Severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings issued for Twin Cities metro area

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Saturday will be a quiet weather day in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with highs mainly in the 30s. Far northern Minnesota will see some 20s.

Patchy light snow is possible in southern Minnesota late Saturday afternoon, with the light snow spreading northward Saturday evening. 

Snow coverage expands to include much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin later Saturday night. The snow then continues Sunday and Sunday evening, with heavy snow at times. The heaviest snow in the Twin Cities metro area expected to be Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening. 

Much of Minnesota will have snow Sunday night and Monday. The Twin Cities metro area, south-central and southeastern Minnesota plus parts of west-central Wisconsin could see snow continue into Sunday evening, then a rain/snow mix or mainly rain late Sunday night, followed by mainly rain on Monday.  Periods of snow plus strong winds continue in much of western and northern Minnesota on Tuesday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 2 p.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday:

Much of Minnesota could see double-digit snow totals Sunday into Monday and Tuesday. Snow totals will be lower in areas that see a transition to rain or a mix on Monday.

Northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin will also see some double-digit snow totals:

A blizzard warning covers much of the North Shore from 1 p.m. Sunday to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with winter storm warnings from 10 a.m. Sunday to 7 p.m. Tuesday from Brainerd and Hinckley to Duluth:

The winter storm warning in International Falls and Hibbing runs from 1 p.m. Sunday to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Here are details of the blizzard warning along the North Shore:

Northwestern Wisconsin is in a winter storm watch that begins on Sunday.

A winter storm warning also begins Sunday in much of central Minnesota and a portion of west-central Minnesota:

Here are details of the winter storm warning that includes Alexandria, St. Cloud and Willmar:

The blue shaded area that includes the Twin Cities is in a winter storm watch from 10 a.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Monday:

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News 

Updated forecast information will be posted by the National Weather Service offices in the 

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.  We will have extra weather updates this weekend.

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Ron Trenda

Author

Saturday is our quiet weather day of the weekend. Snow will be heavy at times Sunday into Monday.

Winter storm will deliver heavy snow and strong winds Sunday into Monday

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