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WWUS73 KMPX 141736
NPWMPX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1236 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
MNZ041-047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-142300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.DU.Y.0003.260514T1736Z-260514T2300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-
NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, NEW ULM, WILLMAR, MONTEVIDEO,
OLIVIA, MORRIS, LITCHFIELD, GRANITE FALLS, GAYLORD, GLENWOOD,
HUTCHINSON, BENSON, ST PETER, MADISON, AND REDWOOD FALLS
1236 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
..BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE HALF AND TWO MILES IN AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST.
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, MCLEOD, MEEKER, RENVILLE, SIBLEY, BROWN,
NICOLLET, REDWOOD, CHIPPEWA, DOUGLAS, LAC QUI PARLE, POPE, STEVENS,
SWIFT, AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING
SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY
OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE, STAY
ALIVE'.
BPH
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