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Round 2

Posted at 5:36 PM on February 26, 2009 by Paul Huttner (3 Comments)

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Snow intensity increases again at the Huttner Weather Lab in the west metro at 5:30pm.

It's adding up. I'm on the low end of snow totals with about 4" here at the weather lab.

Prolific snow totals are reported in Sargent County North Dakota west of Fargo.

-Cayuga, ND has 12"
-Havana, ND has 16"

In Minnesota:

-Wheaton reports 13"
-Donnelley 9.3"
-Carlos 9"
-Madison 7"

In the metro:

Lakeville 5"
Burnsville 5.1"
Woodbury 5.5"
Highland Park 5.7"
Bloomington 6"

The second wave is setting up a "pivot point" near the metro. That means it could snow here well into tonight. I expect at least another 1" to 2" and maybe more around the metro.

Stay tuned!

PH

Comments (3)

The wind seems to be quite strong. Will there be much drifting of snow overnight and into the morning?

Posted by Chip | February 26, 2009 9:00 PM

Winds subside some overnight...around 15 mph at daybreak on Friday. I measured 5.4 inches of fresh snow outside the Eden Prairie Weather lab, with blowing and drifting as of 830pm.

Posted by Craig | February 26, 2009 9:08 PM

Chip:

I expect gusty winds to over 30mph overnight. There will be drifting in any open areas. Also remember that road chemicals stop working when temps drop below 10 degrees as they will tonight.

Craig:

What a joy to work this storm with you! You did a great job today. Great forecast, I know why the Twin Cities NWS was in such good hands for so many years.

PH

Posted by Paul Huttner | February 26, 2009 9:18 PM

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