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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
209 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-212200-
/O.CON.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 ST CLOUD, MORRIS, MONTICELLO, VICTORIA,
GRANITE FALLS, ST PETER, HUTCHINSON, STILLWATER, HUDSON, MORA,
MENOMONIE, FARIBAULT, ST PAUL, MADISON, GLENWOOD, SAUK RAPIDS,
BENSON, MONTEVIDEO, RIVER FALLS, CHANHASSEN, LADYSMITH, CHASKA, ELK
RIVER, SHAKOPEE, LE SUEUR, GAYLORD, FAIRMONT, REDWOOD FALLS, WILLMAR,
MANKATO, DURAND, OWATONNA, PRINCETON, OSCEOLA, LONG PRAIRIE, ST
JAMES, MINNEAPOLIS, LITTLE FALLS, CHIPPEWA FALLS, LITCHFIELD, ALBERT
LEA, BLUE EARTH, RICE LAKE, CAMBRIDGE, NEW ULM, HASTINGS, ALEXANDRIA,
EAU CLAIRE, BLAINE, WASECA, OLIVIA, CENTER CITY, AND RED WING
209 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW 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 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.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND
UNFROZEN WATER.
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.
TDH
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