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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Paul Huttner

Winter storm warnings, heavy snow across central Minnesota

Impressive snowfall and totals from Fargo-Moorhead to Duluth

Winter storm warnings and advisories
Winter storm warnings and advisories.
Duluth National Weather Service office

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Wednesday’s compact low-pressure swirl is producing some impressive snowfall rates and totals across central Minnesota.

Duluth ship canal
A snowy scene at the Duluth ship canal Wednesday.
Lake Superior Maritime Museum

You can see the swirl crossing southern Minnesota Wednesday morning on the GOES-16 infrared satellite loop. It’s generating an impressive snow shield across central Minnesota to the north of the low.

GOES 16 satellite loop
GOES 16 satellite loop Wednesday.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via COD Weather Lab

Winter storm warnings are in effect until 3 p.m. for central Minnesota and 6 p.m. for the Duluth area.

Including the city of Duluth

1247 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to three inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.

* WHERE...Carlton and South St. Louis County. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Fond du Lac Band. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows the snow zone gradually fading and shifting east Wednesday into Wisconsin by around 6 p.m.

NOAA NAM 3 km model
North American Mesoscale Forecast System 3 km model through 6 p.m. Wednesday
NOAA, via Tropical Tidbits

Snowfall totals so far

The Twin Cities are on the easy southern edge of this system with less than an inch of snow and rainy drizzle. About 2 inches of snow have fallen in the northern suburbs. Snowfall totals farther north are impressive.

Here are some select snowfall reports so far, in inches.

  • Ham Lake, Ramsey, Lindstrom, 2

  • North Branch, 2.5

  • Onamia, 3.1

  • Osakis, 3.5

  • Fort Ripley, 3.7

  • Milaca, 4

  • Duluth National Weather Service office, 4.9

  • Upsala, 5

  • Detroit Lakes, 6

  • Lester Park, Duluth, 7

  • Park Rapids, 7.5

  • Floodwood, 9.5

  • Fargo, N.D., 12

Overall snowfall totals will range between about 3 and 7 inches across central and northeastern Minnesota.

Snowfall projection
Snowfall projection
NOAA