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April Snow Showers: Six More Inches of the White Stuff Could Hit Eagan

A winter storm warning is in effect from Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon.

Old Man Winter is playing a cold, bad joke on the Twin Cities. By the end of the week, Eagan could have more than six inches of new snow—and just when we thought we were safe from the bleak season.

The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a winter storm warning for much of west central and central Minnesota. Six inches or more snow could fall on the Twin Cities this week, mostly between Wednesday evening and mid-day Thursday The warning is in effect from Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon.

According to the weather service, the storm will start as light rain and transition to a wintry mix Tuesday evening. Ice accumulations due to sleet and freezing rain are expected Wednesday.

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A winter storm warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected. Travel is only advised during an emergency, and travelers should go with extra water, food and a flashlight.

The following is the full advisory from the weather service, issued at 3:39 p.m. Monday:

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... WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: LIGHT RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION ON TUESDAY EVENING... AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR GREATER... MAINLY BETWEEN WEDNESDAY EVENING AND MID DAY THURSDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ICE ACCUMULATIONS DUE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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... A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WEST AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AND EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY... REACHING EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY TUESDAY EVENING. WHILE SNOW WILL BE THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA NEAR ALEXANDRIA AND MORRIS... LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST WILL LIKELY ENDURE A MIX OF SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. AS COLDER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW... WITH ALL AREAS SEEING ACCUMULATING SNOW ON WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING


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