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WWUS43 KDLH 031017  
WSWDLH  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
WIZ001>004-032230-  
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/O.CON.KDLH.IS.W.0001.260403T2100Z-260404T1500Z/  
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAYFIELD, HURLEY, SUPERIOR, WASHBURN, AND  
ASHLAND  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
10 AM CDT SATURDAY...   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT ICING EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO  
TENTHS UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, DOUGLAS, AND IRON COUNTIES. THIS  
INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE NORTHWESTERN AREA OF THE LAC DU  
FLAMBEAU BAND, THE RED CLIFF BAND AND THE BAD RIVER RESERVATION.  
OTHER LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE  
AND MADELINE ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.  
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD  
IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE TIMEFRAME OF HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS  
WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT  
SHOULD END BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ018-026-032230-  
/O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-260403T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260403T2100Z-260405T0600Z/  
NORTH ITASCA-SOUTH ITASCA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIGFORK AND GRAND RAPIDS  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND  
13 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...ITASCA COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE BOIS  
FORTE BAND, DEER CREEK AREA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING  
COMMUTES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ037-032230-  
/O.CAN.KDLH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-260403T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260403T2100Z-260405T0600Z/  
CARLTON AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DULUTH  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM A  
LIGHT GLAZE TO AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH  
AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CARLTON AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE  
TRIBAL LANDS OF THE FOND DU LAC BAND.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE PRIMARILY  
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WIZ006>009-032230-  
/O.CON.KDLH.IS.W.0001.260403T2100Z-260404T1500Z/  
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPOONER, PHILLIPS, HAYWARD, AND  
GRANTSBURG  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
10 AM CDT SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT ICING EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN TWO  
TENTHS AND ONE HALF OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...PRICE, BURNETT, SAWYER, AND WASHBURN COUNTIES. THIS  
INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE ST. CROIX BAND IN BURNETT COUNTY  
AND THE LAC COURTE OREILLES RESERVATION.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.  
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD  
IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE TIMEFRAME OF HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS  
WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT  
SHOULD END BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ020-021-032230-  
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260403T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260403T2100Z-260405T0600Z/  
SOUTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN COOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAND MARAIS, TWO HARBORS, AND SILVER BAY  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS  
MORNING...  
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. FOR THE SECOND WINTER STORM  
WARNING, 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...FOR THE FIRST WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS  
MORNING. FOR THE SECOND WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 4 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ010>012-019-032230-  
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260403T2100Z-260405T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-260403T1200Z/  
KOOCHICHING-NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE-CENTRAL ST.  
LOUIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABELLA, HIBBING, ELY, AND INTERNATIONAL  
FALLS  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS  
MORNING...  
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY  
SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 12 INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KOOCHICHING, CENTRAL AND NORTH ST. LOUIS, AND NORTHERN  
COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE BOIS  
FORTE BAND, LAKE VERMILION AND, NETT LAKE AREAS. OTHER LOCATIONS  
INCLUDING VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK. THE ENTIRE BOUNDARY WATERS IS  
ALSO INCLUDED.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS  
MORNING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ025-032230-  
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260403T2100Z-260405T0600Z/  
NORTH CASS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALKER  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 7 AND  
10 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...NORTH CASS COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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>035-032230-  
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260403T2100Z-260405T0600Z/  
SOUTH CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRAINERD, HILL CITY, AND PINE RIVER  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
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 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ036-032230-  
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260403T2100Z-260405T0600Z/  
SOUTH AITKIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AITKIN  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTH AITKIN COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE  
MILLE LACS BAND, EAST LAKE AREA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ038-032230-  
/O.CON.KDLH.WS.W.0008.260403T2100Z-260405T0600Z/  
PINE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINE CITY AND HINCKLEY  
517 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
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 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.  
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD  
IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* 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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