Storm Update: Snow continues, slick PM rush ahead

Posted at 10:12 AM on February 8, 2010 by Paul Huttner (1 Comments)

5" on the back deck at the Huttner Weather Lab in Deephaven as of 9:30am.

The snow is piling up with some impressive totals today. As of mid morning here are some of the heftier snow totals.

-Willmar 7.5"
-Deephaven 5"
-Morris 4.7"
-New Market 4.5"
-Albert Lea 4.5"
-Hutchinson 4.4"

You can check the latest updated snowfall totals here as they come in today.
-Twin Cities radar loop
-Winter storm warnings
-Twin Cities winter storm page
-MNDOT traffic cams and info

Expect snowfall of varying intensity to continue through PM rush and through the overnight hours. Most areas will see an additional 3" to 6" if accumulation by midday Tuesday. That should put storm total snowfall in the 5" to 10" range for the metro, with some heavier 10"+ totals possible from Willmar through Litchfield and Mankato to Albert Lea.

It looks like snow to water ratios are around 15:1 so far for this storm.

Here are a few more pics form the weather lab this morning.

Bird bath at the Weather Lab shows the cumulative effect of a snowy week.

Fence sporting fresh snowfall

Giant icicles portray February's icy grip

Snowy landscape

Stay safe and enjoy the snow if you can!

PH

(Original post 8:25am)

Today is what we call a "window" forecast. Look out the window, and what you see is what you get.

A huge area of snow stretches all the way from Grand Forks to the North Shore and all the way south through Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas today. This large, slow moving storm system is producing a consistent area of snowfall. Because of the slow speed of the storm, this long duration snow event will continue into Tuesday.

Here are the highlights from the storm so far, and what you can expect today and tonight.

-Twin Cities, St. Cloud and central Minnesota snowfall totals so far include 2" to 4" in the as of 8am this morning. I measured a fresh 4" at the Huttner Weather Lab in Deephaven this morning in the west metro.

-Northwest Minnesota and the Red River Valley is reporting 6" in Pelican Rapids, 5" in Fargo Moorhead and about 3.3" in Grand Forks.

-Northeast Minnesota is reporting anywhere from 1.7" in Duluth, to as much as a foot of snow in Finland.

-Southeast Minnesota reports 2.1" at Winona as snow beging to accumulate after later start times.

-Southwest Minnesota and eastern South Dakota reports 3" to 5" so far in some areas. Sioux Falls set a daily snowfall record Sunday.

-The core of the storm will produce snowfall through today and tonight. I expect another 4" to 6" through tonight in most areas of central and southern Minnesota. That should put snow totals at between 5" and 10" by Tuesday morning in most areas.

-It appears the "sweet spot" for heavy snow is setting up as expected from St. Cloud through Litchfield, the west metro down to Mankato and Albert Lea. I expect we will see some totals in excess of 10" in these areas by Tuesday afternoon.

The bottom line is the snow will continue to fall at the rate of about 1" every 2 to 3 hours today. Expect snow covered roadways and slick travel well into Tuesday.

PH

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Comments (1)

The link for checking the latest snowfall amounts is useless! I can't tell how to use anything on that page.

How much snow has fallen in St. Paul so far? Why do you list only those burbs and other far-away places?

Posted by Jamie | February 8, 2010 3:20 PM

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