WINONA, Minn. – A winter blast with seven to 10 inches of snow was forecast beginning Thursday afternoon. The National Weather Service identified the most vulnerable areas as south of Intestate 94 – in southeast Minnesota, southwest Wisconsin nad northeast Iowa. The heaviest fall, an inch an hour, will be Thursday evening, forecasters said. The evening commute could be hazardous, they noted. In Minnesota, the winter storm watch incudes Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties.
