Monday will feature light snow and rain during the day for the Wright-McLeod-Carver area, changing over the heavy snow Monday night into Tuesday, with an estimated six inches falling at that time.

Urgent - Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 301 PM CDT Sun Mar 16 2008

… Significant Accumulating Snow Possible Monday Night And Early Tuesday…

.The National Weather Service In Chanhassen Has Issued A Winter Storm Watch From Monday Evening Through Tuesday Morning. The Watch Covers Much Of Central Minnesota As Well As Portions Of South Central Minnesota And West Central Wisconsin. Some Cities In The Watch Include New Ulm… Redwood Falls… Madison… Glenwood… Little Falls… St Cloud… Litchfield… Hutchinson… Minneapolis… Cambridge… Mora… Balsam Lake And Rice Lake.

A Low Pressure System… Organizing Over The Southwestern United States… Will Begin Moving Northeast Tonight. Light Snow Is Expected To Spread Across Central And Southern Minnesota As Well As Western Areas Of Wisconsin During The Overnight Hours. The Light Snow Will Continue On Monday… Perhaps Mixing With Or Changing To Rain During The Afternoon.

However… From Monday Night Through Early Tuesday… An Area Of Low Pressure Will Pass Just South And East Of The Watch Area. This Creates The Potential For Heavy Snow… With 6 Or More Inches Of Accumulation Possible.

Persons Planning Travel Need To Be Prepared For The Potential Of Heavy Snow And Monitor Later Forecasts For Possible Warnings Or Advisories.

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… Winter Storm Watch In Effect From Monday Evening Through Tuesday Morning…

The National Weather Service In Chanhassen Has Issued A Winter Storm Watch… Which Is In Effect From Monday Evening Through Tuesday Morning.

The Watch Covers Much Of Central Minnesota As Well As Portions Of South Central Minnesota And West Central Wisconsin. Some Cities In The Watch Include New Ulm… Redwood Falls… Madison… Glenwood… Little Falls… St Cloud… Litchfield… Hutchinson… Minneapolis… Cambridge… Mora… Balsam Lake And Rice Lake.

A Low Pressure System… Organizing Over The Southwestern United States… Will Begin Moving Northeast Tonight. Light Snow Is Expected To Spread Across Central And Southern Minnesota As Well As Western Areas Of Wisconsin During The Overnight Hours. The Light Snow Will Continue On Monday… Perhaps Mixing With Or Changing To Rain During The Afternoon.

However… From Monday Night Through Early Tuesday… An Area Of Low Pressure Will Pass Just South And East Of The Watch Area. This Creates The Potential For Heavy Snow… With 6 Or More Inches Of Accumulation Possible.

Persons Planning Travel Need To Be Prepared For The Potential Of Heavy Snow And Monitor Later Forecasts For Possible Warnings Or Advisories.

A Winter Storm Watch Means There Is A Potential For Significant Snow… Sleet… Or Ice Accumulations That May Impact Travel. Continue To Monitor The Latest Forecasts.

Bulletin Issued: 3:01PM CDT, Sunday Mar 16, 2008
Bulletin Expired: 11:15PM CDT, Sunday Mar 16, 2008