Winter Storm Watch issued for Saturday night
..WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE APPEAR POSSIBLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY ALSO COMPLICATE TRAVEL ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ICING OCCURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.