“Major” winter storm - Winter weather warnings in effect for 18 states.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND … MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION…
LOW PRESSURE WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTAS AND MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM…STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID ACCUMULATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY MONDAY EVENING.
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST MONDAY…STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS …MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION.
HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF… PARK RAPIDS… WOLF LAKE… WADENA
Winter weather warnings in effect for 18 states……
