Blizzard update: ‘No travel advisory’ issued in large area of central, southern Minnesota

A “no journey” advisory has been issued for a big space of central and southern Minnesota as blizzard situations impression the roads.

The Minnesota Division of Transportation issued the warning at round 6 p.m., stretching from the western borders with North and South Dakota to Faribault and Owatonna within the east.

From the south it begins on the Iowa border and ends roughly on the line between Madison, Willmar and Litchfield. It at the moment stays south of the I-94 hall.

These on the roads are suggested to anticipate drifting and blowing snow, with poor visibility in some locations of lower than tenth of a mile.

The blizzard warning in Minnesota has additionally been prolonged northwards to include extra of the I-94 hall, together with Alexandria, Fergus Falls, and Moorhead.

The Nationwide Climate Service continues to be saying that journey Thursday afternoon by means of Saturday morning “might be unimaginable and life threatening.”

The blowing snow is anticipated to be at its worst on Friday, which is able to mix with “dangerously chilly wind chills” within the detrimental 30-45 diploma vary.

Earlier on Thursday, Cottonwood County Emergency Administration introduced it was taking its personal snow plows off the highway as a result of severity of the highway situations.