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WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
220 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS, GUSTY WINDS,
AND SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS THIS WEEKEND...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO ILLUSTRATE A REMARKABLE
PRECIPITATION FOOTPRINT ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL YIELD HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ORDER OF 6-10" ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. LOCALIZED
TOTALS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MN AND WESTERN WI WILL LIKELY
EXCEED 12". THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY AND CREATE PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. VERY
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS A RESULT.
WIZ016-131045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0002.260315T0300Z-260316T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.260312T2200Z-260313T1500Z/
RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LADYSMITH
220 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY
SNOW LIKELY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 8" LIKELY THIS
WEEKEND. LOCALIZED TOTALS WILL EXCEED 12". WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...RUSK COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. FOR
THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ047>049-051>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-131045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0002.260315T0000Z-260316T1200Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLMAR, ST CLOUD, GRANITE FALLS, MANKATO,
FAIRMONT, SHAKOPEE, BENSON, CAMBRIDGE, MINNEAPOLIS, CENTER CITY,
LITCHFIELD, BLAINE, CHASKA, HUTCHINSON, ALBERT LEA, FARIBAULT,
STILLWATER, ELK RIVER, MADISON, HASTINGS, GLENWOOD, OLIVIA, GAYLORD,
VICTORIA, ST JAMES, LE SUEUR, MONTEVIDEO, WASECA, REDWOOD FALLS, ST
PETER, OWATONNA, MORRIS, NEW ULM, RED WING, MONTICELLO, BLUE EARTH,
ST PAUL, AND CHANHASSEN
220 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6"
LIKELY, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 12" ACROSS SOUTHERN MN.
WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL,
SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
WIZ014-015-023>028-131045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.A.0002.260315T0300Z-260316T1200Z/
POLK-BARRON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIVER FALLS, DURAND, MENOMONIE, EAU CLAIRE,
RICE LAKE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, OSCEOLA, AND HUDSON
220 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6"
INCHES LIKELY, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 12". WINDS COULD
GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...BARRON, POLK, CHIPPEWA, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN, PIERCE,
AND ST. CROIX COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
STRUS
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