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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1254 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
MNZ020-021-121100-
/O.NEW.KDLH.BZ.W.0002.260312T1800Z-260313T1800Z/
SOUTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILVER BAY, TWO HARBORS, AND GRAND MARAIS
1254 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 6 AND 13 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN COOK AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES
THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS
MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS
AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE INTENSE, POSSIBLY
EXCEEDING 2" PER HOUR THURSDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.511MN.ORG FOR MINNESOTA ROAD
INFORMATION.
MNZ010>012-018-019-037-WIZ001>004-121100-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.W.0005.260312T1800Z-260313T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE-NORTH ITASCA-
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-CARLTON AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABELLA, WASHBURN, ELY, HURLEY,
BAYFIELD, BIGFORK, INTERNATIONAL FALLS, SUPERIOR, HIBBING,
DULUTH, AND ASHLAND
1254 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
8 INCHES EXCEPT BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES FOR NORTHERN IRON COUNTY
AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH SHORE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, KOOCHICHING, NORTH ITASCA, CARLTON, ST.
LOUIS, AND NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES. IN WISCONSIN, ASHLAND,
BAYFIELD, DOUGLAS, AND IRON COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL
LANDS OF THE FOND DU LAC BAND, THE NORTHWESTERN AREA OF THE LAC DU
FLAMBEAU BAND, THE RED CLIFF BAND, THE BAD RIVER RESERVATION AND
THE BOIS FORTE BAND, NETT LAKE, DEER CREEK AND, LAKE VERMILION
AREAS. OTHER LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL
LAKESHORE, MADELINE ISLAND AND VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK. THE ENTIRE
BOUNDARY WATERS IS ALSO INCLUDED.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE INTENSE, POSSIBLY
EXCEEDING 1" PER HOUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IN MINNESOTA, CALL 511 OR
VISIT WWW.511MN.ORG FOR MINNESOTA ROAD INFORMATION. IN WISCONSIN,
CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.511WI.GOV FOR WISCONSIN ROAD INFORMATION.
MNZ025-026-033>036-038-WIZ006>009-121100-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WS.A.0003.260312T1800Z-260313T1800Z/
NORTH CASS-SOUTH ITASCA-SOUTH CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTH AITKIN-PINE-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HINCKLEY, PINE RIVER, GRAND RAPIDS,
AITKIN, WALKER, GRANTSBURG, BRAINERD, HAYWARD, PINE CITY,
PHILLIPS, SPOONER, AND HILL CITY
1254 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND
6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, CROW WING, AITKIN, PINE, CASS, AND SOUTH
ITASCA COUNTIES. IN WISCONSIN, PRICE, BURNETT, SAWYER, AND
WASHBURN COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE ST. CROIX
BAND IN BURNETT COUNTY, THE LAC COURTE OREILLES RESERVATION AND
THE MILLE LACS BAND, EAST LAKE, BIG SANDY LAKE, HINCKLEY AND, LENA
LAKE AREAS.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES. DUE TO STRONG WINDS,
BLOWING SNOW MAY DROP VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM WILL GREATLY
INFLUENCE THE AMOUNT OF SNOW AND WIND THAT OCCURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NORTHLAND WEATHER, VISIT WWW.WEATHER.
GOV/DULUTH
WOLFE
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