Snow tapers in southeastern Minnesota this evening; a quick update
Northwestern Minnesota has seen plenty of sunshine today. Far southern Minnesota has seen wet snow.
The snow, or a rain/snow mix, will gradually pull out of southeastern Minnesota this evening.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from mid afternoon through Saturday evening:
The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns to the radar, not to the amount of snow and rain.
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Warnings and advisories
A winter storm warning continues until early Saturday evening for Mower, Fillmore and Houston counties of southeastern Minnesota, with adjoining winter weather advisories:
Here are details of the winter storm warning:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
105 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2019
...Heavy Snow With Some Travel Impacts Today...
.As of 1 pm, 2 to 4 inches of snow was reported across portions
of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa. Some roads were also
slush or snow covered. Through 3 pm, snow heavy at times, will
continue south of I-90. 1 inch per hour snowfall rates are
possible across northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin through
mid-afternoon. Highest snowfall totals of 4 of 8 inches are
expected south of Interstate 90.
The bulk of the accumulations will occur on grassy and elevated
surfaces. However, heavier bursts of snow will accumulate on
roadways with impacts to travel.
In addition, wind gusts to 35 mph combined with the wet snow may
cause some tree damage and perhaps isolated power outages.
Be sure to continue monitoring the latest weather information
closely.
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ094>096-WIZ053>055-061-280000-
/O.CON.KARX.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190428T0000Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-
Clayton-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant-
Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Waukon,
Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Elkader, Austin, Preston,
Caledonia, Viroqua, Prairie Du Chien, Richland Center,
and Platteville
105 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2019
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow totals of 4 to 8 inches expected. Winds
gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest Wisconsin, north central and
northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on some slippery road conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather
conditions will make travel very hazardous or impossible. If you
must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your
vehicle in case of an emergency.
The latest road conditions for Iowa can be found on-line at
511ia.org, in Minnesota at 511mn.org, and in Wisconsin at
511wi.gov or by calling 5 1 1.
You can check the latest forecasts from the NWS offices in the Twin Cities, and La Crosse, Wis.
As always, updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you’ll also see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
You can check snowfall amounts as they are posted by the NWS this afternoon and evening.
This blog will be updated later this afternoon.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.