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WWUS43 KMPX 010811
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
311 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...MESSY SPRING SYSTEM BRINGS FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOWTO
PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
.A STRONG SPRING SYSTEM BRINGS A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION TYPES TO
THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. WHILE THERE IS STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW, MAINLY SNOW & SLEET IS
EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WHILE A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN,
SLEET, & SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, THE TWIN CITIES
METRO, & WESTERN WISCONSIN.
THE GREATEST TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA &
WEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE ICING AMOUNTS AROUND 0.25" ARE LIKELY,
ALONG WITH SLEET & SNOW AT TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO VERY SLICK ROADS,
AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES & POWER
OUTAGES. ELSEWHERE, FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 0.1" ALONG
WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF SLEET & SNOW WILL LEAD TO SLICK ROADS LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
MNZ063-069-070-076>078-020000-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.260402T0000Z-260403T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0003.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STILLWATER, RED WING, HASTINGS, SHAKOPEE,
FARIBAULT, AND LE SUEUR
311 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO ONE INCH, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.
* WHERE...DAKOTA, SCOTT, WASHINGTON, LE SUEUR, RICE, AND GOODHUE
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY
MORNING COMMUTES.
ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY CAUSE ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.
WIZ023>028-020000-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.260402T0000Z-260403T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0003.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EAU CLAIRE, HUDSON, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND,
RIVER FALLS, AND MENOMONIE
311 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO ONE INCH, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.
* WHERE...CHIPPEWA, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN, PIERCE, AND ST. CROIX
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY
MORNING COMMUTES.
ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY CAUSE ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.
WIZ014>016-020000-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0003.260402T0000Z-260403T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSCEOLA, LADYSMITH, AND RICE LAKE
311 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE INCH, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...BARRON, POLK, AND RUSK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY
MORNING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511WI.GOV FOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-020000-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.260402T0300Z-260403T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW
MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LITTLE FALLS, MORA, ST CLOUD, SAUK RAPIDS,
MADISON, LONG PRAIRIE, WILLMAR, GLENWOOD, MORRIS, LITCHFIELD,
MONTEVIDEO, ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, PRINCETON, AND GRANITE FALLS
311 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7
PM CDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND THREE QUARTERS
OF AN INCH, AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH.
* WHERE...BENTON, KANDIYOHI, MEEKER, MORRISON, STEARNS, TODD,
KANABEC, MILLE LACS, CHIPPEWA, DOUGLAS, LAC QUI PARLE, POPE,
STEVENS, SWIFT, AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
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.
MNZ051>053-059>062-065>068-073>075-082>085-020000-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHASKA, OWATONNA, BLAINE, REDWOOD FALLS, NEW
ULM, CENTER CITY, ST PETER, CHANHASSEN, CAMBRIDGE, MINNEAPOLIS,
MANKATO, ST JAMES, VICTORIA, WASECA, OLIVIA, ST PAUL, GAYLORD,
MONTICELLO, ELK RIVER, AND HUTCHINSON
311 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE INCH, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE HALF OF AN INCH, AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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.
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