points North During The Late Morning Hours And Across Much Of West Central Wisconsin By Early Monday Afternoon. The Snow Will Continue Across The Aforementioned Areas For A Time Monday Night Before Diminishing Significantly By Daybreak Tuesday. Snow Accumulations From 6 To 8 Inches Are Likely In The Warning Area… With Some 9 Inch Amounts In The Balsam Lake… Rice Lake And Ladysmith Areas Of West Central Wisconsin.

The National Weather Service In Chanhassen Has Also Issued A Snow Advisory For Portions Of West Central And Central Minnesota For Monday And Monday Night. Some Cities In The Snow Advisory Include Morris… Glenwood… Staples… Alexandria And Little Falls. Snow Will Develop In These Areas Monday Morning And Persist Through Monday Evening. Snow Accumulations In The Snow Advisory Area Will Be In The 4 To 6 Inch Range.

In Addition… The National Weather Service In Chanhassen Has Issued A Winter Weather Advisory For Portions Of South Central Minnesota And West Central Wisconsin For Monday And Monday Night. Some Cities In The Winter Weather Advisory Include Albert Lea… Owatonna… Duran And Eau Claire. Snow… Mixed With Sleet… Will Develop Monday Morning. The Snow May Become Mixed With Or Change To Rain For A Period Of Time Monday Afternoon. Snow And Perhaps Some Freezing Drizzle Will Then Occur Monday Night. Snow Accumulations Are Expected To Be In The 3 To 5 Inch Range.

The Wintry Precipitation Is In Response To A Low Pressure System Moving Northeast From The Texas Panhandle. The Low Pressure System Is Forecast To Pass Across Iowa And Southern Wisconsin Monday Afternoon And Night.

Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Mcleod-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault- Including The Cities Of… St. Cloud… Madison… Benson… Montevideo… Willmar… Litchfield… Granite Falls… Olivia… Hutchinson… Gaylord… Redwood Falls… New Ulm… St. Peter… St. James… Mankato… Fairmont… Blue Earth 304 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2008

… Heavy Snow Warning In Effect From 7 AM Monday To 1 AM CDT Tuesday…

The National Weather Service In Twin Cities/Chanhassen Has Issued A Heavy Snow Warning… Which Is In Effect From 7 AM Monday To 1 AM CDT Tuesday. The Winter Storm Watch Is No Longer In Effect.

Heavy Wet Snow Will Develop Across Southwest Minnesota Monday Morning And Spread Into East Central And South Central Areas Of Minnesota By Late In The Morning. The Snow Will Persist Monday Afternoon And For A Time Monday Night Before Diminishing. Total Snow Accumulations From 6 To 8 Inches Are Expected.

A Heavy Snow Warning Means Severe Winter Weather Conditions Are Expected Or Occurring. Significant Amounts Of Snow Are Forecast That Will Make Travel Dangerous. Only Travel In An Emergency. If You Must Travel… Keep An Extra Flashlight… Food… And Water In Your Vehicle In Case Of An Emergency.

Bulletin Issued: 3:04PM CDT, Sunday Mar 30, 2008
Bulletin Expired: 11:15PM CDT, Sunday Mar 30, 2008