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WWUS43 KMPX 190009
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
609 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OVER SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...
.SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN. BANDS OF SNOW, SOME HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL RESULT IN TRAVEL
IMPACTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT SOUTH OF I-94 AND NORTH AND EAST OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER IN
MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION, A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN, MAINLY SURROUNDING THE I-94
CORRIDOR AS TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE DETERIORATED.
MNZ064-065-073>075-083-190115-
/O.EXP.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST PETER, GRANITE FALLS, REDWOOD FALLS,
MANKATO, NEW ULM, AND OLIVIA
609 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED
VISIBILITIES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO DROP TO AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE AND
WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO DIMINISH. IN ADDITION, BANDS OF SNOW ARE
LIFTING NORTH AND OUT OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING COUNTIES. THEREFORE,
THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
MNZ041-047>049-054>058-190300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260219T0300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MORRIS, MONTEVIDEO, ST CLOUD, GLENWOOD,
LITCHFIELD, BENSON, WILLMAR, MADISON, AND ALEXANDRIA
609 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, MEEKER, STEARNS, CHIPPEWA, DOUGLAS, LAC QUI
PARLE, 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 EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING
SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ059-060-062-063-066>070-076>078-084-085-WIZ023>028-190300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260219T0300Z/
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHANHASSEN, CHIPPEWA FALLS, OWATONNA,
HASTINGS, MINNEAPOLIS, FARIBAULT, SHAKOPEE, WASECA, EAU CLAIRE,
DURAND, GAYLORD, HUTCHINSON, HUDSON, CHASKA, ST PAUL, STILLWATER, RED
WING, LE SUEUR, RIVER FALLS, MENOMONIE, VICTORIA, AND MONTICELLO
609 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING
SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE SLIPPERY TRAVEL.
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.
JPC
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