A snowstorm will sweep across Minnesota on Tuesday afternoon dumping as much as 8 inches of snow in some spots and creating hazardous travel conditions in areas such as southern Minnesota, where high winds will cause blowing snow.
“We’ll have a potent little clipper system beginning to move in roughly midday with flakes as early as 11 a.m. and the heart of the system will hit by two o’clock at the latest,” said Tyler Hasenstein, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Twin Cities.
The system, coming in from west to east, will move across the entire state and then begin swooping toward the southeast later in the day.
Snowfall rates are expected to be as much as one to two inches an hour with a total that may reach 6-8 inches of snow overall. The majority of the snow will be in northern Minnesota, from St. Cloud to Duluth, but those as far south as Mankato will also see snow.
More of a concern than the snow in the southeast parts of the state are high winds, which could create blizzard conditions, he said.
“If you are in those areas, travel will be difficult because of blowing snow,” he said, noting the winds will kick up snow from Granite Falls to Mankato and further south in the afternoon.
Southern portions of the Twin Cities metro could see a mix of snow and rain and some freezing rain.
“The Twin Cities will see periods of a wintery mix of all three types that will trend toward mainly snow,” he said.
The storm system will move through the state “pretty quickly” he said. By 6 a.m. Wednesday there will be light snow continuing but it should end by noon.
The average highs this time of year are in the upper 20s and Tuesday will see a high of 33 degrees.
“It will be one of the warmer days over the past few weeks but the trade off is that it comes with the snow.”
Hasenstein said there is another chance for light snow showers beginning Thursday morning through the afternoon and then most of Friday before the snow ends. Thursday through Friday will bring between up to an inch of snow, he said, similar to what was expected Monday evening.
Related Articles
Community group: St. Paul police use of force against protesters violated policy
OG Zaza pizza moving into former Big E space on St. Paul’s Grand Avenue
East metro watershed districts giving away chicken grit as sidewalk salt alternative
Letters: Both Tim Walz and Donald Trump do the Minnesota Somali community a grave disservice
‘Kindness influencers’ pluck homeless mom off Minneapolis street, change her life
Leave a Reply