Category: blizzard warning
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Winter Storm Update: Updated snowfall forecast as of 6 PM on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
A major winter storm is expected to sweep across much of the northern Plains, upper Midwest, and Great Lakes in the coming days, but predicting its impact is tricky, especially here in the Northland. High pressure sits to our north, while low pressure over eastern Colorado moves east-northeast toward Chicago,…
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Another winter storm is on the way this weekend, with the heaviest snowfall expected mostly south of the Northland.
Updated snowfall stats for Duluth, Minnesota Month to date total: 15.7 inchesDeparture: +9.4 inches above normal Seasonal total for 2025-26: 70.6 inchesDeparture: -3.2 inches below normal Note: By March 13th, Duluth has gotten about 26 inches more snow this winter than it did last winter. Duluth has been hit with…
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Blizzard conditions are expected on the North Shore from tonight through Friday morning.
Note: For a storm to qualify as a blizzard, three conditions must occur for at least three straight hours: winds over 35 mph, visibility under a quarter mile, and falling or blowing snow. …Blizzard conditions along the North Shore… East to northeast winds will keep picking up tonight, with gusts…
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More snow is expected to roll in by mid to late Thursday afternoon.
Latest snowfall numbers for Duluth following the past two snow events. The seasonal total for 2025-2026 has reached 61.2 inches, which is 11.8 inches below to date. We’re just 29 inches short of our average of 90.2 inches and have definitely made some progress lately. So far, Duluth has seen…
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Winter Storm Update, 6 PM Wednesday, 2/18/2026
Winter returns strongly, and so does Lake Superior. It’s been months since a northeasterly wind event like this one, so welcome back, Lake Superior; it’s been a while. Back-to-back days with peak wind gusts of over 60 mph in Duluth, with a peak gust of 64 mph on Tuesday followed…
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No travel advisory in effect due to whiteout conditions in parts of northeast Minnesota; Winter Storm Update 7 AM Wednesday, 2/18/2026
As of 6 AM Wednesday, Minnesota Power reported 104 outages affecting about 1,500 customers. There were a few instances of thundersnow in northeast Minnesota late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, including in Duluth, Grand Rapids, and Silver Bay. Since midnight, peak wind gusts have hit 66 mph at Duluth…
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Winter Storm Update – 6:00 PM, Tuesday, February 17, 2026
A major winter storm is set to roll through the Northland from tonight into Thursday morning, with the worst conditions expected along the North Shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota. I had to use the lime green color on my updated snowfall forecast, and I’m not sure I’ve ever…