Winter Storm Watch, Minnesota
SevereGusts up to 50 mph. Plan on slippery road conditions.
Ended Saturday, January 17, 2026.
Replaced by the Winter Weather Advisory on Saturday, January 17, 12:43 in the afternoon.
Replaced by the Blizzard Warning on Saturday, January 17, 12:43 in the afternoon.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this watch
- Moorhead
- Fergus Falls
- Detroit Lakes
- East Grand Forks
- Thief River Falls
- Crookston
- Dilworth
- Breckenridge
- Barnesville
- Pelican Rapids
- Hawley
- Ada
- Warren
- Fosston
- Red Lake Falls
- Frazee
- Glyndon
- Elbow Lake
- Mahnomen
- Hallock
- Fertile
- Lake Park
- Twin Valley
- Karlstad
- Hoffman
- Sabin
- McIntosh
- Stephen
- Halstad
- Audubon
- Argyle
- White Earth
- Naytahwaush
- Rothsay
- Ulen
- Ashby
- Fisher
- Oklee
- Waubun
- Erskine
- Alvarado
- Herman
- Barrett
- Lancaster
- Underwood
- Vergas
- Riverland
- Hendrum
- Plummer
- St. Hilaire
- Climax
- Oslo
- Gary
- Dalton
- Ogema
- Hitterdal
- Twin Lakes
- Shelly
- Callaway
- Lake Bronson
- Felton
- Kennedy
- Winger
- Elizabeth
- Wendell
- Campbell
- Erhard
- Wolverton
- Foxhome
- Brooks
- Perley
- Goodridge
- Mentor
- Beaulieu
- Comstock
- Borup
- Lengby
- Beltrami
- Georgetown
- Bejou
- Viking
- Nielsville
- Strandquist
- Nashua
- Kent
- Gully
- Halma
- St. Vincent
- West Roy Lake
- Norcross
- Baker
- Humboldt
- Trail
- Doran
- Pine Bend
- Midway
- Donaldson
- The Ranch
How much
- Wind gusts
- Up to 50 mph
Map
- This watch
- Interstates
- US highways
- US border
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations up to one inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
- Where
- Portions of northwest Minnesota and southeast North Dakota.
- When
- From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
- Impacts
- Plan on slippery road conditions. Ground blizzards may create whiteout conditions that could make travel extremely dangerous or impossible. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
Updates
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Area expanded. January 17, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 17, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 17, 2026
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Area expanded. January 17, 2026
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Area expanded. January 17, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 16, 2026
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Area expanded. Now also replaces the Winter Weather Advisory. January 16, 2026
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Winter Storm Watch issued for Sunday overnight through Sunday night. January 16, 2026