Overnight rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow cause slushy and slippery roads

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Here comes our next snow maker Minnesota. 

A low-pressure system will track south of Chicago Thursday into Friday. That storm track favors heavier snowfall across southern Minnesota, Iowa, and from Wisconsin into Chicago. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows snow gathering in southwestern Minnesota Thursday morning, then increasing in coverage across our region Thursday afternoon and evening. The heaviest snow will likely fall Thursday evening. 

 go into effect Thursday for parts of southwestern and southeastern Minnesota. The Twin Cities and most of central and southern Minnesota are under a 

Here’s more detail on the winter storm warning zone.

I’m still leaning toward a general range of 2 to 5 inches of snow for the Twin Cities area by early Friday. The better chance for 4 to 8 inches lies across southern into southeastern Minnesota. 

The heaviest snowfall zone with this storm will likely land across Iowa through southern Wisconsin and Chicago. 

NOAA’s oft-maligned Global Forecast System model seems like it has a reasonable handle on likely snowfall totals by Friday. 

Here’s a wider look from NOAA at projected snowfall totals for all of Minnesota. 

Temperatures will hover in the 30s Thursday afternoon and evening. Roads will be slushy at first but will likely turn icy as temperatures fall Thursday evening. 

Another shot of snowfall of similar magnitude looks likely Saturday.

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Paul Huttner

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Accumulating snow is on the way Thursday. 

A low-pressure system will track south of Chicago Thursday into Friday.

Winter storm warnings south and west of Twin Cities Thursday

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