Minnesotans are accustomed to snowstorms of every shape and flavor. Plowable snow? Ho-hum. But the storm brewing for Wednesday and Thursday may be a rare "crippling" storm capable of shutting down a wide swath of both Minnesota and Wisconsin.
On a scale of 1-5, the storm later this week will be a "Category 4", capable of near-blizzard conditions and even coastal flooding and beach erosion on Lake Superior, due to sustained winds of 30-50 mph for 1-2 days. The heaviest snows will stay south, but more plowable snow is on the way.
The Sports Reporter for a TV station in Iowa for some reason got called in to help pitch in with weather reports outside and boy was he not happy with this assignment.
The Northland is getting pummeled by heavy, wet snow. It's a good time to remind everyone to take a few minutes to make sure they don't lose their heat.
Stats and snow totals for Northern MN + WI from the November 30 and December 1, 2019 winter storm that brought blizzard conditions to the Twin Ports area.