I35W and Johnson Street
Winter storm
Winter storm
Winter storm February 20, 2011
Lake Calhoun snow
Lake Calhoun snow
Hastings snow
MINNEAPOLIS -- Just when we thought winter might be in our rear-view mirror, it is rearing its ugly head as the weekend wraps up.
A storm approached the metro Sunday morning, and flakes were flying in the metro by 10 a.m., and earlier north, south and west of the Twin Cities.
Snowfall totals thus far are varying, but 12 inches of snow have fallen at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until early Monday for most of the central and southern Minnesota.
A second wave of snow is pushing into the south metro and will move across most of the metro slowly through the evening hours.
Tonight, the heaviest accumulating snowfall will continue for the first part of the overnight with lighter rates through the rest of tonight and tomorrow morning. Totals in some south metro suburbs range from 10 to 13" already with lesser amounts of 3-7" in far northern suburbs.
Snow will continue into Sunday night and Monday morning. The rain/snow line looks like it will remain in far southern Minnesota. That will put heavy snow in across central and south central Minnesota throughout the day Sunday. Expect some drifting and blowing of snow with winds NE 15-30 mph. Blizzard conditions will occur in western Minnesota and close to it at times in the metro.
Totals through evening will be up to 5 to 10" across the metro with an additional 4 to 8" overnight and another 1 to 2" during the morning Monday making for a metro total of 10 to 15" of fresh snow. The heaviest accumulations will be further into west central Minnesota with 14 to 20" (possibly 2 feet in isolated places).
Be sure to keep an eye on snow emergencies in your area, and travel is not recommended unless absolutely necessary. Flights across the board are also being canceled at the MSP Airport.
Areas around I-90 will have icy accumulations with a wintry mix falling throughout the day and up to 3-7" of snowfall.
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