That traditional state tournament winter storm? Here it comes

You knew it was coming. Minnesota’s traditional March tournament storm is coming this week although for most of the metro, it will end up being mostly a rain event. While Monday is shaping up to be a beautiful day in the 50s, the other shoe drops Tuesday and Wednesday.

The National Weather Service does have a Winter Storm Watch out for parts of Minnesota and Western Wisconsin as Tuesday night into Wednesday should see some March snow according to WCCO Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer. But before that? It’s going to be wet.

“It’s gonna start sprinkling overnight,” says Shaffer on the WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar . “Some people are concerned about tomorrow morning’s commute. Don’t be because the temperature only backs off to 43. So it’s all rain. Nothing will be slick out there. During the day tomorrow, it’s just a steady rain, nothing severe, no downpours, but just a rainy, gloomy kind of day with a high of 46.”…

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