Weather Alert in Minnesota
Winter Weather Advisory issued April 3 at 2:23AM CDT until April 4 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
AREAS AFFECTED: Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stearns; Benton
DESCRIPTION: ...MIXED WINTER EVENT WITH SNOW, SLEET, AND ICE ACCUMULATION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY... .A mixed precipitation event will unfold across Minnesota into Wisconsin today into tomorrow. Across parts of central Minnesota this will mainly fall as snow with up to 7 inches possible. Farther south a band of freezing rain and sleet from southwest Minnesota to northwest Wisconsin will see ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. There will be a sharp cutoff in these ice accumulations, as this will be very sensitive to where the freezing line sets up. So additional shifts in the southward extent maybe needed later in the day. * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches, sleet accumulations around one quarter of an inch, and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Benton, Stearns, Kanabec, and Mille Lacs Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Friday evening commute.
INSTRUCTION: Slow down and use caution while traveling. In Minnesota, call 5 1 1 or visit 511mn.org for road conditions. In Wisconsin, call 5 1 1 or visit 511wi.gov for road conditions.
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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?
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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles
a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.
In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly
in the Midwest and eastern regions.
While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form
under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds
warn that severe weather is close.
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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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