"Midweek Snowstorm Set to Blanket Twin Cities and Southern Minnesota"

A quick-hitting winter storm is expected to bring the biggest snowfall of the season to southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities area, with winter weather advisories and storm warnings in place. The low-pressure system tracking through Iowa will bring rain changing to heavy snow, with snowfall rates rapidly increasing this evening. Accumulations of 2 to 5 inches are expected, with potential for local 6 inch-plus totals, and temperatures dropping below freezing, leading to slick roads through Wednesday night into early Thursday.