…MESSY SPRING STORM TO BRING PERIODS OF ICE AND SNOW…
.A messy spring storm will bring a broad swath of precipitation
across the Upper Midwest. Rain will arrive this afternoon before
becoming a wintry mix late tonight and eventually snow for much of
Sunday. The best chance for snow accumulations will be in central
and western Minnesota where the transition to snow happens earlier.
The best chance for ice accumulation, primarily in the form of
freezing rain, will be south of the higher snow amounts but north of
where rain is favored. The highest icing amounts of around a tenth
of an inch are possible in western Wisconsin, with the highest snow
amounts of 2 to 4 inches in parts of western and central Minnesota.
Further adjustments to the advisory and forecast may take place
today as more high resolution guidance comes into play, however
confidence is high that impacts due to icing and snow will occur due
to this system. Conditions should improve by late day Sunday as high
temperatures above freezing are expected.
* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
between 2 and 4 inches, and ice accumulations up to one tenth of
an inch.
* WHERE…Todd, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens,
Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties.
* WHEN…From 7 PM this evening to 1 PM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions.