Snow and wind reports from across Minnesota

Andrew Krueger
Michael Mueller clears the sidewalk near his house
Michael Mueller clears the sidewalk near his house Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, in Rochester, Minn., after heavy snow overnight.
Joe Ahlquist | Rochester Post-Bulletin via AP

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Updated: 4:40 p.m. | Posted: 12:45 p.m.

Here are listings of snow and wind reports from across Minnesota, as relayed by National Weather Service offices as of 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

While snow totals outside of southeast Minnesota are not particularly heavy, the gusty northwest winds have created significant snowdrifts along rural highways.

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February 2019 is now not just the snowiest February on record in the Twin Cities — but also the sixth-snowiest month overall on record for the metro area; records go back to 1884.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has received 35.7 inches of snow so far in February, compared to 7.7 inches for an average February.

Pat Lundquist works at clearing the sidewalk
Pat Lundquist works at clearing the sidewalk all the way to the street Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, near his house in Rochester, Minn., after heavy snow overnight.
Joe Ahlquist | Rochester Post-Bulletin via AP

The snowiest month on record for the Twin Cities is 46.9 inches in November 1991.

Snowfall reports

  1. 13.5 inches — Rochester

  2. 13 inches — Kasson

  3. 12.5 inches — Zumbro Falls

  4. 12 inches — Lewiston, Minnesota City, Chatfield, Kellogg

  5. 11.5 inches — Hayfield

  6. 11 inches — Wabasha, Ellendale, Douglas

  7. 10.5 inches — Rushford, Stewartville, Austin

  8. 10.3 inches — Chester

  9. 10 inches — Winona, Predmore

  10. 9.8 inches — Peterson

  11. 9.7 inches — Wykoff

  12. 8 inches — Red Wing

  13. 7.6 inches — Vasa

  14. 7.2 inches — Bricelyn

  15. 7 inches — Nerstrand

  16. 5.5 inches — Caledonia

  17. 5.2 inches — Miesville

  18. 5 inches — Mabel, Owatonna, Montgomery

  19. 4.4 inches — Hokah

  20. 4 inches — Houston, Rosemount, Waseca, Kabetogama

  21. 3.5 inches — Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

  22. 3.4 inches — Stacy, Grand Marais

  23. 3.3 inches — North Branch

  24. 3.1 inches — Richfield

  25. 3 inches — Apple Valley, Mankato, Winnebago

  26. 2.9 inches — Hastings, Mendota Heights

  27. 2.6 inches — New Prague

  28. 2.5 inches — Le Center, Shakopee, Mound, Cook

  29. 2 inches — Golden Valley, Minneapolis, Watertown, Stillwater

    Peak wind gusts:

  30. 58 mph — Rochester

  31. 55 mph — New Ulm, Clara City

  32. 54 mph — Redwood Falls, Baudette

  33. 52 mph — Willmar, Fairmont

  34. 51 mph — Ellendale

  35. 49 mph — Alexandria, Benson, Mankato, Blue Earth, Waseca, Kellogg

  36. 48 mph — Eden Prairie, St. Cloud, Morris, Park Rapids, Stewartville

  37. 47 mph — Sauk Centre, Crystal, Detroit Lakes, Thief River Falls, Worthington

  38. 46 mph — Cannon Falls, Litchfield, Owatonna, Madelia, Crookston

  39. 45 mph — Granite Falls, Fergus Falls, Moorhead, Warroad

  40. 44 mph — Duluth airport

  41. 43 mph — Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Red Wing

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