I know most of us are still recovering from removing last weekend’s heavy snow, but unfortunately we’re looking at a good possibility of another chance for shovelable snow for the middle of this week.  Thankfully, this upcoming storm system is a weak “clipper” system, one that will move quickly through the area and drop a fairly light to moderate amount of snow on the region and then move alng to our southeast in a day or so.  The action will likely get underway late Wednesday or early in the afternoon with just a little light snow and little in the way of wind to blow it around during the latter portion of the day.  Right now, it appears we’ll be receiving an inch or two of accumulation by sunset Wednesday with another inch or two during the evening through the wee hours of Thursday morning.  The heaviest band of snow will produce around 4 inches of snowfall and that line looks to stretch from La Crosse, Winona, and Rochester through Cannon Falls and the Twin Cities and to the northwest portion of Minnesota.  Areas surrounding that line can expect slightly lower amounts with a couple of inches of accumulation a safe bet by first thing Thursday before things wind down and our weather then dries out for a few more days.

A "clipper" system will produce some light to moderate snowfall for a portion of our region on Wednesday and early Thursday.

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We regularly ask that anyone who has questions about road conditions, please check http://511mn.org for the latest road and travel conditions. The only problem there is that reports can be very general and perhaps a bit too objective for some people’s liking. To add, updates may be a bit more infrequent.

You can take advantage of social media to encourage the flow of information a bit more readily. Via twitter, you can post road conditions and include a hashtag such as #rochmn or #mnwx to find local reports. You can also check our facebook page where we’re asking people to offer road condition reports and snowfall amounts.

If you want information on the latest NWS headlines, we’ve got them here at kttc.com! If you want the latest radar picture, we’ve got that too! Just check interactive radar, it’s easily accessible via our weather page’s top menu. (http://www.kttc.com/weather) Check out 511mn.org, 511ia.org, or 511wi.org to see what the latest reports are in your area.

Being that it’s already snowing, and the going forecast of 4-8″ by the end of Saturday morning still looks on track, there are plenty of tools at your disposal to help make that decision of whether you stay in tonight or hit the roads. It’s slippery, but not impossible out there. Drive safely!

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UPDATED Winter Storm Warnings, Winter Weather Advisories from Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon

UPDATED at 10:30 am to include Iowa counties added to Warning.

Brief blog update with warnings, advisories, and how much snow to expect.
Timeline:
Late AM/Noon: Snow starts around I-35.
Mid afternoon: Snow starts east of I-35, with 1-3″ of snow by tonight.
Overnight: heaviest falls, 3-6″.
Saturday: snow tapers off in the morning, maybe another inch.
Grand totals will be in the 4-8″ range, with some locally higher amounts possible.

Projected snowfall totals by Saturday afternoon

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