A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. AMPLE MOISTURE WILL BE PULLED NORTHWARD
AND WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW ON SATURDAY...BUT AS WARMER AIR IS
WRAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM SATURDAY NIGHT THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED
WITH SLEET AND PERHAPS FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL WIND DOWN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT BUT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS LIKELY FOR THE AREA ALONG WITH
A GLAZE OF ICE. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL PICK UP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH