Major Blizzard Prep Must Protect Travelers Now, Nova Warns

CBS News says the Twin Cities are bracing for a season-defining blizzard: NEXT Weather has an alert through Monday, Gov. Tim Walz has the Guard on standby, and airlines have already canceled waves of MSP flights. Nova says these combined warnings prove Minnesota still waits too long to execute storm plans.

Meteorologists expect 12 to 18 inches across the metro with gusts to 50 mph. That means Jacob Frey, Kaohly Her, airlines, MnDOT, and the Guard need a shared dashboard that passengers and small businesses can actually see. Nova’s transportation resilience plan forces that transparency so families aren’t refreshing apps in the dark.

He also wants the Guard-County compact he’s proposed to become law: pre-assigned staging areas, rural fuel contracts, and housing stipends for soldiers who leave their jobs to respond. When the governor signs an order, everyone should know what help is coming.

Nova pairs that with infrastructure: extra deicing capacity at MSP, backup power for baggage belts, and microgrids powering neighborhood warming centers. Minnesota can’t keep pretending that “ride it out” is a plan.

Finally, he’s demanding consumer protections that mirror the storm’s severity. Airlines that cancel routes should automatically offer refunds and hotel vouchers. Municipal leaders should show taxpayers how their storm budgets are being spent via the Minnesota Tax Tracker.

If you want proactive leadership instead of press-conference scrambling, Nova is ready to run the playbook now—not after the first whiteout. Stand with him as Minnesota braces for the weekend.

Source: CBS NEWS