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

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Minnesota weather never ceases to amaze me.

Tropical downpours from Cristobal continue to soak areas from the Twin Cities south and east into Friday morning. NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model tracks the heaviest rain cells from southeast Minnesota through western Wisconsin into Wednesday morning.

I wrote in detail earlier about Cristobal’s rare “crossover” storm status. The center of the storm likely crosses Lake Superior Wednesday morning. That’s the furthest west Atlantic post-tropical cyclone track on record.

Monday felt hotter than the Fourth of July. Wednesday brings an October breeze to Minnesota. Gusty northwest winds and temperatures in the 50s and 60s to near 70 combine to make it feel like early October out there.

Wind chills by Thursday morning will make it feel like the 30s in northeast Minnesota.

Sunshine and highs in the 70s return to most of Minnesota Thursday through the upcoming weekend. Highs in the 60s favor northern Minnesota. 

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Paul Huttner

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Remnants of once Tropical Storm Cristobal are soaking the Upper Midwest.

Twin Cities National Weather Service

NOAA NAM 3 km model through 7 am Wednesday

NOAA via Weather Bell

NOAA

Forecast wind chill temperatures Thursday morning

Flash flood watch into Wednesday morning

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