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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

643 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



MNZ041>045-047>058-064-065-073-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-061300-

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

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

Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-

Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Polk-Barron-

Rusk-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire-

Including the cities of Osceola, Eau Claire, Olivia, Long Prairie,

Redwood Falls, Menomonie, Little Falls, Princeton, Litchfield,

Madison, Ladysmith, Elk River, St Cloud, Cambridge, Glenwood,

Alexandria, Mora, Montevideo, Morris, Rice Lake, Benson, Willmar,

Sauk Rapids, Chippewa Falls, Center City, and Granite Falls

643 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



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

WEDNESDAY...



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



* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southwest, and west

  central Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin.



* 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.



&&



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MNZ059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023-024-026-061300-

/O.CON.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 New Ulm, Hutchinson, Hastings, Durand,

Stillwater, Blaine, Waseca, St Paul, Gaylord, Mankato, Chanhassen,

River Falls, Fairmont, Hudson, Albert Lea, Monticello, Victoria,

Minneapolis, St Peter, Blue Earth, Chaska, Red Wing, St James,

Faribault, Owatonna, Shakopee, and Le Sueur

643 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS 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.



&&



$$



JPC