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Blizzard Warning, Minnesota

Severe

Another 4 to 10 inches of snow, around a light glaze of ice, gusts up to 50 mph. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow.

Ended Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Ice across the area
Around a light glaze
Wind gusts
Up to 50 mph

Map

Map of Minnesota with this warning The Blizzard Warning covers Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Grand Marais. I-35Two HarborsSilver BayGrand MaraisLutsenFinlandMINNESOTAWISCONSINMICHIGANLake Superior20 mi Two HarborsSilver BayGrand MaraisLutsenMINNESOTAWISCONSINMICHIGANLake Superior25 mi I-35Two HarborsSilver BayGrand MaraisMINNESOTAWISCONSINMICHIGANLake Superior25 mi Two HarborsSilver BayGrand MaraisMINNESOTAMICHIGANLake Superior50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Blizzard conditions. Additional snow accumulations between 4 and 10 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
Where
Southern Cook and Southern Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation.
When
Until noon CST Thursday.
Impacts
Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening, especially along Highway 61 on the North Shore. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

Updates

  1. Cancelled by the National Weather Service. February 18, 2026
  2. Ended for part of the area. February 18, 2026
  3. Snow totals lowered from 16 to 24 inches to 1 to 4 inches. February 18, 2026
  4. Area expanded. Now also replaces the Winter Storm Warning. February 17, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 17, 2026
  6. Snow totals raised from 10 to 18 inches to 16 to 24 inches. February 17, 2026
  7. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 17, 2026
  8. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 17, 2026
  9. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 16, 2026
  10. Replaces the Winter Storm Watch. February 16, 2026