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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

258 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025



MNZ041>045-047>052-055>059-065-066-130900-

/O.CON.KMPX.CW.Y.0009.251213T0600Z-251214T1600Z/

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

Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-

Renville-McLeod-

Including the cities of Elk River, Hutchinson, Princeton, Little

Falls, Mora, Willmar, Litchfield, Long Prairie, Morris, St Cloud,

Cambridge, Glenwood, Benson, Montevideo, Olivia, Monticello,

Alexandria, and Sauk Rapids

258 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025



...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO

10 AM CST SUNDAY...



* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected.



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

  Minnesota.



* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM CST Sunday.



* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause

  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a

hat, and gloves.



Keep pets indoors as much as possible.



Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure

portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills

inside.



If you do not have heat in your home or lack shelter, you can call

211 or visit for assistance locating appropriate shelter from the

cold.



&&



$$



MNZ053-060>063-067>070-075>078-083>085-093-WIZ014>016-023>028-130900-

/O.CON.KMPX.CW.Y.0009.251213T0600Z-251214T1600Z/

Chisago-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-

Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Freeborn-

Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire-

Including the cities of Hastings, Mankato, Albert Lea, St Paul,

Minneapolis, River Falls, Chippewa Falls, Owatonna, Rice Lake,

Gaylord, Menomonie, Durand, Chaska, Hudson, Osceola, Stillwater,

Ladysmith, Blaine, Red Wing, Faribault, St Peter, Shakopee,

Chanhassen, Waseca, Victoria, Eau Claire, Center City, and Le Sueur

258 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025



...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO

10 AM CST SUNDAY...



* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected.



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

  southeast Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin.



* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM CST Sunday.



* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause

  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a

hat, and gloves.



Keep pets indoors as much as possible.



Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure

portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills

inside.



If you do not have heat in your home or lack shelter, you can call

211 or visit for assistance locating appropriate shelter from the

cold.



&&



$$



MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-092-130900-

/O.CON.KMPX.CW.Y.0009.251214T0000Z-251214T1600Z/

Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin-

Faribault-

Including the cities of St James, Blue Earth, New Ulm, Madison,

Granite Falls, Fairmont, and Redwood Falls

258 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025



...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10

AM CST SUNDAY...



* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below expected.



* WHERE...Brown, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Lac Qui Parle,

  and Yellow Medicine Counties.



* WHEN...From 6 PM Saturday to 10 AM CST Sunday.



* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause

  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a

hat, and gloves.



Keep pets indoors as much as possible.



Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure

portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills

inside.



If you do not have heat in your home or lack shelter, you can call

211 or visit for assistance locating appropriate shelter from the

cold.



&&



$$



NDC