Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Snowfall has been intermittent during the first part of the storm that rolled in Wednesday, leading to slightly lower snowfall totals in some areas. Expect about 4 to 7 inches total for the Twin Cities region, where the snow will end between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. Thursday.

Here’s the latest additional snowfall update from the Twin Cities National Weather Service office:

Here’s the latest Minnesota snowfall map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

The second part of the storm is still on track to deliver high winds, blowing snow, blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills Thursday into Saturday morning. 

 have been expanded into several more counties across southern Minnesota late Wednesday, and they still include the western and southern Twin Cities counties.

With wind gusts greater than 40 mph, wind chills will dip into the dangerous minus 30s and  minus 40s across Minnesota later Thursday through Saturday morning.

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Paul Huttner

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The second part of the storm is still on track to deliver high winds, blowing snow, blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills Thursday into Saturday morning. 


Blizzard conditions, bitter cold up next as snowfall eases

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