Wintry mix Thursday night, another storm Friday

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Wednesday’s compact low-pressure swirl is producing some impressive snowfall rates and totals across central Minnesota. 

You can see the swirl crossing southern Minnesota Wednesday morning on the GOES-16 infrared satellite loop. It’s generating an impressive snow shield across central Minnesota to the north of the low. 

Winter storm warnings are in effect until 3 p.m. for central Minnesota and 6 p.m. for the Duluth area.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows the snow zone gradually fading and shifting east Wednesday into Wisconsin by around 6 p.m.  

The Twin Cities are on the easy southern edge of this system with less than an inch of snow and rainy drizzle. About 2 inches of snow have fallen in the northern suburbs. Snowfall totals farther north are impressive.

Here are some select snowfall reports so far, in inches. 

Overall snowfall totals will range between about 3 and 7 inches across central and northeastern Minnesota. 

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Paul Huttner

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Some impressive snowfall totals across central Minnesota Wednesday. 

Winter storm warnings, heavy snow across central Minnesota

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