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ALT Snowfall forecast map. 2-5" expected across far western and southwestern Minnesota. 5-8" for west central and southern Minnesota. 7-10" with locally higher amounts possible over much of east central Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, and western Wisconsin.
ALT Major winter storm to bring several inches of accumulating snow, strong winds, much colder temperatures Sunday. Very hazardous travel conditions are likely due to the long duration snowfall and strong winds. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect across eastern MN and all of western WI. A Blizzard Warning remains in effect across central and southern MN. What’s Changed? The Winter Storm Watch across far western MN was upgraded to a Blizzard Warning.
ALT Forecast wind gusts for various cities across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Gusts of 40-45 MPH are expected for many.
ALT Practice Safe Winter Travel. Blizzard Warning: Severe winter weather within the 36 occurring including whiteout conditions. Do not travel. Flying instead of driving? Check current flight status directly with your airline for any delays or cancellations. National and Administration Department Transportation 511 Minnesota: 511mn.org Wisconsin: 511wi.gov lowa: 511ia.org North Dakota: travel.nd.gov South Dakota: SD511.org
ALT Key messages slide showing winter weather headlines. Key messages include rain transitioning to snow this evening, snow amounts increasing since last update, and hazardous travel tonight.
ALT Map of expected snow amounts, with 6-8 inches in central minnesota, 4-6 inches in the twin cities, and 2-3 inches in southern minnesota. Gusty winds could make snow difficult to measure.
ALT Hourly precipitation type matrix showing the transition from rain to snow this evening and snow overnight.
ALT Matrix showing wind gusts through the next few days, with peak gusts from 40-45mph from 6pm tonight through 12pm tomorrow.
ALT Pictured: A man brushes snow from the roof of his car. Text: Thank you for removing snow from the roof of your car.
ALT Picture of No Kings written on pieces of paper in the backseat of a vehicle.
ALT Radar image of severe thunderstorm over Carver county Minnesota. Winds up to 70 mph are possible.
ALT This graphic displays a severe thunderstorm warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 8:45 PM CDT. The warning includes Chaska MN, Chanhassen MN and Waconia MN. This warning is for Carver County in east central Minnesota and West Hennepin County in east central Minnesota. The threats associated with this warning are wind gusts up to 80 MPH and no hail expected. There are 140,452 people in the warning along with 59 schools and 1 hospital.
