Taunton in southwest Minnesota, for example, received 21 inches. Some areas got more, or had snowbanks that piled far higher against buildings. It needed to hit 16 inches to make the storm one of the 10 largest in Minnesota since 1884. Paul International Airport - the official measuring spot for the metro area - was 13.4 inches. Other cities that registered 15 inches or more included Minneapolis, Hopkins, Eagan, Savage, Oakdale and Lakeville, the Weather Service said.Ī foot or more was common in several suburbs, the Weather Service added.Įarlier forecasts had the storm as a possible top five contender in total snowfall, but it fell a few inches short.

'The storm might be a little underperforming, but the impact between a foot and 18 inches is likely the same,' Marten said.Īpple Valley led the metro in snow accumulation, with 19.1 inches Prior Lake at 17.5 inches and Burnsville at 16.9 inches were close behind. The powerful storm didn't bring quite as much snow as originally forecast, said National Weather Service meteorologist Paige Marten. The storm closed schools and business, shut down highways and forced city dwellers to scramble to find places for their cars.Īs conditions improved, the Minnesota Department of Transportation lifted travel warnings across south-central Minnesota and reopened Interstate 90 from Worthington to the South Dakota border just after noon Thursday. Clearing driveways and clearing freeways, Minnesotans on Thursday began digging out from a two-day storm that socked much of the state.

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