Severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings issued for Twin Cities metro area

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A juicy winter storm will deliver snow, rain and freezing rain to the upper Midwest Monday into Tuesday. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from Monday morning into Tuesday evening:

The heaviest snow will be Monday afternoon and evening through Tuesday. South-central and southeastern Minnesota, plus portions of western Wisconsin, may see several hours of freezing rain before the changeover to a wintry mix and then all snow. 

Some computer models are showing about one inch of precipitation in many areas Monday through Tuesday night. That would include rainfall plus the water content of the snow. That would be more than our average precipitation total for the entire month of January.

The heaviest snow totals are expected to be in southwestern Minnesota, where many areas will receive double-digit totals over the two days. Snow totals of 6 inches or more are expected into central Minnesota, the northern part of the metro area, plus northwestern Wisconsin:

The highest chance of icy accumulations from freezing rain will be in southern Minnesota and portions of southwestern Wisconsin:

Winter storm warnings, with various Monday start times, have been posted for much of central and southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area:

Here are details of the winter storm warning that includes the Twin Cities metro area and begins at 3 p.m. on Monday and continues through Tuesday afternoon:

Here are details of the winter storm warning that starts at 6 a.m. Monday in southwestern Minnesota:

Here are details of the ice storm warning that starts at noon Monday and continues through Tuesday afternoon in south-central Minnesota:

A winter weather advisory begins at 6 p.m. Monday from Red Wing to Eau Claire. Here are the details for Goodhue County:

A winter storm watch starts at 6 p.m. Monday in far southeastern Minnesota, here are the details:

A winter storm watch begins late Monday night from Brainerd to Duluth into NW Wisconsin:

The storm track and/or temperature profile within the storm could change, which would change the coverage area of the heavy snow and the freezing rain.

You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News 

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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A winter storm will spread snow and freezing rain into Minnesota and western Wisconsin Monday, Monday night and Tuesday. We have an update on snow amounts and who has the best chance of freezing rain.

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Winter storm warning begins on Monday, continues Tuesday; Heavy snow and ice for some areas

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