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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
108 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...HISTORIC MARCH WINTER STORM ON TRACK TO BRING EXTREME SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS...
...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
..TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
.A HISTORIC MARCH WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
STARTING THIS EVENING AND LASTING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
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 INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTRY MIX OF
RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO WORK NORTH INTO I-90
CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT. A HALF INCH OF SLEET AND A
TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR. THE
WINTRY MIX WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY. EVEN THOUGH THE SNOW WILL BE TAPERING
OFF GRADUALLY THROUGHOUT SUNDAY, NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35
TO 45 MPH. SOME GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW, BLOWING
SNOW, AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
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>058-064>066-150615-
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STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW
MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MADISON, GRANITE FALLS, MONTEVIDEO,
LITCHFIELD, MORRIS, WILLMAR, BENSON, HUTCHINSON, GLENWOOD, AND OLIVIA
108 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
MONDAY...
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 10 AND 17 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, MCLEOD, MEEKER, RENVILLE, CHIPPEWA, LAC QUI
PARLE, POPE, STEVENS, SWIFT, AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING 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. 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.
MNZ067-073>077-082>085-150615-
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/O.EXT.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.260315T0000Z-260316T0900Z/
SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARIBAULT, NEW ULM, MANKATO, OWATONNA, ST
JAMES, WASECA, ST PETER, GAYLORD, LE SUEUR, AND REDWOOD FALLS
108 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
MONDAY...
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 5 INCHES FROM BROWN TO STEELE COUNTIES TO NEAR 12 INCHES IN
SIBLEY COUNTY. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH,
AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE
NEAR WASECA AND OWATONNA. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...SIBLEY, BLUE EARTH, BROWN, LE SUEUR, NICOLLET, RICE,
STEELE, WASECA, WATONWAN, AND REDWOOD COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING 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. 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.
MNZ091>093-150615-
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MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, FAIRMONT, AND BLUE EARTH
108 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CDT
MONDAY...
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...FARIBAULT, FREEBORN, AND MARTIN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM 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>045-150615-
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/O.EXB.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.260315T0300Z-260316T0900Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LITTLE FALLS, ALEXANDRIA, LONG PRAIRIE,
PRINCETON, AND MORA
108 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...MORRISON, TODD, KANABEC, MILLE LACS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...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.
MNZ049>053-059>063-068>070-078-150615-
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/O.EXB.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.260315T0300Z-260316T0900Z/
STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VICTORIA, CENTER CITY, SHAKOPEE, ST PAUL,
CAMBRIDGE, CHANHASSEN, STILLWATER, MINNEAPOLIS, CHASKA, ELK RIVER,
HASTINGS, RED WING, ST CLOUD, BLAINE, SAUK RAPIDS, AND MONTICELLO
108 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 12 AND 18 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...BENTON, SHERBURNE, STEARNS, WRIGHT, ANOKA, CARVER, CHISAGO,
DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, ISANTI, RAMSEY, SCOTT, WASHINGTON, AND GOODHUE
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING 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...
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.
WIZ014>016-023>028-150615-
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POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIPPEWA FALLS, LADYSMITH, HUDSON, RICE LAKE,
DURAND, OSCEOLA, EAU CLAIRE, RIVER FALLS, AND MENOMONIE
108 PM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 12 AND 20 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...BARRON, POLK, RUSK, CHIPPEWA, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN,
PIERCE, AND ST. CROIX COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM SUNDAY 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...
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 511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
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