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March 23, 2018 1:48 AM

Who wants to shovel? Metro area rides the heavy snow boundary tonight

Someone has to be on the edge of the heavy snow band, and the metro area will have that honor this Friday night into early Saturday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from this afternoon through Saturday morning: The NAM model continues to show the…

by Ron Trenda

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March 22, 2018 12:32 PM

Winter storm update; Twin Cities rides northern edge of heavy snow

March is indeed a fickle month. Some years we see highs in the 80s, and we occasionally have single digit highs in March. We can have beautiful sunny days, some rainy days, sleet, snow and occasionally a severe thunderstorm. Some Minnesotans will see several inches of snow from Friday afternoon into early Saturday. The snow…

by Ron Trenda

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March 22, 2018 11:52 AM

A weather star is born: Nashville weather kid goes viral

A Nashville kindergartner just made the best weather video.

by Paul Huttner

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March 22, 2018 2:54 AM

Storms along east, west coasts today; our turn tomorrow

The most recent pesky nor’easter, the fourth one this month, is continuing from Long Island to Boston and up to Maine early this morning. Heavy, wet snow has been piling up. Travel has been very difficult and hazardous. Boston schools are closed for the second day. The good news for those folks is that the…

by Bill Endersen