![]() ![]() The heaviest snow band will likely set up south and east of the Twin Cities. Snow should taper by around 6pm Wednesday in the metro, but will last into the night to the east into Wisconsin. *Again any further southward shift in track could reduce snowfall totals accordingly.īottom line: Expect snow after midnight Tuesday night/Wednesday. Expect some variation in model snowfall output between now and Wednesday. That seems like a reasonable snowfall total to me at this point barring any track changes. The NAM & GFS are printing out 2.5" for MSP Airport Wednesday. The best snowfall "range" for the metro looks like 1" to 4" with the best chance of 4" in the southeast metro near Hastings and Lakeville, 2" to 3" in the central metro and closer to 1" in the northwest. Cloud Lake Mille Lacs into the Iron Range. This includes a swath from near New Ulm to Glencoe into the northwest half of Twin Cities, St. Northwest fringe of storm: 1"- 3" possible. Heavy snow band: 6" to 10" possible (Ames, Mason City, Decorah, Albert Lea, Rochester, La Crosse, Tomah, Eau Claire to Wausau.)įurther north & west: 2" to 5" This includes a swath from Mankato through the far SE metro to Hinckley and Duluth. (I-35 south or I-94 east) late Tuesday night and Wednesday expect heavy snow in those areas. If you are in or planning travel to southeast Minnesota, Iowa or central Wisconsin NAM lays out heavy snow band through Iowa, SE MN & Wisconsin. It appears the heavy snow band with this storm will set up through Ames, Decorah, Albert Lea, Rochester, La Crosse, Tomah, Eau Claire to Wausau. The storm is still nearly 40 hours away, but I think we have a handle on some projected snowfall totals with this system. The event duration should be under 12 hours in the metro, with a longer period of snowfall to the south and east. Snowfall should continue (with peak intensities) much of Wednesday south and east of the metro, but snow may end by 6pm in the Twin Cities. It appears snowfall that does reach the metro will not get here until after midnight Tuesday night/ Wednesday, making this a mostly Wednesday system. ![]() Look for snow to spread north during the day Tuesday in Iowa and into southern Minnesota later Tuesday night. It appears the Twin Cities will be on the northwest edge of this system, meaning any further southward shift in the low track could mean snowfall misses the metro. This southerly track should place the heavy snow band in northern Iowa, southeast Minnesota and central Wisconsin. This would take the surface low from the Texas Panhandle early Tuesday, then south of Kansas City Tuesday evening to near Chicago by Wednesday evening. The last few model runs are coming into closer agreement on a more southerly track. ![]()
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