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WWUS43 KMPX 021458
WSWMPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
958 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
MNZ063-069-070-076>078-021600-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260402T1500Z/
WASHINGTON-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HASTINGS, LE SUEUR, FARIBAULT, RED WING,
STILLWATER, AND SHAKOPEE
958 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION IS TRANSITIONING
TO MAINLY RAIN. WARMER GROUND TEMPERATURES HAVE KEPT SURFACES FROM
ACCUMULATING ADDITIONAL ICE, SO THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
MNZ051>053-059>062-065>068-073>075-082>085-021600-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260402T1500Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD FALLS, CHASKA, CENTER CITY,
CAMBRIDGE, NEW ULM, OLIVIA, MONTICELLO, OWATONNA, MANKATO, BLAINE, ST
PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS, WASECA, VICTORIA, ST PETER, HUTCHINSON, ELK RIVER,
GAYLORD, ST JAMES, AND CHANHASSEN
958 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION IS TRANSITIONING
TO MAINLY RAIN. WARMER GROUND TEMPERATURES HAVE KEPT SURFACES FROM
ACCUMULATING ADDITIONAL ICE, SO THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
WIZ027-028-021700-
/O.CON.KMPX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260402T1700Z/
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA FALLS
958 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
..ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY
* WHAT...ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
* WHERE...CHIPPEWA AND EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY.
* IMPACTS...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...
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.
WIZ014>016-023>026-021700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260402T1700Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIVER FALLS, DURAND, RICE LAKE, OSCEOLA,
HUDSON, LADYSMITH, AND MENOMONIE
958 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT
GLAZE.
* WHERE...BARRON, POLK, RUSK, DUNN, PEPIN, PIERCE, AND ST. CROIX
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY.
* 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.
MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-030000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260403T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW
MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST CLOUD, MONTEVIDEO, BENSON, MORRIS,
MADISON, GRANITE FALLS, ALEXANDRIA, LITCHFIELD, LONG PRAIRIE, MORA,
LITTLE FALLS, PRINCETON, WILLMAR, GLENWOOD, AND SAUK RAPIDS
958 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO
INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH, AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
* WHERE...BENTON, KANDIYOHI, MEEKER, MORRISON, STEARNS, TODD,
KANABEC, MILLE LACS, CHIPPEWA, DOUGLAS, LAC QUI PARLE, POPE,
STEVENS, SWIFT, AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
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