Brace For Blizzard-like Conditions On Minnesota Roads Tuesday

UNDATED (WJON News) -- A quick-moving clipper system will bring some nasty weather to parts of Minnesota on Tuesday.

The Red River Valley area of Northeastern Minnesota and Western North Dakota will be under a Winter Weather Advisory from 3:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.  Mixed precipitation and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations around a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will cause blowing snow, with a 1 to 2-hour period of blizzard-like conditions around the morning commute.

There is also a Winter Weather Advisory and a Winter Storm Warning in Northeastern Minnesota in the Arrowhead Region, with the heaviest snow once again along the North Shore.  It will be in effect from midnight until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.  The highest snow accumulations will be near the higher terrain in northern Cook County, where localized amounts up to 7 inches are possible. While snowfall rates will be heavy at times, snow consistency will not be as dense as last week`s snow.

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A light wintry mix of freezing rain & snow is expected in Central Minnesota onTuesday morning. The wintry mix is only expected to last for an hour or so, but may still lead to slick spots on untreated roads & surfaces.

Icy conditions are possible through 9:00 a.m. across western & central Minnesota, and 9:00 a.m.to noon across eastern Minnesota and west- central Wisconsin. Motorists are encouraged to slow down and expect to encounter variable travel conditions.

St. Cloud has had 2.9 inches of snow so far in February, which is 3.9 inches below normal.  For the season so far, we're at 30.7 inches of snow, which is 2.1 inches below normal.