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Effective:   2026-03-12 14:52:00 Local Time  
Expires:   2026-03-16 07:00:00 Local Time <-- EXPIRED! [Archived Message Only]
 
Event:   WINTER STORM WATCH
 
Alert:   WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED MARCH 12 AT 2:52PM CDT UNTIL MARCH 16 AT 7:00AM CDT

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AMCDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * WHERE...KANDIYOHI, MCLEOD, MEEKER, RENVILLE, STEARNS, WRIGHT, CHIPPEWA, POPE, STEVENS, AND SWIFT COUNTIES. * WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
 
Instructions:   VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY
 
Targt Area:   STEVENS, POPE, STEARNS, SWIFT, CHIPPEWA, KANDIYOHI, MEEKER, WRIGHT, RENVILLE, MCLEOD

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Issued by:   NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN [00]