268
WWUS43 KMPX 271801
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1201 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
..PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY
.A QUICK HITTING BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE ORDER
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES, BUT A NARROW BAND OF HIGHER AMOUNTS (6 INCHES OR
MORE) WILL LIKELY SET UP SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOWFALL
RATES MAY APPROACH ONE INCH PER HOUR, WHICH WILL LEAD TO VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO
EAST BY SATURDAY EVENING.
MNZ047-054>058-064>067-073-280615-
/O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.260228T0900Z-260228T2100Z/
STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW
MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LITCHFIELD, MONTEVIDEO, WILLMAR, HUTCHINSON,
OLIVIA, BENSON, MADISON, REDWOOD FALLS, GRANITE FALLS, GAYLORD, AND
MORRIS
1201 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR ONE INCH
PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES.
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, MCLEOD, MEEKER, RENVILLE, SIBLEY, REDWOOD,
CHIPPEWA, LAC QUI PARLE, STEVENS, SWIFT, AND YELLOW MEDICINE
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ068>070-077-078-082-092-WIZ024-026-280615-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.260228T1200Z-260301T0000Z/
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-FARIBAULT-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIVER FALLS, DURAND, VICTORIA, ST JAMES,
CHANHASSEN, RED WING, SHAKOPEE, BLUE EARTH, HASTINGS, FARIBAULT, AND
CHASKA
1201 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR ONE INCH
PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, CARVER, DAKOTA, SCOTT, FARIBAULT, RICE,
WATONWAN, AND GOODHUE COUNTIES. IN WISCONSIN, PEPIN AND PIERCE
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
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.
MNZ074-075-280615-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.260228T0900Z-260228T2100Z/
BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ULM AND ST PETER
1201 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR ONE INCH
PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES.
* WHERE...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ076-083>085-093-280615-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.260228T1200Z-260301T0000Z/
LE SUEUR-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANKATO, OWATONNA, ALBERT LEA, WASECA, AND LE
SUEUR
1201 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR ONE INCH
PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES.
* WHERE...BLUE EARTH, FREEBORN, LE SUEUR, STEELE, AND WASECA
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
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.
DYE
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page