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Required Weekly Test

Required Weekly Test 12-26-2024 07:04 for Minnesota areas

Rochester Emergency Management is conducting a test of the Emergency Alert System for the city of Rochester. If this was a real emergency, instructions would follow with steps to take for personal safety. This is only a test.

Effective: December 26, 2024 - 7:04am
Expires: December 26, 2024 - 8:04am
Urgency: Past
Severity: Minor
Sender: 200142,MN City of Rochester,
Areas: Olmsted County MN
Headline: Dense Fog Advisory issued December 26 at 8:13PM CST until December 27 at 12:00PM CST by NWS La Crosse WI
Description: * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and from southwest into central Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until noon CST Friday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could... more
Effective: Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 18:13
Expires: Friday, December 27, 2024 - 10:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS La Crosse WI
Headline: Required Weekly Test
Description: Rochester Emergency Management is conducting a test of the Emergency Alert System for the city of Rochester. If this was a real emergency, instructions would follow with steps to take for personal safety. This is only a test.
Effective: Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 07:04
Expires: Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 08:04
Urgency: Past
Severity: Minor
Sender: 200142,MN City of Rochester,
Headline: Dense Fog Advisory issued December 26 at 8:40AM CST until December 27 at 12:00PM CST by NWS La Crosse WI
Description: * WHAT...Visibility 1/4 mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Minnesota and central, north central, and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until noon CST Friday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions... more
Effective: Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 06:40
Expires: Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 19:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS La Crosse WI
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued December 25 at 9:44PM CST by NWS La Crosse WI
Description: Between 2 AM and 5 AM, patchy freezing drizzle will form in southeast Minnesota and in the Interstate 90 and 94 corridors in Wisconsin. This freezing drizzle will produce icy spots on untreated roads, sidewalks, bridges, and overpasses. Use caution... more
Effective: Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - 19:44
Expires: Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 00:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS La Crosse WI
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued December 25 at 6:56PM CST by NWS La Crosse WI
Description: Between 11 PM and 2 AM, patchy freezing drizzle will form in southeast Minnesota and in the Interstate 90 and 94 corridors in Wisconsin. This freezing drizzle will produce icy spots on untreated roads, sidewalks, bridges, and overpasses. Use caution... more
Effective: Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - 16:56
Expires: Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - 21:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS La Crosse WI