458  
WWUS43 KMPX 070524  
WSWMPX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1124 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
...FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW TO SPREAD EAST THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
 
.ROADS HAVE BECOME ICE COVERED ACROSS WESTERN MN, WHICH IS CREATING  
SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE BAND OF FREEZING RAIN AND MIXED WINTRY  
PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT. AS A RESULT,  
SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE  
ADVISORY AREA AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH DAYBREAK SATURDAY.  
 
MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-070900-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260307T0900Z/  
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MORRIS, BENSON, MADISON, GLENWOOD,  
ALEXANDRIA, GRANITE FALLS, AND MONTEVIDEO  
1124 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH  
OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...CHIPPEWA, DOUGLAS, LAC QUI PARLE, POPE, STEVENS, SWIFT, AND  
YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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.  
 
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE  
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN  
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND  
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ042-043-049-050-057-058-065-073-071200-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260307T1200Z/  
TODD-MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST CLOUD, WILLMAR, LITTLE FALLS, LONG  
PRAIRIE, SAUK RAPIDS, REDWOOD FALLS, LITCHFIELD, AND OLIVIA  
1124 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH  
OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...BENTON, KANDIYOHI, MEEKER, MORRISON, RENVILLE, STEARNS,  
TODD, AND REDWOOD COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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.  
 
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE  
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN  
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND  
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ044-045-051-052-059-066-067-074-075-082-083-091-092-071500-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260307T1500Z/  
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-  
NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ULM, MANKATO, ST PETER, FAIRMONT,  
GAYLORD, ELK RIVER, MONTICELLO, HUTCHINSON, PRINCETON, BLUE EARTH,  
CAMBRIDGE, ST JAMES, AND MORA  
1124 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH  
OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...MCLEOD, SHERBURNE, SIBLEY, WRIGHT, ISANTI, KANABEC, MILLE  
LACS, BLUE EARTH, BROWN, FARIBAULT, MARTIN, NICOLLET, AND WATONWAN  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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