Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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A freezing rain advisory continues to 3 p.m. for about the southern half of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, as well as western Wisconsin.

Central Minnesota has an ice storm warning until 6 p.m.:

Here are some details, courtesy of the Twin Cities NWS:

Here are some details of the ice storm warning, from the NWS:

The freezing rain will transition to rain later this afternoon and evening, as warmer temperatures spread northward.

Parts of southern and central Minnesota could see three-quarters of an inch of rain later today and tonight, and a thunderstorm is also possible.

There is a blizzard warning from 5 p.m. today to noon tomorrow for parts of northwestern Minnesota:

The remainder of northern Minnesota has a winter storm warning until noon Monday:

Details of the winter storm warning, courtesy of the NWS:

The low pressure system that is causing our travel problems will move from southwestern Nebraska into northwestern Minnesota by Monday morning, then continue to the east-northeast.

NOAA's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the projected path:

Winds will be very strong from this afternoon through most of Monday.

Clickable maps, with forecast updates for your area, are available from the following National Weather Service forecast offices:

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A freezing rain advisory continues to 3 p.m. for about the southern half of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, as well as western Wisconsin. Central Minnesota has an ice storm warning until 6 p.m.: Here are some details, courtesy of the Twin Cities NWS: URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 841…

Freezing rain; ice storm, blizzard and winter storm warnings central and northern MN

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