UPDATED: Blizzard conditions cause delay in Bemidji Pioneer delivery; second storm on the way

Thursday's blizzard created all kinds of problems for travelers in northwestern Minnesota and will prevent normal delivery of Friday's print edition of the Bemidji Pioneer. The newspaper will be delivered during the day Friday as travel conditions permit. Papers that cannot be delivered on Friday will be included with Saturday's delivery, although another storm is likely as the weekend approaches. Friday's papers are expected to be available at some in-town stores by 9 a.m.

We appreciate our readers' patience and understanding during blizzard conditions.

Meanwhile, the first blizzard is over, but a winter storm warning remains in effect for the Bemidji area. A second system is expected to arrive late Friday afternoon into Saturday morning, bringing another 6 to 9 inches of snow, with the heaviest snow likely near a line from Fargo to Bemidji.

Here is the 10 a.m. forecast for the Bemidji area:

Today: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a north northeast wind between 17 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind between 13 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

New Year's Day: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind between 13 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -23. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph decreasing to between 5 and 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 4. West southwest wind between 3 and 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 9.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.