NOOOOOOOOOOO!

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY.

SNOW HAS BEGUN IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH LATE MORNING...REACHING THE TWIN CITIES BY 8 TO 10 AM AND COMMUNITIES OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY 9 TO 11 AM. THE WET SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 11 AM AND 10 PM...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING SIGNIFICANTLY IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH SOME NINE INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE U.S. HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION...BREEZY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING NORTHEAST WINDS...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE...MAY LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...INCLUDING ON INTERSTATES 35...90...AND 94. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.