Minnesota Weather: 2 Storms In The Next 3 Days, Then Real January Cold Digs In
There is about 5 inches of snow on the ground in the Twin Cities Tuesday night -- and that number could double by this weekend.
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There is about 5 inches of snow on the ground in the Twin Cities Tuesday night -- and that number could double by this weekend.
Several Minnesota cities have declared snow emergencies Tuesday ahead of the coming snow storm.
Thanksgiving break is coming a little early for students at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
"As it looks right now, there are many similarities to this storm with last April's snowstorm," meteorologist Mike Augustyniak said
Minnesotans will be dealing with extremely-cold air next week for this time of year –- and even for this part of the world.
As expected, winter has returned to the Upper Midwest with a big end-of-the-year storm. People have been working and playing across Alexandria, where most were excited to see this much snow.
The cold temperatures will soon come to an end, but not before we get hit with some snow. Snow and mixed precipitation in the Dakota is heading east Tuesday night, and Minnesota will likely have a Winter Weather Advisory Wednesday due to this system. Light snow should reach the Twin Cities by lunchtime, making Wednesday evening's commute an extra slow one.
Nearly 500 flights have been cancelled on one of the busiest travel days of the year as a fast-moving winter storm bears down on much of the Midwest on the last day of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
A 29-year-old woman has died of injuries suffered in a crash during the mid-April snowstorm that hit the Minneapolis area.
Minnesota residents slogged through a mid-April storm Sunday that dumped 2 feet (half a meter) of snow on parts of the Upper Midwest, coated roads with ice and battered areas farther south with powerful winds and tornadoes before plowing toward the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S.
The deadly storms that glazed the Great Plains with ice this weekend are tracking toward southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro.
Dangerously cold temperatures gripped the Upper Midwest in advance of a storm that's expected to bring several inches of snow in coming days, while schools and officials in the Northeast braced for their own blast of wintry weather.
Hope you didn't put the shovels in deep storage yet, because a big March snow storm is set to hit mid-day Wednesday. The morning commute should be fine, with precipitation in the area, but nothing too heavy.
The cars are still arriving at impound lots as the latest snow emergency draws to its close in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minneapolis reported that 641 vehicles were towed during day two of the three-day snow emergency.
Hundreds of Twin Cities drivers are ending the year with a little less money in their pockets. Minneapolis officials say 670 vehicles were towed in Minneapolis alone after Tuesday night's snow emergency, while St. Paul towed over 700. Minneapolis and St. Paul combined issued thousands of parking citations.
While Tuesday's afternoon commute looks to be vastly improved, Minnesota's winter storm resulted in hundreds of crashes so far.
From weather in the north to unrest in the Midwest to Kennedy Center Honors in the east, here is a look at the top four stories from Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.
Ready or not, winter is finally here in Minnesota. Snow fell throughout the night across the state, bringing impressive totals in the southwest. WCCO Weather Watchers reported 9.5 inches in Spring Grove and 8.2 in Alpha by Tuesday morning.
Minnesota is expecting its first major winter storm of the season. A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect 3 p.m. Monday and lasts through Tuesday at noon for central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin.
Just days after a Christmas storm brought snow to Minnesota, another system is moving in ahead of the new year, and it threatens to dump more than half a foot of snow on a large swath of the state.
After an early morning wave of snow snarled the morning commute, the second wave is already moving into the state. Snow is already falling in southwestern Minnesota and is expected to reach the metro by early afternoon.
In addition to turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, Minnesotans may be enjoying some snow this Thanksgiving. While northern and southern Minnesota have already seen measurable snow fall this season, Thursday's storm will be the first measurable snow for the Twin Cities area.
Shoppers headed out to bag Black Friday deals this week may have to trek through a couple inches of fresh snow.
On Wednesday morning, thousands of Minnesotans logged on to Facebook to some disturbing (or maybe exciting) news: a huge snow storm was headed our way. There was just one problem: The story was from last year.
Seventy-five years ago, an early season snowstorm caught Minnesota residents off guard -- the Armistice Day Blizzard.
