Snow piles up in the Northland, with more coming
Mar. 24—DULUTH — It may be nearly Easter, but the Northland finds itself in the crosshairs of the season's first widespread major snowstorm.
As of 7 p.m., Duluth had a total snowfall of up to 3.6 inches, and another 7-8 inches were predicted to fall overnight, with an additional 2-4 inches Monday, said Linda Engebretson of the National Weather Service in Duluth.
Through Tuesday, snow totals will land around the 11- to 16-inch range, but the Twin Ports was predicted to see the largest dump Sunday evening, Engebretson added.
On Saturday, the weather service declared a winter storm warning for all of northern Wisconsin, northeast and north central Minnesota, going into effect at 10 a.m. Sunday and lasting through 7 p.m. Tuesday.
In addition, a blizzard warning was issued for the North Shore, including the cities of Two Harbors, Silver Bay and Grand Marais, from 1 p.m. Sunday to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Blizzard conditions are also possible in areas of southern St. Louis County away from Lake Superior.
Travel conditions are expected to be treacherous throughout the region from Sunday to Tuesday. The Duluth and Superior public school districts announced Sunday afternoon that all schools would be closed with all activities and athletics canceled Monday. To keep tabs on weather-related closures, go to
duluthnewstribune.com/announcements,
superiortelegram.com/announcements
and
pinejournal.com/announcements.
Snow totals are expected to be slightly less in northern Wisconsin and the Iron Range.
Enough warm air is expected to flow into the area after noon on Monday that the Twin Ports region may see mixed precipitation, including freezing drizzle.
As of late February
, Duluth had seen less than 19 inches of snowfall for the season. The average is 70, and last year, the snowiest winter on local record, was 93.
This story was updated at 8:36 p.m. March 24, with information about snowfall totals. It was originally posted 11:06 p.m. March 23.
