MN weather: Blizzard warning, winter storm advisory issued for southern MN

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A blast of winter weather pushing into parts of Minnesota on Wednesday is likely to bring blizzard-like conditions to much of southern Minnesota.

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Mid-March snowstorm

What we know:

A swath of heavy accumulating snow and strong gusty winds will lead to white-out conditions at times inside a band of heavy wet slushy snow on Wednesday with a Blizzard Warning stretching from Iowa and Nebraska up to southern Minnesota.

Areas of southern Minnesota along the Iowa border are likely to see whiteout conditions at times courtesy of our heavy snow and strong winds, so expect impossible travel and road closures along I-90 and the southern end of I-35.

The snow will begin right around sunrise for much of southern Minnesota and taper around or before sunset. Flakes will come heavily at times from late morning through the afternoon hours.

Meanwhile, the Twin Cities metro area remains on the northwestern edge of this band of snow where we may waffle in and out of some rain/wintry throughout the day.

Big picture view:

The snow hitting Minnesota is part of a larger system that will push across the Plains states. Strong winds will impact many areas, but blizzard warnings stretch from Kansas to southern Minnesota, where heavy snow will fall with those strong winds.

What we don't know:

There will likely be a very sharp cutoff to the accumulating snow across the Twin Cities metro. The current forecast thinking is that most of the Metro may not see any accumulations while areas south/southeast of the Metro like Dakota and Goodhue counties, could see upwards of 4 inches.

As always, FOX 9 will be tracking the winter weather as it develops. You can track the weather on the FOX 9 Weather app. Click here to get the app.