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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1140 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
...SPRING STORM TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN AND  
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...  
 
.A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND  
WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH HEAVY SNOW  
LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN  
ADDITION, LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, SLEET AND FREEZING  
RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA.  
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM DOUGLAS OVER TO KANABEC  
COUNTY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE  
LONGEST IN THESE COUNTIES, RESULTING IN SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 7  
INCHES, WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN DOUGLAS AND  
TODD COUNTIES.  
 
IN MINNESOTA, THERE IS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT  
FROM YELLOW MEDICINE UP TO STEARNS AND OVER TO CHISAGO COUNTY. THE  
ADVISORY COUNTIES ACROSS POLK, BARRON, RUSK, AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES  
IN WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN  
THE ADVISORY, WITH SOME AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN  
NORTHERN PORTIONS FOR POPE, STEARNS, BENTON, AND ISANTI COUNTIES.  
 
MNZ041-020045-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250402T1800Z/  
DOUGLAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA  
1140 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW, MIXING WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE  
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5  
AND 7 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE.  
 
* WHERE...DOUGLAS COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG  
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ042>045-020045-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0005.250401T1800Z-250402T1800Z/  
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LITTLE FALLS, PRINCETON, MORA, AND LONG  
PRAIRIE  
1140 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW, MIXING WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE  
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5  
AND 7 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A GLAZE.  
 
* WHERE...MORRISON, TODD, KANABEC, AND MILLE LACS COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG  
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ047-054>057-064-020045-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-250402T0600Z/  
STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTEVIDEO, WILLMAR, MORRIS, MADISON,  
BENSON, AND GRANITE FALLS  
1140 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, CHIPPEWA, LAC QUI PARLE, STEVENS, SWIFT, AND  
YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT  
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ048-049-020045-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-250402T1200Z/  
POPE-STEARNS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST CLOUD AND GLENWOOD  
1140 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
2 AND 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...STEARNS AND POPE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING  
COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT  
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ050>052-020045-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.250401T1800Z-250402T1200Z/  
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAMBRIDGE, SAUK RAPIDS, AND ELK RIVER  
1140 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.  
 
* WHERE...BENTON, SHERBURNE, AND ISANTI COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING  
COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT  
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ053-WIZ014>016-027-020045-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.250401T2100Z-250402T1500Z/  
CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIPPEWA FALLS, CENTER CITY, RICE LAKE,  
OSCEOLA, AND LADYSMITH  
1140 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, CHISAGO COUNTY. IN WISCONSIN, BARRON, POLK,  
RUSK, AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING  
COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN MINNESOTA, CALL 5 1 1  
OR VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN WISCONSIN, CALL 5 1 1 OR  
VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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