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WWUS43 KMPX 281012
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
412 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
..BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY
.A QUICK HITTING BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS 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 THIS
EVENING.
MNZ091-282215-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.260228T1200Z-260301T0300Z/
MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIRMONT
412 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES.
* WHERE...MARTIN COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* 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.
MNZ047-054>058-064>067-073>075-282215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260228T2300Z/
STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW
MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLIVIA, REDWOOD FALLS, MONTEVIDEO, MADISON,
BENSON, MORRIS, LITCHFIELD, HUTCHINSON, ST PETER, WILLMAR, GAYLORD,
NEW ULM, AND GRANITE FALLS
412 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, MCLEOD, MEEKER, RENVILLE, SIBLEY, BROWN,
NICOLLET, REDWOOD, CHIPPEWA, LAC QUI PARLE, STEVENS, SWIFT, AND
YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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-WIZ024-026-282215-
/O.CON.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 WASECA, SHAKOPEE, OWATONNA, CHANHASSEN,
VICTORIA, RIVER FALLS, BLUE EARTH, DURAND, HASTINGS, RED WING, ALBERT
LEA, ST JAMES, MANKATO, FARIBAULT, LE SUEUR, AND CHASKA
412 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3
INCHES.
* 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...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* 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.
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