4-18-11 Twin Cities, MN weather radio 11:39 pm *Winter Weather Advisory*

2nd April snow storm in the last 4 days is taking aim at the Twin Cities.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1030 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...A LATE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. THE ADVISORY AFFECTS THE AREA SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM RUSH CITY TO ELK RIVER...TO HUTCHINSON... TO NEAR REDWOOD FALLS. IT DOES INCLUDE THE TWIN CITIES.

A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. IT WILL CHANGE TO MAINLY WET SNOW DURING THE DAY...WITH SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MORE READILY TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS STORM WILL OCCUR JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM NEAR WASECA AND ALBERT LEA...TO RED WING... DURAND...AND EAU CLAIRE. ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD THE EAU CLAIRE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR THE REST OF THE AREA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES... RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH... MANKATO...FAIRMONT..AND OWATONNA.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER KANSAS AND MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. FORECASTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE DIFFICULT WITH LATE SEASON STORMS...SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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