Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Posted: Dec. 27, 8:48 a.m. | Updated: Dec. 28, 6:55 p.m.

Snow totals reached 18 inches in parts of Minnesota on Monday morning, as a winter storm continued to drop snow and freezing rain on the region.

The National Weather Service received a report of 18 inches of snow from a spotter near St. Mathias, south of Brainerd, as of 7 a.m. A spotter near Baxter reported 16 inches of snow.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation reported snow-covered roads across most of the state as of 10:45 a.m. Monday. 

The Minnesota State Patrol reported it had responded to 189 crashes on state highways between noon Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday, along with 200 vehicles that slid off roadways and eight jackknifed semis.

While parts of central and northern Minnesota saw very heavy snow, other parts of the state — including the Twin Cities metro area — saw light freezing rain on Monday morning. The freezing rain left a glaze of ice atop the new snow — or on roads and sidewalks that had already been cleared.

A blizzard warning is in effect until 4 p.m. for parts of western Minnesota including Moorhead and Fergus Falls, and until 6 p.m. for the North Shore including Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Grand Marais and Grand Portage.

Winter storm warnings cover the rest of northern Minnesota, with winter weather advisories in central Minnesota. 

Here are snow reports relayed by the National Weather Service as of 10:45 a.m. Monday. Snow was still falling in many areas, particularly in northeast Minnesota, so these may not be final snow totals:

14.3 inches - Pine River, Brainerd (north)

14 inches - Harding, Merrifield, Finlayson, Pequot Lakes

13 inches - Pine Center, Beroun, Grand Marais (northwest), French River

12 inches - Pelican Rapids, Deerwood, McGrath, Markville, Nisswa

11 inches - Wadena, New York Mills, Barrows, Duluth (Lester Park), Little Falls, Malmo, Clarissa

10.5 inches - Mora, Breezy Point, Duluth (northeast)

9.5 inches - Duluth (Gary-New Duluth), Denham

8.5 inches - Cloquet, Libby, Two Harbors (southwest)

8 inches - Duluth, Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, Palisade, Duquette, Lawler, Barnum

7.5 inches - Alexandria, Moose Lake, Waukenabo, Federal Dam, McKinley

7 inches - Onamia, Esko, Wolverton, Braham, Bovey, Hoyt Lakes

5.5 inches - Sturgeon Lake, Carlton, Morris

4.5 inches - St. Cloud, Benson, Taft, Bena, Brimson, Rice, Clearwater, Pleasant Lake

4 inches - Sauk Centre, Sartell, Bigfork, Cohasset, East Bethel, Lutsen

3 inches - Virginia, Kimball, Otsego, Coon Rapids, Keewatin, Sauk Rapids, Becker, Forest Lake

2.2 inches - Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Edina

2.5 inches - Hopkins, Big Lake, New Hope, Shakopee, Rosemount

2.1 inches - Hutchinson, North St. Paul, Roseville

2 inches - Winthrop, Big Lake, Greenbush, St. Anthony, Monetvideo, Osseo

1.7 inches - St. Paul Park, Maple Grove, Prior Lake

1.6 inches - Chanhassen, Richfield, Falcon Heights

Minnesota News

Weather and Climate News

Andrew Krueger

Author

Snow totals reached 18 inches in parts of Minnesota on Monday morning, as a winter storm continued to drop snow and freezing rain on the region.


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