Weather Alerts for Rochester

Issued by the National Weather Service

Winter Storm Warning  WINTER STORM WARNING   Winter Storm Warning
ROCHESTER

Areas Affected:
Wabasha - Dodge - Olmsted - Winona - Mower - Fillmore - Houston - Vernon
Effective: Fri, 11/28 7:58pm Updated: Sat, 11/29 12:11am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Sat, 11/29 3:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
...PROLONGED SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.Snow has reached the I-35 corridor and will continue to move
eastward through the overnight. Light to moderate snow will continue
for a prolonged period from tonight through Saturday night. Areas
along and south of Interstate 90 are expected to receive at least 6
inches of snowfall with the highest amounts favored in northeast
Iowa and far southwest Wisconsin, where 8 to 12 inches of snow are
expected. Heaviest snowfall rates are expected Saturday afternoon
over northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin, approaching 1 inch per
hour at times. Snowfall tapers off west to east late Saturday night
through Sunday morning. Winds will increase Saturday evening and a
period of blowing snow may occur west of the Mississippi River.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations over 6 inches
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 AM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

Information:
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. In Minnesota, visit 511mn.org
for road conditions. In Wisconsin, visit 511wi.gov for road
conditions.