Spring storm brings rain and wind Tuesday into Wednesday

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     Residents of southern Minnesota woke up Monday with a fresh coat
of snow outside, with 8 inches falling in St. James in Watonwan
County and 7 inches in Wells in Faribault County, the National
Weather Service reported.

      The weather service reported the heaviest snowfalls were south
of the Twin Cities metro area. Both Minneapolis and St. Paul got
about 4 inches of snow from Sunday evening through 7 a.m. Monday.
Bloomington got 4½ inches.

      The weather service predicted the snow would taper off by Monday
afternoon, followed by a very cold night with lows of 25 below zero
in northern Minnesota to 10 below zero in the south. Tuesday was
forecast as sunny and cold throughout the state.


Up to 8 inches of snow covered parts of southern Minnesota on Monday, the most significant snowfall many areas have seen in some time.

Wintry weather (finally) hits southern Minnesota

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