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WWUS43 KMPX 011808
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
108 PM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...MESSY SPRING SYSTEM BRINGS FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOWTO
PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
.A POWERFUL SPRING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
TO THE REGION BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LINGERING THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH
AREAS OF WET SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND RAIN ALL EXPECTED
DEPENDING ON TIMING AND LOCATION. WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL
EXPERIENCE MAINLY SLUSHY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES, MEANWHILE RAIN IS FAVORED IN SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA. IN BETWEEN THE SNOW AND RAIN, A MESSY WINTRY MIX OF SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND SLIPPERY
TRAVEL. THERE IS STILL A MODERATE DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING ICE
ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS, DUE TO TEMPERATURES BEING VERY CLOSE TO
FREEZING AND A FLUCTUATION OF ONLY A DEGREE OR TWO LIKELY HAVING A
LARGE IMPACT ON FINAL AMOUNTS.
THE GREATEST IMPACTS FROM ICING AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER
WESTERN WISCONSIN AND PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL TO SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA, WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH IN MINNESOTA AND A
FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH IN WISCONSIN. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO
ICING OF POWER LINES IN ADDITION TO GUSTY WINDS, AND SLIPPERY TO
IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WILL OCCUR WHERE ICE ACCUMULATES. SLOW TRAVEL FROM
WET SLUSHY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
WIZ027-028-021700-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.W.0003.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.IS.W.0001.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIPPEWA FALLS AND EAU CLAIRE
108 PM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT ICING EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE INCH, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH, AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN TWO TENTHS AND FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CHIPPEWA AND EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER LINES AND TREE
LIMBS MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND LONG-LASTING POWER OUTAGES. POWER
OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE. TRAVEL COULD BE
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE
THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511WI.GOV FOR
ROAD CONDITIONS.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS, BOOSTER
CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE
WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE
IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
MNZ060-062-065>068-073>075-021700-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0003.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST PETER, CHANHASSEN, HUTCHINSON, VICTORIA,
GAYLORD, CHASKA, ST PAUL, REDWOOD FALLS, NEW ULM, MINNEAPOLIS, AND
OLIVIA
108 PM 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 ONE HALF OF AN INCH, AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...MCLEOD, RENVILLE, SIBLEY, CARVER, HENNEPIN, RAMSEY, BROWN,
NICOLLET, AND REDWOOD COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER
LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND LONG-LASTING POWER
OUTAGES. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY 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 511MN.ORG FOR
ROAD CONDITIONS.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS, BOOSTER
CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE
WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE
IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
WIZ014>016-021700-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0003.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LADYSMITH, OSCEOLA, AND RICE LAKE
108 PM 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 ONE THIRD OF AN INCH,
AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND ONE QUARTER 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. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER
LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND LONG-LASTING POWER
OUTAGES. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY 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.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS, BOOSTER
CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE
WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE
IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
MNZ063-069-070-076>078-021700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS, LE SUEUR, STILLWATER,
FARIBAULT, AND RED WING
108 PM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* 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. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER
LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND LONG-LASTING POWER
OUTAGES. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY 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 511MN.ORG FOR
ROAD CONDITIONS.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS, BOOSTER
CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE
WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE
IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
WIZ023>026-021700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURAND, RIVER FALLS, MENOMONIE, AND HUDSON
108 PM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...DUNN, 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. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER
LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND LONG-LASTING POWER
OUTAGES. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE THURSDAY 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.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS, BOOSTER
CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE
WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE
IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-021700-
/O.CON.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 MADISON, LITCHFIELD, GLENWOOD, LONG PRAIRIE,
MORA, LITTLE FALLS, BENSON, SAUK RAPIDS, ST CLOUD, PRINCETON, GRANITE
FALLS, ALEXANDRIA, MORRIS, MONTEVIDEO, AND WILLMAR
108 PM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE HALF OF AN
INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A 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>053-059-061-082>085-021700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.260402T0500Z-260402T1700Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, ST JAMES, WASECA, OWATONNA, ELK
RIVER, CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, BLAINE, AND MANKATO
108 PM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
TWO INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE THIRD OF AN INCH, AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...SHERBURNE, WRIGHT, ANOKA, CHISAGO, ISANTI, BLUE EARTH,
STEELE, WASECA, AND WATONWAN COUNTIES.
* 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.
TDH
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