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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

225 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026



MNZ041>044-047>050-055>058-051930-

/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.A.0001.260506T0700Z-260506T1400Z/

Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Benton-

Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-

Including the cities of Morris, St Cloud, Glenwood, Willmar,

Princeton, Little Falls, Alexandria, Sauk Rapids, Montevideo, Long

Prairie, Litchfield, and Benson

225 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MORNING...



* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible.



* WHERE...Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Stearns, Todd, Mille

  Lacs, Chippewa, Douglas, Pope, Stevens, and Swift Counties.



* WHEN...From late tonight through Wednesday morning.



* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other

  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor

  plumbing.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



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CTG