128  
WWUS43 KFGF 140019  
WSWFGF  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
719 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-140830-  
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.260314T1800Z-260316T0000Z/  
WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GWINNER, LISBON, BRECKENRIDGE, FORMAN,  
AND WAHPETON  
719 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM  
CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES. LOCALIZED TOTALS UP TO A  
FOOT. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, WILKIN COUNTY. IN NORTH DAKOTA, RANSOM,  
RICHLAND, AND SARGENT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW, FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY  
BELOW A HALF MILE, WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN  
COUNTRY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ030>032-040-140830-  
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.260315T0000Z-260316T0000Z/  
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELBOW LAKE, WADENA, FERGUS FALLS, AND NEW  
YORK MILLS  
719 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM  
CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES. LOCALIZED TOTALS UP TO A  
FOOT. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WADENA, EAST OTTER TAIL, GRANT, AND WEST OTTER TAIL  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL 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...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ003-NDZ038-039-140830-  
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0022.260314T1800Z-260316T0000Z/  
CLAY-BARNES-CASS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALLEY CITY, MOORHEAD, AND FARGO  
719 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 7  
PM CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, CLAY COUNTY. IN NORTH DAKOTA, BARNES AND  
CASS COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. FALLING AND BLOWING  
SNOW, FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE, WILL MAKE  
TRAVEL DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. GUSTY WINDS COULD  
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ024-027-028-140830-  
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0022.260315T0000Z-260316T0000Z/  
HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DETROIT LAKES, PARK RAPIDS, AND TWO  
INLETS  
719 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 7  
PM CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO FOUR INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...HUBBARD, EAST BECKER, AND WEST BECKER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. MAINLY DRIFTING SNOW  
IS EXPECTED, BUT IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING SNOW, THE SNOW MAY BE  
LOFTED AND BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
DJR  
 
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