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A LIVE LOOK IN BLOOMINGTON
TONIGHT AS THE RAIN TURNS TO
SNOW.
THIS IS OUR MOBILE WEATHER LAB
TRAVELING ON 494.
IT'S BEEN RAINING ON AND OFF
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND IT'S
ALREADY STARTED SNOWING IN
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
TRAVELERS SCRAMBLED TO CHANGE
THEIR FLIGHTS TODAY AND GET OUT
BEFORE THE BIG SNOW EVENT.
ON THE ROADS TROOPERS ARE
WARNING DRIVERS TO CHECK
CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT.
SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN MORE
THAN 150 CRASHES AND SPINOUTS
ACCORDING TO TROOPERS.
RIGHT NOW 7 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN
THE METRO AREA.
WE DO HAVE TEAM COVERAGE
TONIGHT AND WE WANT TO BEGIN
WITH MOLLY ROSENBLATT IN THE
WEATHER CENTER.
HI, LIZ.
WE'VE SEEN A BIT OF EVERYTHING
TODAY FROM RAIN, HEAVY RAIN,
SLEET, SNOW AS WELL AS EVEN
DAMAGING WINDS FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.
WE SAW THE RAIN SWITCH OVER TO
SNOW, HEAVY WET SNOW ALL ACROSS
THE METRO, WITHIN THE LAST HOUR
OR SO.
WE'RE ALSO DEALING WITH SOME
HEAVY SNOW DOWN TOWARDS CEDAR
LAKE, LAKEVILLE, NORTHFIELD,
CASTLE ROCK OUT TOWARDS
LICONIA, ALL THE LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY RAIN ALONG I-90 DOWN
TOWARDS AUSTIN, SO A BIT OF
EVERYTHING WE'RE DEALING WITH.
WE'VE GOT A BLIZZARD WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA, WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.
WE ALSO HAVE THE WINTER STORM
WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA, EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA, SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, WESTERN
WISCONSIN AS WELL.
THAT IS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING AT
1 A.M.
SO THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION
EVENT.
I'LL GIVE YOU THOSE EXACT SNOW
TOTALS AND WHEN TO EXPECT THOSE
ROUNDS OF SNOW.
IT WILL BE OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE
DAY TOMORROW FOR SUNDAY.
NOW WE HAVE KATE RADDATZ IN
MOUNT CATO.
HOW IS IT LOOKING DOWN THERE?
Reporter: YOU TALKED ABOUT
THE RAIN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
GOT.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY POURING IN
DOWNTOWN MANKATO FOR A COUPLE
HOURS UNTIL IT TAPERED OFF INTO
SOME FREEZING RAIN AND NOW
THERE'S NOTHING.
SO WHILE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
THERE'S REALLY ANYTHING GOING
ON NOW, IT WILL BE A VERY
DIFFERENT STORY HERE TOMORROW
WHEN REALLY ALL OF THIS WILL
JUST BE COVERED UNDER WHITE.
THE PUMPS WERE FULL AT THE GAS
STATIONS IN MANKATO.
IT'S BEEN INSANE IN HERE.
LOTTERY TICKETS, CIGARETTES,
WATER, GAS, MILK, LOTS OF POP.
Reporter: CUSTOMERS
HURRYING TO FILL UP WITH ONE
THING ON THEIR MINDS.
IMPENDING WEATHER.
Reporter: WHILE A SNOWSTORM
OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE
WAY MEANS BUSINESS FOR SOME,
FOR OTHERS IT'S A BIT OF A
CHALLENGE.
IT'S BEEN SLOWER, BUT
USUALLY PEOPLE COME IN ANYWAY
BECAUSE THEY'RE SICK OF THE
SPRING WE'VE BEEN GETTING.
ONE WORD?
DEPRESSING.
Reporter: SAVANNAH
RICHARDSON WAS ONE OF THEM.
SHE CAME IN FOR A CONE TO TRY
TO PRETEND THE SNOWSTORM WASN'T
HAPPENING.
I'M A STAY AT HOME MOM, SO
IT'S JUST HARD TO FEEL LIKE I
HAVE A REASON TO GO OUTSIDE AND
TO LIKE PLAY WITH MY KIDS
OUTSIDE.
Reporter: SHE SAID SHE'LL
LIKELY WAIT OUT THE STORM WITH
HER DAUGHTER INSIDE THIS
WEEKEND AS THE AREA COULD GET
UP TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
HIGH WINDS FORECASTED AND MnDOT
ANTICIPATING A NO TRAVEL
WARNING.
I HAVE TO OPEN TOMORROW
MORNING.
Reporter: SO PICK UP THAT
MILK NOW, IF YOU CAN.
I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOING
TO BE PRETTY SLOW.
Reporter: IT WILL LIKELY BE
SLOW, YES.
WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE
STAYING THE NIGHT HERE IN
MANKATO.
SO IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE
COMING THROUGH SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA OR IF YOU LIVE HERE,
NEED TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW, WE
WILL BE SURE TO KEEP YOU
UPDATED WITH LIVE REPORTS
THROUGHOUT OUR NEWSCAST
STARTING RIGHT AT 8 A.M.
TOMORROW MORNING ON WCCO.
YOU GUYS, BE CAREFUL
TOMORROW.
THANK YOU, KATE.
BEFORE TONIGHT'S SNOW
STRONG WINDS ROARED THROUGH
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
REPORTED 75 TO 80 MILE-PER-HOUR
WINDS THIS MORNING IN PARTS OF
NOBLES AND ROCK COUNTIES.
NEAR MAGNOLIA THE WIND KNOCKED
DOWN POWER LINES ON HIGHWAY 75
NEAR I-90.
SOME REALLY JUST INCREDIBLE
PICTURES WEST OF LAVERN TO SHOW
YOU AFTER THE WINDS THERE
DAMAGED BUILDINGS.
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APRIL SNOWSTORM THIS WEEKEND.
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