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WWUS43 KMPX 140736  
WSWMPX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...POWERFUL WINTER STORM ON TRACK TO BRING EXTREME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
AND STRONG WINDS...  
...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT ACROSS  
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...   
..TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
 
 
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST STARTING  
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
THE FIRST CONCERN IS HEAVY SNOW WITH A BROAD AREA OF 12 TO 18 INCHES  
EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. A NARROW  
SWATH WITHIN THE BROADER AREA MAY APPROACH 2 FEET IN PARTS OF FAR  
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. RATES OF 2 TO 2.5  
INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN,  
FREEZING RAIN, AND SLEET IS NOW EXPECTED TO WORK NORTH INTO SOUTHERN  
MINNESOTA TONIGHT. A HALF INCH OF SLEET AND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE  
ARE EXPECTED FROM NEW ULM TO RED WIND AND SOUTH. THE WINTRY MIX WILL  
TURN TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
THE SECOND CONCERN IS INCREASING WINDS ON SUNDAY. EVEN THOUGH THE  
SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGHOUT SUNDAY, NORTHWEST  
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. SOME GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE  
POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, AND GUSTY  
WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE  
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN  
MINNESOTA.  
 
TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE LATE  
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION, THE AMOUNT OF WATER IN  
THE SNOWPACK WILL MAKE IT VERY HEAVY, LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR  
INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE AND A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE SHOVELING.  
 
MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-141945-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.260315T1500Z-260316T0900Z/  
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260314T2100Z-260315T1500Z/  
STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW  
MEDICINE-RENVILLE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANITE FALLS, OLIVIA, MONTEVIDEO, GLENWOOD,  
WILLMAR, MORRIS, MADISON, AND BENSON  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10  
AM CDT SUNDAY...   
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH  
AS 35 MPH. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED.  
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS  
HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, RENVILLE, CHIPPEWA, LAC QUI PARLE, POPE,  
STEVENS, SWIFT, AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10  
AM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM  
CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL  
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY  
DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD  
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE  
BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
PREPARE NOW FOR POTENTIAL ROAD CLOSURES. DELAY TRAVEL AND SHELTER IN  
PLACE ONCE CONDITIONS WORSEN. REMEMBER, IF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS ARE  
CLOSED, STATE HIGHWAYS AND COUNTY ROADS ARE ALSO IMPASSABLE.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ058-066-141945-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.260315T1500Z-260316T0900Z/  
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260314T2100Z-260315T1500Z/  
MEEKER-MCLEOD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUTCHINSON AND LITCHFIELD  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10  
AM CDT SUNDAY...   
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 11 AND 15 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH  
AS 35 MPH. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED.  
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING  
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MCLEOD AND MEEKER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10  
AM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM  
CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL  
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY  
DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD  
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE  
BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
PREPARE NOW FOR POTENTIAL ROAD CLOSURES. DELAY TRAVEL AND SHELTER IN  
PLACE ONCE CONDITIONS WORSEN. REMEMBER, IF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS ARE  
CLOSED, STATE HIGHWAYS AND COUNTY ROADS ARE ALSO IMPASSABLE.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ067-074>077-082>085-141945-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.260315T1500Z-260316T0900Z/  
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260315T0000Z-260315T1500Z/  
SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-  
STEELE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OWATONNA, ST JAMES, GAYLORD, ST PETER,  
FARIBAULT, MANKATO, WASECA, NEW ULM, AND LE SUEUR  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM  
CDT SUNDAY...   
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION  
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES, SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS  
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. FOR  
THE BLIZZARD WARNING, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SIBLEY, BLUE EARTH, BROWN, LE SUEUR, NICOLLET, RICE,  
STEELE, WASECA, AND WATONWAN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10  
AM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM  
CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL  
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY  
DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
PREPARE NOW FOR POTENTIAL ROAD CLOSURES. DELAY TRAVEL AND SHELTER IN  
PLACE ONCE CONDITIONS WORSEN. REMEMBER, IF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS ARE  
CLOSED, STATE HIGHWAYS AND COUNTY ROADS ARE ALSO IMPASSABLE.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ073-141945-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.260315T1500Z-260316T0900Z/  
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260315T0000Z-260315T1500Z/  
REDWOOD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM  
CDT SUNDAY...   
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION  
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES, SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE THIRD OF AN INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS  
AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. FOR  
THE BLIZZARD WARNING, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...REDWOOD COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10  
AM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM  
CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL  
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY  
DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
PREPARE NOW FOR POTENTIAL ROAD CLOSURES. DELAY TRAVEL AND SHELTER IN  
PLACE ONCE CONDITIONS WORSEN. REMEMBER, IF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS ARE  
CLOSED, STATE HIGHWAYS AND COUNTY ROADS ARE ALSO IMPASSABLE.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ091>093-141945-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.260315T1800Z-260316T0900Z/  
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260315T0900Z-260315T1800Z/  
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIRMONT, ALBERT LEA, AND BLUE EARTH  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY
 
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION  
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES, SLEET  
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS  
UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. FOR  
THE BLIZZARD WARNING, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...FARIBAULT, FREEBORN, AND MARTIN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL  
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND  
POWER LINES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
PREPARE NOW FOR POTENTIAL ROAD CLOSURES. DELAY TRAVEL AND SHELTER IN  
PLACE ONCE CONDITIONS WORSEN. REMEMBER, IF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS ARE  
CLOSED, STATE HIGHWAYS AND COUNTY ROADS ARE ALSO IMPASSABLE.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ041>045-141945-  
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260314T2100Z-260316T0300Z/  
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRINCETON, ALEXANDRIA, LITTLE FALLS, LONG  
PRAIRIE, AND MORA  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10  
PM CDT SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MORRISON, TODD, KANABEC, MILLE LACS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD  
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR  
ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ049-051-059>063-068>070-078-141945-  
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260314T2100Z-260316T0900Z/  
STEARNS-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-  
SCOTT-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHAKOPEE, RED WING, ELK RIVER, VICTORIA,  
MONTICELLO, BLAINE, STILLWATER, CHANHASSEN, HASTINGS, ST PAUL,  
MINNEAPOLIS, ST CLOUD, AND CHASKA  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4  
AM CDT MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 18 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS  
POSSIBLE NEAR THE TWIN CITIES METRO. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN ACROSS  
THE FAR SOUTH METRO LATE TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SHERBURNE, STEARNS, WRIGHT, ANOKA, CARVER, DAKOTA,  
HENNEPIN, RAMSEY, SCOTT, WASHINGTON, AND GOODHUE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD  
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR  
ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ050-052-053-141945-  
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260314T2100Z-260316T0900Z/  
BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, AND SAUK RAPIDS  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4  
AM CDT MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 16 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BENTON, CHISAGO, AND ISANTI COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD  
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511MN.ORG FOR  
ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
WIZ014>016-141945-  
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260315T0000Z-260316T1200Z/  
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LADYSMITH, OSCEOLA, AND RICE LAKE  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM  
CDT MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 13 AND 20 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BARRON, POLK, AND RUSK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD  
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR  
ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
WIZ023>028-141945-  
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.260315T0000Z-260316T1200Z/  
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIPPEWA FALLS, RIVER FALLS, DURAND, HUDSON,  
MENOMONIE, AND EAU CLAIRE  
236 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7  
AM CDT MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS  
POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CHIPPEWA, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN, PIERCE, AND ST. CROIX  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD  
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR  
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR  
ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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