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WILLMAR -- In the light of a near tragedy in Anoka County this weekend, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding parents to caution their children to stay off ponds, streams and other water bodies that now have a thin coating of ice. Sunday afternoon, an eight-year-old...

WILLMAR -- West central Minnesota is in both a wind advisory and a red flag warning today, according to the National Weather Service. The wind advisory remains in effect until 10 p.m. as strong southerly winds will pick up to 30 to 35 mph. Gusts are expected to exceed 50 mph in the...

WILLMAR -- The National Weather Service has expanded the red flag warning to include much of central and south central Minnesota and has been extended until 7 p.m. Thursday. The warning area includes almost all of Minnesota, except the southeast and northeast corners of the state,...

WILLMAR -- The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for much of central and south central Minnesota for Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. The Weather Service is expecting a low temperature of 28 degrees overnight in Willmar and low temps in the upper 20s and...

.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WRIGHT...SOUTHEASTERN STEARNS...NORTHWESTERN SIBLEY...EASTERN RENVILLE...MEEKER...MCLEOD AND SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 532 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Kandiyohi County, McLeod County, Meeker County, eastern Renville County , northwestern Sibley County, southeastern Stearns County, and western Wright county until 6:15 p.m. At 5:09...

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Chippewa County, southern Kandiyohi County, northeastern Redwood County, Renville County and northwestern Sibley County in central and west central Minnesota until 6 p.m. At...

A tornado warning remains in effect for south central Renville and northeastern Redwood Counties until 5 p.m. At 4:40 p.m., a trained weather spotters reported a tornado. This tornado was located near Seaforth or 9 miles west of Redwood Falls moving east at 60 mpg.

WILLMAR -- Due to the expected high temperatures, the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of southern and western Minnesota for today and Tuesday. Forecasters expect temperatures to reach the upper 80s and lower 90s and the heat index to reach...

WILLMAR -- Most area schools are delaying the start of classes two hours today after 6-7 inches of new snow fell yesterday, whipped up by winds that are expected to increase throughout the day creating dangerous conditions by tonight. A blowing and drifting snow advisory remains...

The National Weather Service may be issuing a new type of weather warning in the next weeks. The NWS offices of North and South Dakota and Minnesota will experiment with issuing "extreme cold warnings," according to John Paul Martin, warning coordination meteorologist for the National...

Much of far west central Minnesota, west of Kandiyohi County, remains under a winter storm warning until midnight tonight as snow and blowing snow continues through Friday, following by frigid wind chills. The far west central Minnesota forecast has been upgraded to a blizzard warning...

A blizzard warning is now in effect for portions of west central Minnesota through 4 a.m.

WILLMAR -- West Central Minnesota remains in a winter storm watch through Saturday as the first of two rounds of inclement weather pushes through the region. The National Weather Service is forecasting that this morning's rain and drizzle will turn to snow in west central Minnesota...