...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM LIKELY TO BRING EXTREME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
AND GUSTY WINDS...
...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...
.A major winter storm will move across the Upper Midwest late
Saturday into Sunday. Model guidance continues to illustrate a
remarkable precipitation footprint across the region which will yield
heavy snow accumulations on the order of 1 to 2 feet. Totals across
portions of western and central Wisconsin could exceed 2 feet. The
combination of heavy snow and gusty winds will reduce visibility and
create periods of blizzard conditions on Sunday across western and
southern Minnesota. Travel is expected to become very difficult or
impossible late Saturday night and Sunday. In addition, the amount of
water in the snowpack will make it wet and very heavy, leading to the
potential for infrastructure damage and a health hazard for those
shoveling. Including the cities of Long Prairie and Alexandria
227 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
* WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow possible. Total snow
accumulations between 6 and 12 inches possible. Winds could gust as
high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Todd and Douglas Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow
could significantly reduce visibility.