Update on Jan 23-25 storm

6:30 PM Jan 23rd

The first round of snow has mostly passed, and the temperature should stay steady in the mid 30s overnight through midday Sunday. Some occasional light snow will be possible, too, but I don't expect more than a quarter inch accumulation. About an inch of snow fell on top of the ice. Approximately 3 to 5 inches fell along the North Dakota border in the Red River Valley.

The second round will come sometime Sunday afternoon as a stronger low pressure area develops in Illinois and moves northward to Lake Superior. Snow will spread from Wisconsin northwestward into much of northern Minnesota. The heaviest will be in the Arrowhead east of Highway 53 and northwestern Wisconsin closer to the low, where amounts of six inches or more will be possible. Farther west snow amounts will be quite a bit less. This snow will gradually diminish to just flurries by Monday afternoon. Expect 1 to 3 inches in Grand Rapids from this second round, bringing our total to 2 to 4 inches (including the inch that we already got today).

On Sunday evening, winds will become stronger and northerly, and arctic air will again enter the area, dropping the temperatures to values closer to normal for this time of year.

Updated forecast snow amounts (totals from Friday evening through Monday):
Grand Rapids 2-4"
Grand Forks, ND 5-8"
Twin Cities 0.5-2"
Duluth, North Shore of Lake Superior 5-10"
International Falls 4-6"
Brainerd 2-3"
Bemidji 2-4"
Ely 4-8"