weather

April arrives tomorrow (Friday), but that doesn't mean we're done with snow yet. The National Weather Service says a low pressure system will move out of the rockies and into the plains states over the weekend.

Winter has made a comeback in Minnesota just a few days after the official arrival of spring. An early spring storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in parts of central Minnesota.

We have an update for you on Benton County's sandbag-filling volunteer schedule. Due to weather, all sandbag-filling shifts have been canceled through Friday. The next official day to volunteer fill sandbags is Saturday.

The National Weather Service has expanded the Winter Storm Warning. It now includes more of our listening area -- including Stearns and Sherburne Counties. Benton County was already in the warned area.

The National Weather Service says a Winter Storm Warning will remain in effect until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) night for parts of our listening area. Counties included in the warned area include: Douglas, Todd, Morrison, Mille Lacs, and Benton.

A Winter Storm watch will go into effect Tuesday morning for northern and eastern parts of our listening area. The areas affected include Benton, Todd and Morrison Counties.

The spring thaw is coming up fast, and the city of St. Cloud, as well as the Better Business Bureau, have some information and advice on keeping your home protected from potential flooding.

The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for western parts of our listening area -- including Stearns County. It's in effect until 8:00 a.m. Then, we'll have a wind advisory from 8:00 a.m. until noon today.

We have a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 9:00 p.m. tonight through noon tomorrow. The area of greatest risk would be north of a line from Morris to St. Cloud to Cambridge.

Photographer Steven Sohlstrom was at it again Sunday, sending his remote photography aircraft aloft to capture downtown St. Cloud during yesterday's snow.