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

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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 Owatonna, Waseca, Hutchinson, Osceola, Rice
Lake, New Ulm, Mora, Mankato, Chanhassen, Durand, Hudson, Eau Claire,
St James, Cambridge, St Peter, Chippewa Falls, Shakopee, Fairmont,
Menomonie, Redwood Falls, Le Sueur, Center City, Hastings, River
Falls, Gaylord, Red Wing, Ladysmith, Blue Earth, Albert Lea,
Faribault, Chaska, Olivia, Victoria, and Princeton
118 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 1 AM 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.

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MNZ060>063-161830-
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Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
Including the cities of Minneapolis, Stillwater, Blaine, and St Paul
118 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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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MNZ041>043-047>051-054>059-064-161830-
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Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-
Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Yellow Medicine-
Including the cities of Benson, Litchfield, Montevideo, Little Falls,
Morris, Elk River, Monticello, Madison, Willmar, Sauk Rapids, Long
Prairie, Glenwood, St Cloud, Granite Falls, and Alexandria
118 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures possible.

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

* WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning.

* 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.

&&

$$

Borghoff