Winter storm: No travel advised in much of southern Minnesota

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Winter storm: No travel advised in much of southern Minnesota

By Melissa Turtinen , Lauren Andrego , Kilat Fitzgerald and FOX 9 StaffUpdated March 15, 2026 9:13am CDTFOX 9

The Brief
• No travel is advised in most of southern Minnesota on Sunday.
• This is due to blowing snow, which is causing reduced visibility and white-out conditions in some areas.
• Stay with FOX 9 for the latest on this winter storm.

MARSHALL, Minn. (FOX 9) - No travel is advised in most of southern Minnesota, south of the Twin Cities metro, on Sunday.

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No travel advised


Road conditions across Minnesota as of 8:15 a.m. on March 15, 2026. (MnDOT)

Local perspective:
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is issuing a no-travel advisory on state highways in eight Minnesota counties in the southwest part of the state. Those counties are Chippewa, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Redwood, Renville, Pipestone and Yellow Medicine.

There is also a no-travel advisory in southeast Minnesota, which currently includes Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha and Winona counties.

Current rates of snow are covering the roads faster than snowplows can clear them, MnDOT says, and drivers are told to not travel in these areas until conditions improve.

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[Ocelot II]

1. Yeah, no kidding.

I'm just sitting here watching the snow pile up and the wind blow it around. Obviously I'm not going anywhere today, maybe not tomorrow either.