Northern Minnesota gets first taste of winter; up to 17 inches of snow buries parts of North Dakota

A coating of snow fell atop northern Minnesota and a few miles over the border into North Dakota, where modest to substantial depths were recorded, providing the first flaky taste of winter to come.

A wide swath of northern Minnesota, from near the Canadian border to south of Duluth reported totals ranging from 2 to 5 inches of snow falling Wednesday into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

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