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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
941 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
..BAND OF HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY
.A QUICK HITTING BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO
4 INCHES, BUT A NARROW BAND OF HIGHER AMOUNTS (UP TO 6 INCHES) 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>075-281545-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.260228T0900Z-260228T2300Z/
STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW
MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MADISON, WILLMAR, LITCHFIELD, OLIVIA,
HUTCHINSON, GAYLORD, NEW ULM, MONTEVIDEO, REDWOOD FALLS, BENSON,
GRANITE FALLS, MORRIS, AND ST PETER
941 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES, WITH A BAND OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER.
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, MCLEOD, MEEKER, RENVILLE, SIBLEY, BROWN,
NICOLLET, REDWOOD, CHIPPEWA, LAC QUI PARLE, STEVENS, SWIFT, AND
YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO 5 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>070-076>078-082>085-092-093-WIZ024-026-281545-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.260228T1200Z-260301T0300Z/
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VICTORIA, CHANHASSEN, RIVER FALLS, ST JAMES,
RED WING, ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, OWATONNA, DURAND, MANKATO, CHASKA,
SHAKOPEE, FARIBAULT, HASTINGS, LE SUEUR, AND WASECA
941 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES, WITH A BAND OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, CARVER, DAKOTA, SCOTT, BLUE EARTH, FARIBAULT,
FREEBORN, LE SUEUR, RICE, STEELE, WASECA, WATONWAN, AND GOODHUE
COUNTIES. IN WISCONSIN, PEPIN AND PIERCE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 9 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.
MPG
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