A pre-Thanksgiving snow storm is creating some headaches across Minnesota, including in the the Twin Cities.
As of 6:00a.m. the regional National Weather Service sites had reported 8.3'' at the airport, 7.8'' in Chanhassen and Eau Claire was up to 5.2''. Many WCCO listeners reportered up to a foot of snow in spots.
WCCO Meteorologist said Wednesday morning you can expect a couple more inches in the metro by lunch time.
Here's how much more snow you can expect Wednesday morning. This is not the storm total, it's the additional accumulation from 3AM to 12PM #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/Ygf4QNs3Fa
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) November 27, 2019A Winter Storm Warning is remains in effect until noon for a large portion of Minnesota, according to the National Weather Service.
Motorists are urged to use extra caution if headed on the roads. Lt. Gordon Shank of the Minnesota State Patrol talked to Dave Lee Wednesday. "Since 4:00p.m., we have responded to 261 crashes, 9 of which were injuries, and 325 vehicles that were off-road. We've been pretty busy statewide," said Shank. "I would encourage people that don't have to drive to wait please do so. And if you have to drive, please just drive the conditions."
We'll just go ahead and leave this right here for the morning. #MnWx pic.twitter.com/HaUL5i7uSf
— MN State Patrol (@MnDPS_MSP) November 27, 2019With this snow, we now are at 40.82 inches of precipitation for the year, which breaks the record for wettest year in the Twin Cities since records were kept.
Beyond this storm, a large portion of Minnesota is in line for more wintery weather this weekend. WCCO's Mike Lynch says that more rain and snow comes in Friday and Saturday. There’ll be possibly up to 3 inches Friday, and up to 4 inches Saturday, but with warmer temps some of that could end up falling as mixed precipitation or even rain.
