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Winter Impacts Thursday/Friday

A swath of accumulating snow is expected north/northeast of a surface low which will track ESE toward the northern or central Red River valley Thursday evening. Northwestern MN has the highest chances for up to 7 inches of snow. Southeastern ND into west central MN will not see much snow at all, with winds up to 50 or 60 mph the main impacts. Highest uncertainty will be in the northern Red River Valley to the Park Rapids/Bemidji areas. A few inches of snow are expected, but could be as high as the 2-5 inch range if the storm tracks further south. Winds and snow could combine across the northern Red River Valley and northwestern Minnesota to bring blizzard conditions Thursday night.