Here are Minnesota snowfall totals as big storm exits state
The major weekend snowstorm in Minnesota is over, leaving some impressive snow totals in its wake.
According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest snow fell across southeastern Minnesota, with most in the region seeing around a foot of accumulation, including the southwest metro.
Around 20.5 inches of snow fell overnight in Wabasha, while Rochester racked up around 14 inches of accumulation. Prior Lake got around 13.7 inches.
MSP Airport saw just over 7 inches, while Maple Grove and Eagan both gained 10 inches. Bloomington got about a half-inch less. Snow wasn't much of an issue to the north or to the west.
Highs will be in the mid-teens Monday in the Twin Cities. Travel will improve, especially in southern Minnesota.
Another storm system arrives late Tuesday, but this one will only bring an inch or two of accumulation.
Kellogg received most snow
The town of Kellogg in southern Minnesota takes the cake with 25 inches of snow from Saturday evening into Sunday.
"I didn't ask for it," Kellogg resident Jerry Collier said.
As he shovels out from more than two feet of snow, Collier can't recall another snowstorm quite like this one.
"It's a lot. It's the most we've had ever, that I remember, at one time," he said.
Across the street, neighbor Carl Holger agreed, while standing in a precarious spot just below his snow-packed rooftop.
Holger and his wife spent Sunday afternoon hunkered down. Then they spent Monday morning wondering how they would clear their driveway. That's when neighbors stopped by.
"They cleaned it all up and wanted nothing. That says a lot about the people in Kellogg," said Holger.
On Saturday afternoon, brown grass was showing across town. There was no trace of snow in Kellogg. That goes to show how fast things changed in one day.
The wind didn't help either, creating drifts that made it tough to even get into town. But it didn't stop Patti Holland.
"We made it down in our old 2000 Expedition, the only thing that would get through the snow, but we did come down," said Holland.
Holland and her husband own the Town & Country Cafe in Kellogg. In nearly 40 years, they've only closed three times for funerals and a power outage, so 25 inches of snow wasn't going to keep them from cooking for their customers.
Residents are hopeful that a warm-up later in the week will help melt the snow. But they are also concerned if it melts too fast, it could create flooding in Kellogg.
