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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central U.S.

A broad threat of scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy showers will exist across the central and southern High Plains into Sunday, including areas well off to the east into the Mid-South and Tennessee Valley. Smoke from Canadian wildfires will continue to bring unhealthy air quality conditions to portions of the Great Lakes and the central Plains. Read More >

Overview

A strong winter storm moved into the area Sunday morning, March 24th in north-central Minnesota and spread snow northeastward.

The heaviest snowfall fell Sunday night into mid-day Monday.

Localized blizzard conditions were observed over the North Shore Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. 

Warm air aloft will brought a wintry mix of rain, freezing rain, and snow Monday and Monday night. The mixed precipitation mainly affected northwest Wisconsin and the I-35 corridor.

The snowfall wrapped up Tuesday  afternoon and evening March 26th, with seasonably cool and breezy north winds into Wednesday March 27th.

Map showing snowfall amounts for the March 24-27 snowstorm. Amounts range from around 6 inches around Baudette, MN to a swathe of 18 to 24 inches around the Brainerd Lakes and along the North Shore.
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