Southern Minnesota saw heavy snow overnight, with over a foot in some areas, and strong wind will continue to cause blowing snow through the afternoon. Travel conditions will gradually improve as the wind decreases,

Officials urged people to stay at home as a winter storm carrying high winds caused a “complete whiteout” in the Des Moines area on Wednesday morning, March 5.

The Twin Cities and much of southern Minnesota will get socked with lots of snow and blizzard conditions Tuesday night into Wednesday, arriving right on schedule for the opening of the Minnesota State High School Boys Hockey Tournament.

A major late-winter storm continued to wallop southern and eastern Minnesota early Wednesday, bringing heavy snow, howling winds and blizzard conditions.

Winter went roaring out like a lion Tuesday into Wednesday, dropping several inches of snow and causing poor driving conditions, delays, cancellations and power outages across the region. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that as of 7 a.