Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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A Thanksgiving weekend snowstorm dumped several inches of snow across Minnesota on Saturday and Sunday.

Southeastern Minnesota remains under a winter weather advisory as light snow and blustery winds create areas of blowing snow and reduced visibility. This includes the Rochester, Winona and Austin area. This is likely to wrap up by noon Sunday. 

The National Weather Service reported more than 8 inches of snow in Rochester, 6.5 inches in Chanhassen, more than 5 inches at Duluth International Airport and about 4 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

This storm brings the metro area closer to the November snowfall average, according to Mandy Thalhuber, an MPR meteorologist. 

“For the Twin Cities, about 6.8 inches is normal November snowfall, and we’re at seven inches. So you know, surprise, it all came in the last week of November, but we’re at least around average for snowfall,” Thalhuber said. 

The Minnesota State Patrol reported more than 500 crashes and spinouts on Saturday.

“This is a very slow-moving system,” Thalhuber said. “It was in Missouri yesterday. It’s parked over Chicago right now, so very slow to exit system that has been affecting us this weekend, just taking its time.”

The storm forced the cancellation of Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland in Grand Forks on Sunday and prompted Minneapolis and St. Paul to declare snow emergencies. Parking rules vary in the two cities.

In St. Paul, beginning at 9 p.m. on Sunday, do not park on Night Plow Routes, which include all of downtown and streets with signs posted “Night Plow Route” and “Night Plow Route This Side of Street.”

Beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday in St. Paul, all Day Plow Routes will be plowed. Do not park on Day Plow Routes. Day Plow Routes are not marked by signs. If there are no Night Plow signs posted within the block, then consider it a Day Plow Route.

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A Thanksgiving weekend snowstorm dumped several inches of snow across Minnesota on Saturday and Sunday. The National Weather Service reported more than 8 inches of snow in Rochester, 6.5 inches in Chanhassen, more than 5 inches at Duluth International Airport, and about 4 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Thanksgiving weekend storm blankets Minnesota in snow

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