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

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Talk about an evolving weather situation.

The cold front sweeping across Minnesota Monday night is driving bands of heavier snow as it blows through. Heavy snow is falling at the Huttner Weather Lab in Victoria early Monday evening.

 have expanded to include the Twin Cities area. 

have been posted due to heavy snow of more than 6 inches southwest of the Twin Cities.

Monday evening’s weather system ramped up more than many models showed Monday. The band of snow took on a springlike “convective” nature. Snowfall totals from the far western Twin Cities already show 3.5” as of early Monday evening.

It now appears much of the Twin Cities will pick up between 2 and 4 inches of snow by late Monday evening. As much as 4 to 7 inches will fall across southern Minnesota.

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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Paul Huttner

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A cold front is driving bands of snow across Minnesota Monday evening.

Large stellar dendrites Monday evening in Victoria.

Evening snow burst: Area of accumulating snow expands

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