× Winter Weather Advisory
Until 2025-03-18T16:15:00-05:00 • National Weather Service
...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A band of heavy snow will develop across the region early Wednesday morning and last through Wednesday evening. This will start as rain, and quickly transition to a heavy, wet snow, with snowfall rates of an inch per hour or greater at times. Amounts around 4 to 9 inches are expected under the axis of heaviest snow, with isolated pockets up to a foot possible. In addition to the heavy snow, northerly winds of 30 to 40 mph will develop causing blowing and drifting snow. In south central Minnesota, wind gusts could exceed 45 mph, which could lead to whiteout conditions. A Blizzard Warning has been issued in areas where there is high confidence of heavy snowfall and significant blowing snow impacts. There will likely be a very tight gradient of snowfall amounts on the northwestern edge of the system. A Winter Weather Advisory was issued to cover the threat of lesser accumulations and blowing snow impacts. For the same reason, the southern extent of the Twin Cities metro and western Wisconsin remain in a Winter Storm Watch due to uncertainty in where the main band of heavy snow will develop. * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...McLeod, Renville, Sibley, Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Redwood Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.