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WWUS43 KDLH 031758  
WSWDLH  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1258 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
WIZ001>004-006>009-040600-  
/O.EXT.KDLH.IS.W.0001.260404T0000Z-260404T1500Z/  
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANTSBURG, HAYWARD, HURLEY, BAYFIELD,  
ASHLAND, PHILLIPS, WASHBURN, SPOONER, AND SUPERIOR  
1258 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM  
CDT SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT ICING EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE  
HALF OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...PRICE, ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, DOUGLAS, IRON, SAWYER,  
AND WASHBURN COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE RED  
CLIFF BAND, THE BAD RIVER RESERVATION, THE LAC COURTE OREILLES  
RESERVATION, THE ST. CROIX BAND IN BURNETT COUNTY AND THE  
NORTHWESTERN AREA OF THE LAC DU FLAMBEAU BAND. OTHER LOCATIONS  
INCLUDING THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE AND MADELINE  
ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.  
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE MAJORITY OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE  
FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA  
FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.511WI.GOV  
FOR WISCONSIN ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ010>012-018-019-025-026-040600-  
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260404T0000Z-260405T0600Z/  
KOOCHICHING-NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE-NORTH ITASCA-  
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-NORTH CASS-SOUTH ITASCA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABELLA, ELY, INTERNATIONAL FALLS,  
WALKER, GRAND RAPIDS, HIBBING, AND BIGFORK  
1258 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM  
CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND  
12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KOOCHICHING, NORTH CASS, ITASCA, CENTRAL AND NORTH ST.  
LOUIS, AND NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE  
TRIBAL LANDS OF THE BOIS FORTE BAND, DEER CREEK, NETT LAKE AND,  
LAKE VERMILION AREAS. OTHER LOCATIONS INCLUDING VOYAGEURS NATIONAL  
PARK. THE ENTIRE BOUNDARY WATERS IS ALSO INCLUDED.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 511 OR VISIT  
WWW.511MN.ORG FOR MINNESOTA ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ020-021-040600-  
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260404T0000Z-260405T0600Z/  
SOUTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN COOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILVER BAY, TWO HARBORS, AND GRAND MARAIS  
1258 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM  
CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND  
9 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHERN COOK AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES  
THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 511 OR VISIT  
WWW.511MN.ORG FOR MINNESOTA ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ033>035-040600-  
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260404T0000Z-260405T0600Z/  
SOUTH CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRAINERD, HILL CITY, AND PINE RIVER  
1258 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM  
CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND  
A LIGHT GLAZE.  
 
* WHERE...CROW WING, NORTHERN AITKIN, AND SOUTH AND CASS COUNTIES.  
THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE MILLE LACS BAND, BIG SANDY  
LAKE AREA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE MAJORITY OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE  
FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 511 OR VISIT  
WWW.511MN.ORG FOR MINNESOTA ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ036-037-040600-  
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260404T0000Z-260405T0600Z/  
SOUTH AITKIN-CARLTON AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AITKIN AND DULUTH  
1258 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM  
CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND  
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTH AITKIN AND CARLTON AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS COUNTIES.  
THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE MILLE LACS BAND, EAST LAKE  
AREA AND THE FOND DU LAC BAND.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE MAJORITY OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE  
FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 511 OR VISIT  
WWW.511MN.ORG FOR MINNESOTA ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ038-040600-  
/O.EXT.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260404T0000Z-260405T0600Z/  
PINE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HINCKLEY AND PINE CITY  
1258 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM  
CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
ONE TENTH AND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...PINE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE MILLE  
LACS BAND, HINCKLEY AND, LENA LAKE AREAS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.  
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE MAJORITY OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE  
FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 511 OR VISIT  
WWW.511MN.ORG FOR MINNESOTA ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NORTHLAND WEATHER, VISIT WWW.WEATHER.  
GOV/DULUTH  
 
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