Very different snowfall trends compared to last February
Most areas in the Upper Midwest are seeing much less snow this February
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Remember last February?
The Twin Cities and many locations were buried under the heaviest February snowfall on record.
The same month this year tells a different weather story. Snowfall has been abundant — 150 percent to 175 percent of average — along the Minnesota River Valley and Interstate 90 corridor. But much of the rest of the Upper Midwest has recorded below-average snowfall this month.
Des Moines has recoded just a fraction of the 25 inches they measured last February by this date.
Flood risk still high
Saturated soils and current snowpack still pose a flood risk for much of the Upper Midwest.
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