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Monday, March 4, 2013

Second Round of Winter Storm Bringing Several More Inches of Snow

The National Weather Service suggests as much as 10 inches of snow could fall over the Twin Cities by 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Following a brief lull from this morning's winter weather, a second band of snow is set to drop as much as 10 additional inches on the Twin Cities. According to the National Weather Service's Chanhassen office, the second dose of heavy snow will move into the area Monday evening, increasing in intensity as it nears St. Cloud and Mankato. The heaviest snowfall is expected around midnight in the metro area, with snowfall tapering off during the late morning and early afternoon Tuesday. Northwest winds will also be heavy during the storm, averaging between 15 and 20 MPH and gusting between 25 and 30 MPH Tuesday. The NWS reports the windy conditions will lead to blowing and drifting of the fresh snowfall, particularly in open areas. The …

Sjoberg

5:21 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

SLP has the best snow plowing service in the metro. Lucky me - It's 5:18 am and I have no excuse to be late for work. The roads are already clear. Thanks I guess.   more ›

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Subzero Temperatures Headed This Way

Wind chills could reach dangerous lows on Sunday and Monday nights.

  There's cold, and there's Minnesota cold. The Twin Cities area is about to get the kind of freeze-your-face-off Arctic temperatures that give Midwesterners their reputation for hardiness. The temperature is expected to start dropping Saturday afternoon; Monday could be the first day in four years with a high temperature of less than zero. Sunday and Monday nights could see lows of about 8 below zero, and with west-northwest winds of up to 11 mph, well, let's just say "freeze-your-face-off" might not be an exaggeration. The combination of wind and cold could equal a wind chill of about 27 below zero, and at that temperature, according to the National Weather Service, exposed skin is subject to frostbite in less than 30 minutes. By the …

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