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🎧Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about why reading instruction has failed so many children. Here's what else we have planned today.

The second part of the storm is still on track to deliver high winds, blowing snow, blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills Thursday into Saturday morning.  Get the latest on Updraft.
As snow heads out, winds and whiteout conditions move in

Minnesota is bracing for the second phase of a two-part storm, as winds will pick up through the day and create blizzard conditions.

The first part — the snow — had largely ended early Thursday, with accumulations of more than a half-foot reported in some locations, including 7.4 inches at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Now the second part — the wind — will kick in, blowing around the freshly fallen snow and producing whiteout conditions, along with dangerous wind chills. Winds were already gusting in excess of 40 mph in parts of the Dakotas early Thursday, a sign of what's to come. Wind gusts may reach 50 mph or greater across parts of Minnesota.


 
What else we're watching:
Marcie Rendon's long journey to award-winning novelist. Writer Marcie Rendon lived a lot before she got her first novel published. Now the White Earth Member has released three books in the award-winning Cash Blackbear series. Recently, she visited the Bemidji Public Library in northwest Minnesota,  to read and to talk about the history, locations and experiences behind the books. 

Walz fills out top agency posts ahead of second term. Gov. Tim Walz filled some key openings in his administration Wednesday as he prepares to start a second term next month, opting for a few state government insiders and some who have built up their professional reputation working elsewhere. 

The Minnesota lake you won't find on any map. Minnesota claims to be the Land of 10,000 Lakes. But there’s one lake you won’t find on any map: Lake Agassiz. This gigantic glacial lake, which covered parts of Canada, North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota, drained away thousands of years ago.

Keep track of the latest weather updates:  Monitor the storm with our live weather radar.

— Sam Stroozas, MPR News
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