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Thanksgiving Travel Troubles: Winter Storm to Hit Wright County

November 22, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) are both gearing up for a round of wintry weather that will snarl traffic on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

According to weather forecasts via the National Weather Service, about 2 to 4 inches of snow is predicted to land on the area overnight Wednesday, as many take off for the Thanksgiving holiday and the extended weekend. Rain was falling in the Wright County area most of Tuesday, Nov. 22, but that’s expected to change late Tuesday night into the morning Wednesday.

MnDOT was busy Tuesday pre-treating highways and interstates with chemicals to help roads from freezing over as temps dropped Tuesday night. The rain was already freezing and flakes were visible by 5 p.m. Tuesday night.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in place until Wednesday morning.

Thankfully, most of the weather should be cleared out by Wednesday night, and temps will remain near the freezing (32 degree) mark.

Here’s the rundown from the National Weather Service:

Winter Weather Advisory

TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...ST CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING
328 PM CST TUE NOV 22 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* MORE PRECIPITATION...MAINLY SNOW...WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY.

* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM THIS
  EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* TOTAL WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  WITH A GLAZE OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE.

* PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING
FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF I-94.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THURSDAY
EVENING AND NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER MIXED PRECIPITATION STORM SYSTEM COULD AFFECT TRAVEL
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AT THIS POINT WESTERN MN COULD SEE
SNOW...WHILE MOST OTHER LOCATIONS SEE MAINLY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
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