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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

1253 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



MNZ041>044-047>050-055>058-061000-

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

/O.NEW.KMPX.FZ.W.0004.260506T0700Z-260506T1300Z/

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

Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-

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

Montevideo, Sauk Rapids, Princeton, Litchfield, Little Falls,

Alexandria, Benson, and Long Prairie

1253 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...



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



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

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



* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Wednesday.



* 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.



&&



$$



MNZ045-051>054-064-065-073-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-061000-

/O.NEW.KMPX.FZ.W.0004.260506T0700Z-260506T1300Z/

Kanabec-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-

Renville-Redwood-Polk-Barron-Rusk-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire-

Including the cities of Eau Claire, Granite Falls, Mora, Chippewa

Falls, Menomonie, Center City, Cambridge, Olivia, Osceola, Redwood

Falls, Ladysmith, Elk River, Madison, and Rice Lake

1253 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...



* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.



* WHERE...In Minnesota, Renville, Sherburne, Chisago, Isanti,

  Kanabec, Redwood, Lac Qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine Counties. In

  Wisconsin, Barron, Polk, Rusk, Chippewa, Dunn, and Eau Claire

  Counties.



* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Wednesday.



* 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.



&&



$$



MNZ059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023-024-026-061000-

/O.NEW.KMPX.FR.Y.0003.260506T0700Z-260506T1300Z/

Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-

Dakota-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-

Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-St. Croix-Pierce-Pepin-

Including the cities of Hastings, River Falls, St Paul, Hudson,

Minneapolis, Monticello, Blue Earth, St Peter, St James, Fairmont,

Chaska, Shakopee, Chanhassen, Albert Lea, New Ulm, Stillwater,

Victoria, Mankato, Waseca, Blaine, Gaylord, Hutchinson, Le Sueur,

Faribault, Durand, Owatonna, and Red Wing

1253 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...



* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in areas of frost

  formation.



* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and

  southeast Minnesota and west central Wisconsin.



* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Wednesday.



* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive

  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



&&



$$



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