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NPWMPX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1257 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-211200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.EC.A.0001.260123T0300Z-260124T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LITCHFIELD, NEW ULM, ST CLOUD, MADISON,
SHAKOPEE, LITTLE FALLS, MANKATO, ST PAUL, CAMBRIDGE, CHASKA, OLIVIA,
ST PETER, OSCEOLA, CHIPPEWA FALLS, MENOMONIE, GLENWOOD, CHANHASSEN,
HASTINGS, PRINCETON, RIVER FALLS, BENSON, ST JAMES, DURAND, WASECA,
ELK RIVER, BLUE EARTH, ALBERT LEA, OWATONNA, BLAINE, HUTCHINSON, LE
SUEUR, RICE LAKE, LONG PRAIRIE, REDWOOD FALLS, RED WING, FARIBAULT,
GAYLORD, LADYSMITH, SAUK RAPIDS, WILLMAR, MONTEVIDEO, MINNEAPOLIS,
ALEXANDRIA, CENTER CITY, MORRIS, MONTICELLO, EAU CLAIRE, MORA,
FAIRMONT, GRANITE FALLS, HUDSON, VICTORIA, AND STILLWATER
1257 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL,
SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY 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.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
BPH
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