Clipped again

Posted at 4:04 PM on December 5, 2008 by Paul Huttner (1 Comments)

A family of fast moving Albert Clippers is headed our way.

Twin Cities NWS weather story

Tonight's system will lay down a 1 to 3 inch swath over much of eastern North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Forests and roads in northeast Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin may see 2 to 4 inches by morning.

Twin Cities radar loop
MNDOT Twin Cities traffic cams

A second system due in on Sunday may drop similar or slightly higher amounts.

Alberta Clippers get their name from the fact that they speed our way through the Canadian Province of Alberta as you might guess. The "Clipper" part comes in because they move fast, similar to the speedy clipper ships of the 19th century.

Take it easy on the roads tonight. These little snow events with temperatures in the teens can create some of our slickest road conditions during the winter months.

Things may get more interesting for big snow around these parts just after mid-month.

Stay tuned!

PH

Comments (1)

We're getting those clipper storms here in Duluth today (Sunday), though they seem to be compounded by some lake effect snow as well. The snowflakes are large, symmetrical and very fluffy, like I associate with lake effect snow. But the wind isn't really off the lake...more NW like that following a clipper. Interesting!

Posted by Andrew Slade | December 7, 2008 9:20 PM

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