Twitter/@northflwx(DULUTH, Minn.) — The first winter storm of the season is blowing through the upper Midwest and western Great Lakes, bringing blizzard-like conditions and several inches of snow.
Gusty winds of up to 60 mph produced whiteout conditions Thursday in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota.
The National Weather Service in Duluth, Minnesota, said Friday morning that 5 inches of snow have fallen so far — breaking the record daily snowfall for Oct. 27.
WINTER IS HERE! Much of northeast MN is getting its first snow this morning, including our Duluth office. How much snow did you get? #mnwx pic.twitter.com/GUYLBz9qIT
— NWS Duluth (@NWSduluth) October 27, 2017
The storm will begin to move east on Friday, spreading snow into the Twin Cities, which hasn’t seen snow in October in eight years.
The first snow of the season has arrived at the NWS Twin Cities office in Chanhassen. #mnwx pic.twitter.com/i2m3RQ6QhY
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) October 27, 2017
The snow will spread into northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan later on Friday, where 8 inches of snow may fall by Saturday morning.
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