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

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We’re about 24 hours away from our sixth significant winter storm in seven weeks for parts of Minnesota. 

Tuesday’s forecast models are trending a little slower and farther south:

The big picture involves snow breaking out across southern Minnesota Wednesday evening and pushing north into the Twin Cities region around midnight. Snow will continue overnight into Thursday morning, then taper off from west to east Thursday afternoon. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows the trend of a slightly slower and farther south system, but the big picture remains the same: 

Snowfall totals by Thursday afternoon across the greater Twin Cities will likely show a big range from north to south. The far northern Twin Cities could see as little as a couple of inches. The best chance for 6 inches or more favors the southeastern Twin Cities, specifically Dakota County. 

Here’s the bigger snowfall picture for Minnesota:

Stay tuned as we see what Wednesday’s forecast models do before the snow flies later Wednesday night. 

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Paul Huttner

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Another round of heavy wet snow arrives Wednesday night and Thursday. Latest forecast models trending slightly south. 

Watches, warnings up across southern MN for snow Wednesday night, Thursday

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