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WWUS43 KMPX 160852
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
352 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
MNZ073>077-082>085-161200-
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REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST JAMES, WASECA, REDWOOD FALLS, LE SUEUR, ST
PETER, OWATONNA, MANKATO, NEW ULM, AND FARIBAULT
352 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
..BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...BLUE EARTH, BROWN, LE SUEUR, NICOLLET, RICE, STEELE,
WASECA, WATONWAN, AND REDWOOD COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511MN.ORG FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ054-064-161000-
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LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MADISON AND GRANITE FALLS
352 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING
MNZ047-055>058-065>070-WIZ015-016-023>025-161000-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260316T0900Z/
STEVENS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VICTORIA, MORRIS, BENSON, OLIVIA, LITCHFIELD,
CHANHASSEN, LADYSMITH, MENOMONIE, HASTINGS, RIVER FALLS, RICE LAKE,
HUDSON, CHASKA, WILLMAR, MONTEVIDEO, HUTCHINSON, SHAKOPEE, AND
GAYLORD
352 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
MNZ091>093-161200-
/O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260316T1200Z/
MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE EARTH, FAIRMONT, AND ALBERT LEA
352 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...FARIBAULT, FREEBORN, AND MARTIN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
* 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. 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 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.
MNZ078-WIZ026>028-161200-
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GOODHUE-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EAU CLAIRE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, RED WING, AND
DURAND
352 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, GOODHUE COUNTY. IN WISCONSIN, CHIPPEWA, EAU
CLAIRE, AND PEPIN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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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