This storm is looking mighty impressive - especially with regard to wind. A HUGE pressure gradient is looking to develop right along the Minnesota/South Dakota border. We're talking winds sustained at about 20-40mph, with gusts higher than that at times. Add to that some accumulating snow, and you have quite a potential mess on your hands. You can expect to hear howling winds all day long, and if you are traveling (which we strongly recommend against, by the way) you will likely encounter closed roads and highways. If you are able to drive around, you'll likely encounter whiteout conditions at times, with extremely low visibility all day long.
Here are our latest snowfall forecast totals:
Things haven't started yet... but it's definitely been interesting and will get much more interesting over the next 6-12 hours.
We'll update you again as new information comes in... and also during the blizzard itself. I'll have my digital camera at home with me and ready to post from home, and Jesse Ritka has been preparing to handle this "blizzardy" forecast for this weekend - it's her second weekend in a row now with blizzards. In fact, it's going to be the 2nd blizzard and 4th snowstorm overall in the last 6 days!
Be safe!
~KDLT Meteorologist Aaron Shaffer
Things haven't started yet... but it's definitely been interesting and will get much more interesting over the next 6-12 hours.
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