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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
250 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2026

...MESSY SPRING SYSTEM TO BRING RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW
TO PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.A strong system is expected to bring a variety of precipitation
types to the region Wednesday through Thursday. While there is still
some uncertainty in the exact track of the low, a mix of snow and
sleet is expected for much of central and western Minnesota. Further
to the south and east, sleet and freezing rain will be the primary
precipitation type. Some shifts in the track are still anticipated,
which will influence the total accumulations of snow, sleet, freezing
rain, and rain.

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Benton-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow
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Including the cities of Willmar, Litchfield, St Cloud, Long Prairie,
Sauk Rapids, Princeton, Montevideo, Mora, Little Falls, Morris,
Benson, Glenwood, Madison, Granite Falls, and Alexandria
250 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2026

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
  between 3 and 5 inches, sleet accumulations around three quarters
  of an inch, and 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 1 PM Wednesday to 7 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...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
511mn.org for road conditions.

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