4 wet inches of snow

Snowiest April Since 2002 for Minneapolis
Comment: It wasn't as bad as the weather forecaster predicted in the 10 pm news last night. I think it is done. Now waiting for city plow to come through and then I will clear the ridge.

MSP snow delay

flightradar24.com

Not much taking off or landing (7:15 am screen shot). Plane in lower right is Sun Country on the way to Fort Meyers

March snow

Snow coming in stages; 12” possible for metro
Excerpt:

Snowfall accumulation in the Twin Cities is forecast to be 2 to 4 inches by sunset, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). ... During the night, the NWS said the metro area could get another 3 to 7 inches of snow. On Tuesday morning, another 1 to 2 is possible. Add it up, and the top end of the range could mean a foot of snow as temperatures stay below freezing

Comment: Both K and I are working from home today.

Sunday snow: 3-5"

Storm Warning: 3-5" Slushy Snow by Evening (another 1" tonight)
Excerpt:

A surge of warm air aloft will spark a little freezing rain this morning (glaze ice possible, especially outside the metro). A burst of wet snow may spark 3-6 inches of metro slush, but dry air sweeping in by evening should cause any mix to taper.

Comment: Now calm .... driveway plowed. Ice base.

I surrender

Winter Weather Advisory: 3" to 6"

My little tractor just can't take it this Winter. Green Horizons came and plowed me out Saturday night. My driveway has walls of packed snow (largely from my side to side plowing on Saturday morning). There is just no where to push snow. So ... I surrendered and hired a plowing service for the Winter (which has not even officially arrived!)

Biggest snowstorm since Halloween, 1991?

1-2 Feet of Snow Saturday, Blizzard Conditions Possible (most snow since the Halloween Superstorm?)

Excerpts:

This has the potential to be the biggest snowstorm for much of Minnesota since Halloween, 1991.

• Potential for 1-2 feet of snow Saturday, with 2-5 foot drifts during the PM hours.
  
• Close to blizzard criteria - best chance of white-out conditions south/west of the metro area.
  
• Get your errands/shopping done today, snow arrives late evening, between 8 and 10 pm, snow gets heavier and steadier as the night goes on - should be snowing heavily when we wake up Saturday morning.
  
• Conditions get worse as the day goes on tomorrow as winds increase and snow accumulates (even on the freeways and interstates). Temperatures will fall through the teens into the single digits - making it a light, powdery snow - prone to blowing and drifting.
  
• Travel simply isn't recommended Saturday and Saturday night. ...the combination of snow/wind/falling temperatures will create truly treacherous conditions.
  

Comment: I HOPE NOT. My tractor has a hard time handling more than 6" of snow. It would be a multi-pass proposition. I doubt I would be able to get my driveway "wall to wall" plowed. Plus we have an Church ABF fellowship scheduled for tomorrow night.

A Real Snowstorm!

Snow Tapers (9" officially, totals ranged from 6-12" across metro)

Excerpt:

Residents of the Twin Cities were starting to wonder if we would ever see a "real storm" here - it's been a long time, snow has come in dribs and drabs in recent years, 2003-2004 the last "above average" winter with over 66" of snow. Well, Saturday we got a subtle (yet blunt) reminder that La Nina is kicking in, a cooling phase in the Pacific that tends to correlate with snowier winters across the Upper Midwest. Will this continue? No idea - no more big storms in sight between now and Thanksgiving. Today's storm (which took a perfect track - for snow - from Des Moines to Eau Claire) continues to wrap moisture around it's counterclockwise circulation, but the north-south bands of snow are weakening - little additional accumulation expected.

Comment: My guestimate. 9 or 10". It really taxed my John Deere. City plows finally came through after 6:00 p.m. and I went out and cleared the ridge at the end of the driveway. I plowed 4 driveways (mine and three neighbors)

1st snow of season

I plowed and Roger shoveled. We finished up at 6:15. Kathee had chili ready for us.

Details: 17 degrees, 4-6" of snow.