Snow totals from across Minnesota and surrounding states, as reported by weather spotters and relayed by the National Weather Service as of 3:15 p.m. Sunday.
A storm dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of southern Minnesota on Sunday, causing difficult driving but also bringing a welcome dose of winter for skiing, sledding and other outdoor activities. St. Paul and Minneapolis have declared snow emergencies.
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Our winter snowstorm is here, and it’ll give many areas 6 inches or more of snow this morning. Some spots in southern Minnesota will see double-digit snow totals. We have your winter storm update.
We have plenty of snow in the forecast for late Saturday night into Sunday afternoon. Updated forecasts include winter storm warnings for the southern half of the Twin Cities metro area and much of southern Minnesota. We have details about the timing of the snow.
New computer model info has arrived, and it still shows heavy snow across much of southern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin overnight Saturday night into Sunday morning. The newest info also shows that southern portions of the Twin Cities metro area may see some heavy snow Sunday morning. We have the details.
Residents in the foothills of the Blue Mountains in rural northeast Oregon were plucked from their flooded homes by helicopter on Thursday and Friday, while others rode to safety in the bucket of a front-end loader as relentless rain and melting snow pushed multiple rivers over their banks.
Southern Minnesota is likely to see heavy snow overnight Saturday night and Sunday morning. The Twin Cities metro area will see several inches of snow from the same storm, and the heavy snow band may creep into parts of the metro area.
WMO says the Antarctic Peninsula on the continent's northwest tip near South America is among the fastest warming regions on Earth. Temperatures there have risen almost 3 degrees Celsius over the last half-century.
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