Slow Improvement - Test of Emergency Sirens at 1:45pm and 6:45pm Today Today s tests of the emergency sirens in Minnesota and Wisconsin are a reminder that warmer (noisier) days are ahead with an elevated severe storm risk as we push into May. A cool correction drags on into next week but at least temperatures edge closer to normal.
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Emergency Siren Test Later Today
My 90-year old father had it right. Keep your expectations low and maybe you ll be pleasantly surprised. A Minnesota spring never moves in a straight line. It s a roller coaster of promise and pain.
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Doppler Radar at 10:43 am.
Beware the Ides of March. No kidding, Paul. Average March snowfall in the Twin Cities is about 10 , which won t be too hard to believe today, especially if you live south and west of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
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Snow becomes heavier into midday and afternoon as a band of snow and sleet spreads slowly north and east across the metro area.
Ice pellets (sleet) may mix in with the snow at times. Temperatures through the evening hours will hover between 30-32F, so cold enough to accumulate, even on freeways.Expect a sharp gradient in snowfall totals, with the best chance of 5-7 over far southern and western suburbs by late tonight - the best chance of a half foot of slush will come from Waconia and Shakopee to Faribault and Rochester.
BULLSEYE: NWS Predicting Rice Co. To See Plenty Of Snow Saturday
While things can still change the National Weather Service this morning put out its probability map for seeing 4 + inches of new snow from a winter storm set to arrive on Saturday afternoon. That large area of red on the map below basically covers all of Rice County, LeSueur County, and Waseca County, meaning that there is a 70% chance or better of seeing the most snow, in this case, 4 + of new snowfall on Saturday into Saturday night.
In a post to social media, the Twin Cities National Weather Service stated: