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Minnesota March snowstorm: Live weather updates

Anika Besst

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Molly Castle Work

After days of 50-degree weather the past few weeks, deep down, some Minnesotans knew the state was in for another blast which came over the weekend. Rochester was in the region hit hardest by a late-winter snowstorm. It received more than a foot. The Twin Cities got a much milder amount than the 18 to 24 inches of snow originally predicted, though it was still enough to prompt schools cancellation across the state Monday.  

Armando Velasquez, 13, shovels snow with two of his friends in Rochester Mar. 15, 2026. 

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(From left to right) Joseph Teng, 13, Armando Velasquez, 13, and Alton Ayres, 13, help shovel snow after a sleepover Mar. 15, 2026.  

Lonny Olson-Williams, 64, skis in Rochester on Mar. 15, 2026. 

Adam Carlson, 44, uses his snowblower machine to clear walkways Mar. 15 in Rochester. 

Early morning shot of a street covered in snow.

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A woman pushes a snow blower down an alley.

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A dog runs through the snow toward the camera as its owner holds the leash.

A woman uses a broom to clear snow off her car.

‘Usual Minnesota’: March snowstorm pummels Rochester, Twin Cities get less

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