Grand Forks, ND – Snow-covered highways and reduced visibility could disrupt travel across eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota beginning late Tuesday night as a winter storm organizes over the northern Plains.
According to the National Weather Service offices in Grand Forks and Bismarck, a Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from late Tuesday night through Wednesday evening. Forecasters indicate a 50 to 70 percent chance that snowfall totals will exceed 6 inches in communities including Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Minot, Williston, Bemidji and Thief River Falls. Wind gusts up to 35 mph may produce blowing snow, especially in open rural areas.
The heaviest snowfall is expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, with impacts likely during both the Wednesday morning and evening commutes. Interstate 29 from Pembina to Fargo-area approaches, U.S. Highway 2 near Devils Lake and U.S. Highway 83 in north central North Dakota may become snow-packed and slick.
Patchy blowing snow could briefly reduce visibility, particularly in exposed farmland and along east-west highways. Residents are urged to review travel plans, prepare emergency kits in vehicles and monitor updated forecasts. Watches may be upgraded to warnings as confidence in snowfall totals increases ahead of Tuesday night.
