Many schools closed Thursday in southern Minn., SW Transit service limited

Many school districts across southern Minnesota will be closed tomorrow due to severe weather, including Rochester, Winona, Austin, and Faribault. The Superior, Wis., schools will also be closed.

Southwest Transit has also announced it will be providing limited service tomorrow and will not be stopping at seven of its usual pickup/drop-off locations (see the list here).

There is a blizzard warning starting tomorrow morning for south central Minnesota with 6 to 10 inches of snow expected. There is also a winter storm warning starting tomorrow morning for many other counties, including the metro area and Duluth.

Check MPR News’ Updraft blog for more updates.

Twin Cities Metro- Timeline for weather expectations Thursday. Evening commute nasty. pic.twitter.com/hWlmuFlDGf

— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) February 19, 2014

Here are the forecast snow totals for eastern MN, northeast IA, & western WI for Thursday & Thursday night. pic.twitter.com/hvoDMRqKLY

— NWS La Crosse (@NWSLaCrosse) February 19, 2014