snow storm

Forecasters continue to closely watch a developing storm system that could dump up to a foot of snow on areas of southeastern Minnesota Monday night and Tuesday.

The snowstorm that moved across much of the state Thursday dumped anywhere from 3 to nearly 6 inches of snow on the Rochester area.

Schools throughout the region are closed today as snow plow crews remain busy and residents of southeastern Minnesota dig out from a fast-moving clipper storm that dumped 6 to 8-inches of snow on the Rochester area overnight.

It appears the heaviest snow from today’s winter storm is falling in areas just south of Rochester.

Areas of southern Minnesota were socked with up to a foot of slushy snow from the latest April snowstorm to visit the state.

Statewide, the State Patrol has responded to over 1300 storm-related crashes and spinouts.

The National Weather Service has canceled the winter storm warning for most of Minnesota, but additional accumulating snow is possible through the afternoon

Travel in southwestern Minnesota is nearly impossible today because of blizzard conditions.

The snowfall totals were mainly lower than what had been predicted, but the storm system that arrived in southeastern Minnesota this morning still produced difficult travel conditions.

Talk about good timing by Mother Nature. Winter officially begins Thursday morning in the Rochester area and that’s when we are being told to expect the first significant snow event since March 12th.