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WWUS43 KMPX 181359
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
759 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
.RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
MINNESOTA RIVER AND INTO THE WESTERN OUTSKIRTS OF THE TWIN CITIES
METRO. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL, WE EXPECT RAIN TO TRANSITION
TO SNOW, WITH A HEAVIER NARROW BAND OF HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. ALONGSIDE
THE WET SNOW, STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45-50MPH, AND ALTHOUGH THE WET SNOW SHOULD NOT BLOW AROUND ONCE IT IS
ON THE GROUND, IT WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AS IT FALLS.
SLICK TRAVEL IS EXPECTED DUE TO SLUSHY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.
MNZ059-060-062-063-066>070-075>077-190300-
/O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0006.260218T1600Z-260219T0300Z/
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARIBAULT, VICTORIA, SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS, ST
PETER, GAYLORD, HUTCHINSON, CHANHASSEN, ST PAUL, LE SUEUR,
MINNEAPOLIS, MONTICELLO, STILLWATER, AND CHASKA
759 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...MCLEOD, SIBLEY, WRIGHT, CARVER, DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, RAMSEY,
SCOTT, WASHINGTON, LE SUEUR, NICOLLET, AND RICE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ054-056-064-065-073-074-190300-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260219T0300Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, NEW ULM, MONTEVIDEO, OLIVIA,
MADISON, AND REDWOOD FALLS
759 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...RENVILLE, BROWN, REDWOOD, CHIPPEWA, LAC QUI PARLE, AND
YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ041-047>049-055-057-058-190300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260219T0300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MORRIS, BENSON, GLENWOOD, ALEXANDRIA, ST
CLOUD, WILLMAR, AND LITCHFIELD
759 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, MEEKER, STEARNS, DOUGLAS, POPE, STEVENS, AND
SWIFT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
TDH
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