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Snow/rain showers for metro; a few inches of snow in northern MN
Here’s the snow tally through 1 a.m. Friday: Updated storm snowfall totals through 1 AM Friday for our climate locations are:Chanhassen Office: 9.7MSP: 8.9St. Cloud: 7.1Eau Claire 11.3#mnwx #wiwx — NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) April 12, 2019 The snow total of 8.9 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport makes this the 10th-largest April snowstorm in…
Winds roar; snow heavy in western, northern MN; wintry mix in metro
A strong low-pressure system is generating window-rattling winds as it spins snow, sleet and rain across Minnesota and western Wisconsin Thursday. A few thunderstorms and some areas of thundersnow have also been reported. A wind gust of 57 knots (65.6 mph) was measured at Holman Field airport in St. Paul around 9 a.m.: Thankfully, it…
Spring snow starts to whack southern Minnesota
Close to 2 feet of snow could fall around Canby, Ivanhoe and Windom in western Minnesota. Metro snowfalls could be around 3 to 6 inches, with greater amounts just to the northwest. Here's what we know.