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Minneapolis - MN, US, National Weather Service

Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Brown, Nicollet, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. WHERE...Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Brown, Nicollet, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. WHEN...Until 5 PM CST this afternoon. IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call 5 1 1 or visit 511mn.org for road conditions.

...BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY... .A quick hitting band of snow is expected this morning through the afternoon. Amounts will generally be on the order of 2 to 4 inches, but a narrow band of higher amounts (up to 6 inches) will likely set up somewhere within the advisory area. Snowfall rates may approach one inch per hour, which will lead to visibility reductions and hazardous travel. Snow will gradually end from west to east by this evening.