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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

403 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026



...SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS THE REGION...



.A band of snow is expected to remain in place from southwest and

west central to south central Minnesota into the early evening.

Amounts will generally be on the order of 2 to 4 inches, but

localized totals of 6 inches are possible. Snowfall rates will exceed

one inch per hour at times, which will lead to visibility reductions

and hazardous travel. Snow will gradually end from west to east this

evening.



MNZ054-056-064-065-067-073>075-282315-

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Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Renville-Sibley-Redwood-

Brown-Nicollet-

Including the cities of St Peter, Montevideo, Granite Falls, New Ulm,

Gaylord, Madison, Olivia, and Redwood Falls

403 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026



...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...



Snow has ended across western Minnesota.



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Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-

Freeborn-

Including the cities of Albert Lea, Faribault, Waseca, Mankato, St

James, Owatonna, Le Sueur, Fairmont, and Blue Earth

403 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026



...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS

EVENING...



* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow less than an inch.



* WHERE...Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Rice,

  Steele, Waseca, and Watonwan Counties.



* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.



* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.



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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JRB