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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1225 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

MNZ061-063-171200-
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Anoka-Washington-
Including the cities of Blaine and Stillwater
1225 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected.

* WHERE...Anoka and Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-047>051-054>059-064-171200-
/O.UPG.KMPX.FZ.A.0002.261017T0600Z-261017T1300Z/
/O.EXB.KMPX.FZ.W.0006.261017T0500Z-261017T1400Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-
Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Yellow Medicine-
Including the cities of St Cloud, Monticello, Alexandria, Glenwood,
Willmar, Long Prairie, Madison, Elk River, Granite Falls, Morris,
Montevideo, Benson, Little Falls, Sauk Rapids, and Litchfield
1225 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected.

* WHERE...Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns,
  Todd, Wright, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens,
  Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-052-053-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-171200-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FZ.W.0006.261017T0500Z-261017T1400Z/
Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Isanti-Chisago-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-
Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-
Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-
Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Chanhassen, Mankato, Le Sueur, Redwood Falls,
Chaska, Owatonna, Rice Lake, Gaylord, St James, Victoria, Princeton,
Mora, Albert Lea, Shakopee, Hastings, Olivia, Menomonie, Ladysmith,
Faribault, Blue Earth, River Falls, Hudson, Hutchinson, New Ulm,
Center City, Red Wing, Osceola, Waseca, Cambridge, Eau Claire, St
Peter, Fairmont, Durand, and Chippewa Falls
1225 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central,
  southeast, and southwest Minnesota and northwest and west central
  Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ060-062-171200-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FR.Y.0010.261017T0500Z-261017T1400Z/
Hennepin-Ramsey-
Including the cities of St Paul and Minneapolis
1225 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FROST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation.
  Areas of sub-freezing temperatures are possible in rural and
  low-lying areas.

* WHERE...Hennepin and Ramsey Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harmsensitive 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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