Winter Storm Watch cancelled...Winter Weather Advisory issued

As previously thought, the National Weather Service has canceled the Winter Storm Watch, and issued a Winter Weather Advisory to the southeast of where the watch previously was. As discussed before, models have been shifting the heavier precip south, and there is now enough consistency for them to drop the watch and issue the advisory. Below is a map of the current advisory, which goes into effect at midnight tonight, and runs until 4pm on Monday. Counties included in this advisory are Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan [MN] and Pierce, St. Croix [WI]. You can also see some snow starting to show up on radar in SW Minnesota.



As far as snow totals, I think the NWS actually has a decent handle on their estimates. Below is a map (courtesy NWS Chanhassen, MN) of snowfall predictions for the area.