Huge Snow Variations Across Central MN (Blizzard Conditions Twin Cities Suburbs)

A few reports of snowfall from today's storm as of 4 pm Saturday:

St. Cloud: 1-2"

Sauk Centre: 4"

Foley: 3"

Mankato: 3"

* Another 1-2" possible this evening, mainly south/east of St. Cloud. Travel will become increasingly treacherous as you approach the Twin Cities on I-94 and Highway 10.

** Very sharp cut-off to the heaviest snow bands: 1-2 feet for the Twin Cities metro, while central Minnesota sees anywhere from a coating (north of Little Falls) to 2-3" downtown St. Cloud to as much as 8" near Willmar and a foot near Hutchinson. Amazing.

Oakdale: 20"
Menomonie, WI: 18"
Shakopee: 18"
Maplewood: 17"
Woodbury: 15.2"
Minneapolis (MSP International): 14.6" (as of 3:29 pm)
Hastings: 14"
Prior Lake: 14"
Lakeville: 13"
Edina: 12.7"
Northfield: 11.5"
Chanhassen: 11.2"
Hutchinson: 10.5"
Stillwater: 10"
New Hope: 10"

* Winds gusting to 36 mph in the Twin Ciies, visbility reported to be 1/4 mile at MSP - very close to blizzard criteria.
Marshall: sustained winds of 36, gusts to 45 (blizzard in progress).
Windom: sustained winds of 36, gusts to 41 (blizzard in progress)

** Most accumulating snow will be winding down by 7 or 8 pm. By then much of the metro will have 12-18", a few towns will be digging out from as much as 20", with 3-5 foot drifts.

*** Waking up to -12 F. Sunday morning in the metro area with a wind chill of -30. Predicted low Monday morning: -15, -20 Tuesday morning.