Minnesota Weather: Sloppy Storm Heads Into 2nd Day; Blizzard Warnings For Much Of State

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota’s stretch of dry and delicate climate has ended, as a sloppy storm system swirls over the state Thursday and Friday, threatening blizzard circumstances in southwestern Minnesota and snow accumulations as excessive as 9 inches in elements of the state.

The system entered the western fringe of the state late Wednesday night time, bringing uncommon January rain to Minnesota. Early Thursday morning, rain was reported as far north as Brainerd as temperatures within the southwestern nook of the state had been round 40 levels, practically twice as heat as the common excessive this time of 12 months.

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Wind may even play an element on this storm. A Blizzard Warning is in impact in western and southwestern Minnesota as a result of gusts might attain 50 mph within the in a single day and thru Friday morning, creating the potential for blowing snow and dangerous journey circumstances. Much of northern Minnesota in underneath a Winter Weather Advisory. Most of the snow has petered on the market, however now the winds will begin blowing it throughout. Southeastern Minnesota is underneath a Winter Storm Warning for the reason that space is predicted to have the heaviest bands of snow cross by way of.

The Twin Cities will likely be clipped by these bands within the in a single day by way of early Friday night. The system will lastly exit the state late Friday, with flurries doable into early Saturday morning.

By Thursday afternoon, about 3 inches of heavy, moist snow had fallen over the Twin Cities metro. After a several-hour break, a wintry combine started falling within the Twin Cities late Thursday night, with temperatures proper at about freezing.

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The second spherical of snow will doubtless add one other couple inches within the metro, bringing the snow whole to about 6 inches or so. Southern Minnesota obtained about 3-4 inches within the first spherical, and will tack on 3-6 inches by the tip of Friday. Accumulations up north will likely be lighter.

Looking forward to the weekend, the climate appears to be like to be dry with excessive temperatures within the low-to-mid 20s, which is about common for this time of 12 months. WCCO forecasters say Minnesotans could also be in for a giant temperature drop in a couple of week and a half.