594  
WWUS73 KMPX 181559  
NPWMPX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
959 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
MNZ041>045-047>059-064>067-073>075-082-083-WIZ014-015-190400-  
/O.EXP.KMPX.EC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250218T1600Z/  
/O.CON.KMPX.EC.W.0004.250219T0300Z-250219T1500Z/  
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-  
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-  
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-  
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-POLK-BARRON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENSON, SAUK RAPIDS, MONTICELLO, OLIVIA,  
LITTLE FALLS, LITCHFIELD, GAYLORD, PRINCETON, ELK RIVER,  
MONTEVIDEO, MANKATO, ALEXANDRIA, ST PETER, CENTER CITY,  
CAMBRIDGE, ST JAMES, RICE LAKE, WILLMAR, REDWOOD FALLS, GLENWOOD,  
NEW ULM, MORRIS, GRANITE FALLS, OSCEOLA, HUTCHINSON, MORA, LONG  
PRAIRIE, ST CLOUD, AND MADISON  
959 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO  
9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...   
..EXTREME COLD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 42 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL,  
SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ060>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-091>093-WIZ016-023>028-190400-  
/O.EXP.KMPX.EC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250218T1600Z/  
/O.CON.KMPX.CW.Y.0007.250219T0300Z-250219T1500Z/  
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-  
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-RUSK-ST.  
CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIVER FALLS, MENOMONIE, RED WING,  
LADYSMITH, STILLWATER, EAU CLAIRE, HUDSON, BLAINE, BLUE EARTH,  
VICTORIA, HASTINGS, LE SUEUR, MINNEAPOLIS, DURAND, WASECA, ALBERT  
LEA, FAIRMONT, FARIBAULT, OWATONNA, CHASKA, SHAKOPEE, CHANHASSEN,  
CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND ST PAUL  
959 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO  
9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...   
..EXTREME COLD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 36 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST  
MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
 
 
 
 
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