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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
223 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
...MIXED WINTER EVENT WITH SNOW, SLEET, AND ICE ACCUMULATION FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY...
.A MIXED PRECIPITATION EVENT WILL UNFOLD ACROSS MINNESOTA INTO
WISCONSIN TODAY INTO TOMORROW. ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
WILL MAINLY FALL AS SNOW WITH UP TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. FARTHER SOUTH
A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TO
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WILL SEE ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN
INCH. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN THESE ICE ACCUMULATIONS, AS
THIS WILL BE VERY SENSITIVE TO WHERE THE FREEZING LINE SETS UP. SO
ADDITIONAL SHIFTS IN THE SOUTHWARD EXTENT MAYBE NEEDED LATER IN THE
DAY.
MNZ041-031930-
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DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA
223 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
* WHERE...DOUGLAS COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
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.
MNZ042-043-031930-
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TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LONG PRAIRIE AND LITTLE FALLS
223 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...MORRISON AND TODD COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING 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.
MNZ051>053-058-059-066-WIZ014>016-031930-
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SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-MCLEOD-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CENTER CITY, MONTICELLO, RICE LAKE,
CAMBRIDGE, HUTCHINSON, ELK RIVER, LITCHFIELD, OSCEOLA, AND LADYSMITH
223 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10
PM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE INCH, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH, AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, MCLEOD, MEEKER, SHERBURNE, WRIGHT, CHISAGO,
AND ISANTI COUNTIES. IN WISCONSIN, BARRON, POLK, AND RUSK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING 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.
MNZ054>057-064-065-073-031930-
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LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-
REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTEVIDEO, MADISON, REDWOOD FALLS, BENSON,
OLIVIA, WILLMAR, AND GRANITE FALLS
223 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7
AM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
TWO INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH, AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...KANDIYOHI, RENVILLE, REDWOOD, CHIPPEWA, LAC QUI PARLE,
SWIFT, AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY 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.
MNZ047-048-031930-
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STEVENS-POPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MORRIS AND GLENWOOD
223 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...POPE AND STEVENS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY 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.
MNZ044-045-049-050-031930-
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MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAUK RAPIDS, MORA, PRINCETON, AND ST CLOUD
223 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE QUARTER OF
AN INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...BENTON, STEARNS, KANABEC, AND MILLE LACS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING 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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