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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A messy system is shifting all through the area, forsaking a coating of ice in western Wisconsin, and threatening one other spherical of rain and snow on Saturday afternoon all through Minnesota.
A low-pressure system moved by in a single day and within the early hours of Saturday, forsaking slippery roads and a glazing of ice. The ice storm completed round 9 a.m.
Energy outages have been reported in a single day; at it’s peak, round 10,000 clients have been with out energy, however that quantity dwindled down to three,500 by about 10 a.m.
Precipitation will return within the early afternoon, by temperatures from the Twin Cities on east shall be heat sufficient for rain throughout the day. There’s nonetheless a risk for extreme thunderstorms between 1 p.m. and eight p.m., however the twister risk has moved southeast out of Minnesota and into Iowa.
This is your #mnwx #wiwx forecast replace, together with what has stayed the identical, and what has modified since final evening. Total, solely slight changes.
What’s left within the Metro:
🟩 RAIN: about 0.50″
🟧 ICE: about 0.10″ (after darkish)
🟦 SNOW: 1-3″ in a single day
🟥 SEVERE: Unlikely pic.twitter.com/pnCfGFUYBe— Mike Augustyniak (@MikeAugustyniak) March 5, 2022
The storm is monitoring a little bit additional south and east than it initially regarded, which suggests there shall be the next potential for freezing rain within the late afternoon northwest of the metro. The Spooner, Wisconsin space – which was hit particularly onerous by the ice on Saturday morning – may see round one tenth of an inch to 1 / 4 of an inch of ice once more on Saturday night.
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Then within the night hours, the precipitation will transition into snow, which is able to hit the Twin Cities round 11 p.m. This implies Sunday morning roads could possibly be particularly harmful, with a skinny layer of ice below the snow.
In all, WCCO Meteorologist Mike Augustyniak says round 1-3 inches of snow will fall within the metro, however extra accumulation is anticipated in southwestern Minnesota, close to Worthington. That space may see about 6 inches.
Temperatures on Sunday will high out round 30 levels. Early subsequent week shall be a bit milder, however some plowable snow may hit on Thursday, bringing again the wintery temperatures.
Staying Protected
WCCO Meteorologists say journey is strongly discouraged on Saturday evening and Sunday morning as a consequence of slippery roads. Those that should journey are inspired to convey a flashlight, meals, and water in case of an emergency. Extra ice may convey down energy traces, inflicting outages as soon as once more.
