Moderate to heavy snow, wind gusts up to 70 mph and visibility one-quarter of a mile or less are expected Wednesday.

Current winter weather alerts have most of the viewing area in a Blizzard Warning (orange). The counties in purple are in a Winter Weather Advisory. Winona County is the only county with a Winter Storm Warning (pink). All alerts start at 7 am Wednesday and will last until 7 pm Wednesday.

Wednesday is our next First Alert 6 Weather Day for a combination of strong winds and snow. Blizzard Warnings are now in place for areas along and north of I-80, including the metro, for most of the day Wednesday.