winter storm warning

Preliminary snowfall totals from Friday's winter storm are in.

Blowing and drifting snow and localized whiteout conditions are expected.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Rochester and the Southeast Minnesota area from midnight Friday to 9am Saturday. Here are the school closings, delays and other cancellations across the Rochester and Southern Minnesota area for Friday, January 12, 2024

The Winter Storm Warning begins at midnight Thursday and is set to expire at 9 am Saturday.

A Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Warning remain in effect for the region until Wednesday morning.

The storm is predicted to arrive Monday evening.

The predicted storm track has shifted to the south.

The Rochester area, along with most of southern Minnesota, much of Wisconsin and northeast Iowa, remain in the bullseye for what forecasters are describing as a powerful and dangerous storm system.

It appears the heaviest snow from today’s winter storm is falling in areas just south of Rochester.

The first major snowstorm of the season for southeastern Minnesota is causing travel headaches in southeastern Minnesota, where National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning through noon on Sunday.

Travel in southwestern Minnesota is nearly impossible today because of blizzard conditions.

It appears Rochester is in the bullseye for the next spring snowstorm to hit Minnesota.

Travel conditions are expected to remain difficult for much of the new night as snow continues to fall and gusty winds create slippery roads with very limited visibility.

Forecasters are telling residents of southern Minnesota to expect significant accumulations of heavy wet snow this weekend.