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Dusting of light snow late Monday; then very cold
Many Minnesotans saw plenty of snow from late Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. The weekend snow total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 7.1 inches. Many roads were slick, and travel was sometimes slow. If you didn’t have to drive anywhere, the snow was a beautiful sight. A morning walk through the falling snow in St.…
Evening snow northeastern Minn.; storm totals
Most of Minnesota will have just light snow this evening, but heavier show is expected over parts of northeastern Minnesota. A winter weather advisory is in effect until midnight for the Duluth area: Here are some details on that advisory, from the Duluth office of the National Weather Service: MNZ037-120600- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-161212T0600Z/ CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS- INCLUDING THE…
Only some light snow is expected the remainder of this afternoon in Minnesota. The Saturday afternoon through Sunday snow total was 6.7 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport: Snowfall totals as of 12 PM:Twin Cities/MSP: 6.7"NWS Chanhassen: 8.7"St. Cloud: 2.9"Eau Claire: 4.3" (10 AM)#mnwx #wiwx — NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) December 11, 2016 Some other…
Snow continues; advisory and warning update
It’s a winter wonderland this Sunday morning. Some impressive snow totals have already been reported, and it is still snowing over much of Minnesota. Redwood Falls, in southwestern Minnesota, has received 7.3 inches of snow since Saturday afternoon. In southern Minnesota to the south of the Twin Cities, 7 inches is the report from Northfield, and…
Winter weather advisories continue overnight and Sunday
Generous snow amounts will blanket southern and central Minnesota and much of Wisconsin this Saturday night and Sunday. The National Weather Service has issued winter weather advisories for snow and reduced visibilities, which will create difficult driving conditions, through the overnight hours and Sunday. Here is the winter weather advisory area, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather…
Winter weather advisories overnight and Sunday
The National Weather Service has expanded the winter weather advisories into parts of central and northeastern Minnesota for the overnight hours and Sunday. Here is the updated weather advisory area, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service: The winter weather advisory is for snow and reduced visibilities, which will lead to difficult driving conditions. The…
Winter weather advisories this weekend
Lawns that are mostly green in much of southern Minnesota will look like a winter wonderland by this evening. Snow will spread across southern Minnesota today,  arriving in the Twin Cities this afternoon. Snow is expected to continue overnight and  much of Sunday Here is the total snowfall potential, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the…