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

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It’s been 34 days since that last snow in much of Minnesota. Our Valentine’s Day snow dropped around 7 inches of snow around the Twin Cities.

Our next snow maker arrives Thursday night. The system is likely to produce a swath of snow from western Minnesota around the Fargo-Moorhead area, eastward into the Iron Range, and south to the Twin Cities. 

Winter weather advisories have been posted by various National Weather Service offices in our region. The greater 

 in a winter weather advisory starting at 7 p.m. Thursday. 

advisory further northwest from the Grand Forks, N.D., NWS office

 for central and northeastern Minnesota. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest 18Z NAM 3 km model slows the onset time of snow a bit. 

If it’s accurate, the main snow wave Thursday will approach Fargo around 6 p.m to 7 p.m. and arrive in the Twin Cities between about 9 p.m. and midnight. The heaviest snow is likely to fall in the hours after midnight into early Friday morning. 

The loop below runs between 7 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday.

Expect a more challenging rush hour commute than we’re used to seeing Friday morning. 

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Paul Huttner

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A clipper brings snow to Minnesota Thursday night. 

Winter weather advisory for snow includes the Twin Cities Thursday night

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