710  
WWUS43 KFGF 131151  
WSWFGF  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
651 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-  
027-029-030-054-131300-  
/O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260313T1200Z/  
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-  
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH  
CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST  
BECKER-EAST BECKER-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN  
WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEMIDJI, CANDO, DEVILS LAKE, THIEF RIVER  
FALLS, RED LAKE FALLS, CAVALIER, LAKE ITASCA, WARREN, GRAFTON,  
BAUDETTE, PARK RAPIDS, LANKIN, HALLOCK, HILLSBORO, NEWFOLDEN,  
ROSEAU, DRAYTON, GRAND FORKS, EAST GRAND FORKS, MIDDLE RIVER,  
MAYVILLE, TWO INLETS, MAHNOMEN, RED LAKE, MICHIGAN, HALSTAD,  
CROOKSTON, FOSSTON, LEEDS, FINLEY, LANGDON, DETROIT LAKES, ADA,  
AND BAGLEY  
651 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
 
 

 
 
MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-132000-  
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.260314T1800Z-260316T0000Z/  
WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRECKENRIDGE, FORMAN, LISBON, GWINNER,  
AND WAHPETON  
651 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 INCHES OR  
MORE POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, WILKIN COUNTY. IN NORTH DAKOTA, RANSOM,  
RICHLAND, AND SARGENT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW,  
FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE, MAY MAKE TRAVEL  
DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ030>032-040-132000-  
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.260315T0000Z-260316T0000Z/  
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WADENA, NEW YORK MILLS, FERGUS FALLS, AND  
ELBOW LAKE  
651 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING  
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 INCHES OR  
MORE POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WADENA, EAST OTTER TAIL, GRANT, AND WEST OTTER TAIL  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO  
AREAS OF QUICK AND SUDDEN REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY, MAKING TRAVEL  
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO BLOWING  
SNOW.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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