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Minnesota Weather: Winter Storm Arrives In State, Metro Could See 2-5 Inches Of Snow

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We’ll have another dance with snow Tuesday as a winter storm system passing through the Midwest is bringing a shield of snow along with it.

11:30 a.m. Update: Winter weather advisory goes until 6 a.m. Wednesday. Storm system is starting to push into southwest Minnesota right now.

We should see the bulk of the snowfall in the metro from 2 p.m. through 10 p.m. Evening commute should be slick with 1 inch an hour snowfall rates possible this afternoon, but the heaviest stuff should be to our south.

There is also the possibility of freezing drizzle for southern Minnesota. Snowfall should be 2-4″ with isolated 5″ (mainly south of I-90 & perhaps a pocket to the west of the metro).

Snow should be out of here by 3 a.m. & it could still be slick for AM, but we expect this evening’s commute to have the greatest impact.

Unlike last storm, this storm should not have widespread ice before onset of snow, snowfall amounts will not be as high, and should not have the strong winds (blizzard conditions).

SNOW EMERGENCIES

Brooklyn Park, Crystal and Eden Prairie have declared a snow emergency Tuesday morning. Click here to find snow emergency information for your city.

Previous Update:

Tuesday’s high temperature in the Twin Cities will be 23 degrees, so it won’t be a cold day, and it won’t be anything like last week’s storm, which kicked off with temperatures in the 40s and rain, before temps fell into the 20s, the rain froze, then several inches of snow was plopped on top of it all.

RELATED: MnDOT Making Preparations With Another Round Of Snow Set To Arrive Tuesday

According to WCCO meteorologists, this winter storm will be a traditional light snow event that will cause issues on the roadways. The system will push into southwestern Minnesota during mid-morning Tuesday, and will make it to the Twin Cities between noon and 2 p.m., and then enter western Wisconsin by 3 p.m.

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The National Weather Service has issued a widespread Winter Weather Advisory in Minnesota due to the havoc this storm will create on the roads in the afternoon and evening hours. Iowa will be under a Winter Storm Warning, with 6 to 10 inches of snow possible in a few areas. That will not be the case in Minnesota.

The heaviest snow will fall in the metro at about dinnertime, with some scattered flurries later in the evening before it clears out after midnight. The Twin Cities can expect 2 to 5 inches of accumulation.

Minnesota will stay in the 20s for most of the week, but we’ll break into the low 30s this weekend and into early next week.


Source: CBS Minnesota

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