878  
WWUS73 KMPX 190826  
NPWMPX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
226 AM CST WED FEB 19 2025  
 
MNZ073-074-082-083-191500-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.CW.Y.0008.250220T0300Z-250220T1500Z/  
/O.CON.KMPX.EC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z/  
REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS, MANKATO, ST JAMES, AND NEW  
ULM  
226 AM CST WED FEB 19 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...  
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM  
CST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS  
AS LOW AS 38 BELOW. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND  
CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BLUE EARTH, BROWN, WATONWAN, AND REDWOOD COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.  
FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST  
THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 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.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ041>045-047>059-064>067-075-WIZ014-015-191500-  
/O.CON.KMPX.EC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-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-  
NICOLLET-POLK-BARRON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LITTLE FALLS, MORRIS, MADISON, PRINCETON,  
GAYLORD, CENTER CITY, MORA, ST PETER, OSCEOLA, OLIVIA, SAUK  
RAPIDS, ALEXANDRIA, ELK RIVER, RICE LAKE, HUTCHINSON, CAMBRIDGE,  
MONTICELLO, LITCHFIELD, LONG PRAIRIE, MONTEVIDEO, GRANITE FALLS,  
BENSON, WILLMAR, ST CLOUD, AND GLENWOOD  
226 AM CST WED FEB 19 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND WEST  
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 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.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ084-085-091>093-191500-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.CW.Y.0008.250220T0300Z-250220T1500Z/  
/O.CON.KMPX.CW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z/  
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE EARTH, FAIRMONT, WASECA, OWATONNA,  
AND ALBERT LEA  
226 AM CST WED FEB 19 2025  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...  
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM  
CST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS  
AS LOW AS 35 BELOW. FOR THE SECOND COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY  
COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...FARIBAULT, FREEBORN, MARTIN, STEELE, AND WASECA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS  
MORNING. FOR THE SECOND COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 9 PM THIS  
EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 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.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ060>063-068>070-076>078-WIZ016-023>028-191500-  
/O.CON.KMPX.CW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250219T1500Z/  
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-  
RICE-GOODHUE-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LE SUEUR, RIVER FALLS, SHAKOPEE,  
HASTINGS, DURAND, MINNEAPOLIS, LADYSMITH, CHANHASSEN, ST PAUL,  
FARIBAULT, EAU CLAIRE, VICTORIA, BLAINE, MENOMONIE, CHASKA,  
CHIPPEWA FALLS, STILLWATER, RED WING, AND HUDSON  
226 AM CST WED FEB 19 2025  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 34 BELOW.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST  
MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 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.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
 
 
 
 
TDH  
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