Weather blog: Several inches of snow possible tonight

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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Duluth, the Iron Range, Grand Rapids and Cloquet for the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of snow overnight.

Farther west, a winter storm warning is in effect for Crow Wing and Cass counties – that includes the Brainerd area – where 2 to 5 inches of snow may fall.

Here are the details from the Weather Service, starting with the winter weather advisory:

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER RAINY LAKE WILL BRING COLD AIR INTO AND SOUTH OF THE IRON RANGE IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA…INCLUDING THE DULUTH AREA TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH…THEN CHANGE TO WET SNOW

TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS

CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HIBBING…GRAND RAPIDS…HILL CITY…AITKIN…DULUTH…CLOQUET

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WET SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO WET SNOW OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK WINDS TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS.

* WET SNOW WILL STICK TO SOME ROADS AND MAKE THEM EXTREMELY SLIPPERY. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

And here is more on the winter storm warning:

NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WALKER…PINE RIVER… BRAINERD

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WET SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* RAIN WILL MIX WITH THEN CHANGE TO WET SNOW THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 2 TO 5 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS.

* WET SNOW WILL STICK TO SOME ROADS AND MAKE THEM EXTREMELY SLIPPERY. THICK FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

Winter storm warnings also are in effect for the Fargo and Grand Forks areas, where 4 to 8 inches of snow are possible. And out on the open plains of central and western North Dakota, blizzard warnings are in effect.

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