405  
WWUS73 KMPX 171945  
NPWMPX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
145 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-180745-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.CW.Y.0001.260119T0300Z-260119T1800Z/  
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-  
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-  
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-  
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-  
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-  
STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, MORRIS, ST CLOUD, BLAINE,  
HUTCHINSON, WASECA, SAUK RAPIDS, FAIRMONT, CENTER CITY, GLENWOOD,  
CHASKA, HASTINGS, GAYLORD, CAMBRIDGE, ELK RIVER, LITTLE FALLS,  
SHAKOPEE, LONG PRAIRIE, STILLWATER, ST JAMES, MADISON, NEW ULM,  
BENSON, GRANITE FALLS, CHANHASSEN, ALEXANDRIA, MINNEAPOLIS,  
LITCHFIELD, VICTORIA, ALBERT LEA, MANKATO, ST PETER, MORA, WILLMAR,  
MONTEVIDEO, ST PAUL, LE SUEUR, FARIBAULT, RED WING, OWATONNA,  
PRINCETON, REDWOOD FALLS, OLIVIA, AND BLUE EARTH  
145 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO NOON CST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 34 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 34 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE  
FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
WIZ014>016-023>028-180745-  
/O.NEW.KMPX.CW.Y.0001.260119T0900Z-260119T1800Z/  
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENOMONIE, RICE LAKE, OSCEOLA, CHIPPEWA  
FALLS, DURAND, HUDSON, RIVER FALLS, EAU CLAIRE, AND LADYSMITH  
145 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BARRON, POLK, RUSK, CHIPPEWA, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN,  
PIERCE, AND ST. CROIX COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE  
FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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