Severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings issued for Twin Cities metro area

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A snowstorm dropped plenty of snow Friday evening and overnight into Saturday. The storm moved out before sunrise Saturday, leaving a very wintry scene.

This will be another opportunity for cross-country skiing and sledding, but the wet snow will be heavy to shovel, and it has taken down some tree branches. 

Some people were without power Saturday morning:

The official snow total from this storm at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 8.5 inches:

This now ranks as the third snowiest snow season in Twin Cities weather records:

I measured 8.8 inches of new snow in St. Paul.

Here are some other snow totals received as of 10:30 a.m.:

These and additional snow reports can be viewed on the National Weather Service snow map 

. This is how the NWS snow map looked at 10:30 a.m.:

Additional snow reports will probably be arriving later Saturday. You can pan and zoom the map at the linked site and then hover over any data point to get the exact location and snow total, plus the time of the snow measurement.

If you are measuring snow, it’s best to average as least three measurements in spots with little or no drifting. Don’t measure in areas where the snow may have blown off of a roof.

Central Minnesota has a chance of scattered rain showers and snow showers on Sunday, but there will be a better chance of Sunday flakes or a rain/snow mix in northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday:

Parts of far northeastern Minnesota could see more than 1 inch of snow on Sunday:

Western, central and northern Minnesota could see periods of snow Tuesday into Wednesday:

It looks like the Twin Cities metro area will see mainly rain on Tuesday, then a rain/snow mix Tuesday night into Wednesday. Check forecast updates.

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 50 degrees on April 1. Metro area highs will be in the mid to upper 30s this Saturday.

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have Saturday highs in the 30s, with some 20s in northwestern and west-central Minnesota.

Sunday highs will range from 30s in northwestern Minnesota to 50s in the far southeast:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the upper 40s on Sunday, followed by lower 40s Monday and Tuesday. 

Metro area temps may be close to 40 degrees early Wednesday, followed by falling temps through the afternoon. Thursday highs in the upper 30s will be followed by Friday highs in the upper 40s.

The Twin Cities average snowfall total for the entire month of April is 3.5 inches.

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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Ron Trenda

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We’re cleaning up Saturday from our latest snowstorm. At least we’ll have some sunshine. We have updated storm totals plus a look at our next chance of snow.

Updated snow totals, plus a look at our next chance of snow

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