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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Mandy Thalhuber and Anna Haecherl
Updated:

Reported snowfall totals from Minnesota’s March winter storm

Some areas in the Twin Cities metro received over a foot of snow

A man shovels snow in front of the garage.
Mark Elleson clears snow off his driveway in northeast Rochester Wednesday morning. Rochester residents experienced heavy snow and high winds.
Ken Klotzbach for MPR News

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Snow totals stacked up across the southern half of Minnesota as March definitely roared in like a lion. Numerous spots received more than a month's worth of snow overnight. Let’s take a look at which areas got the most.

  • Dennison — 13 inches

  • Credit River, Lakeville — 12 inches

  • Nerstrand — 11.9 inches

  • Woodbury — 11.8 inches

  • Elko New Market — 11.5 inches

  • Newport — 11.3 inches

  • Apple Valley — 11.1 inches

  • Owatonna, Montgomery, Stillwater — 11 inches

  • Minnesota Lake — 10.9 inches

  • Eagan; Prior Lake; River Falls, Wis. —10.5 inches

  • Richfield — 10.4 inches

  • Ellendale — 10.2 inches

  • Inver Grove Heights, Kenyon, Savage, Wells — 10 inches

  • Cottage Grove, Northfield — 9.8 inches

  • Hudson, Wis. — 9.7 inches

  • Miesville — 9.6 inches

  • MSP Airport — 9.5 inches

  • North St. Paul — 9.2 inches

  • Oakdale, Shoreview, Mendota — 9 inches

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A car covered in snow.
Melinda Pobanz said her car was buried in the snow after being at the hospital all night. "Thankful for all EMS, hospital staff and snow clearers," she said.
Courtesy of Melinda Pobanz
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A snow covered tunnel of trees over a road.
On Snelling Avenue in St. Paul, Highway 51, on the hill near the intersection of West 7th and Snelling.
Courtesy of Nick Schicker
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snow covering everything
A major late-winter storm continues to wallop southern and eastern Minnesota with heavy snow, howling winds and blizzard conditions. Snow blankets downtown St. Paul on Wednesday.
Gracie Stockton | MPR News

  • South St. Paul — 8.7 inches

  • Bloomington, Minneapolis — 8.6 inches

  • Coates, Edina, Red Wing, Rosemount, Vadnais Heights — 8.5 inches

  • Burnsville, New Brighton — 8.4 inches

  • Albert Lea, Fairbault, Golden Valley, Lexington, Roseville, Shakopee, Waseca, Winnebago — 8 inches

  • Eden Prairie, Excelsior, Chisago City — 7.8 inches

  • St. Paul — 7.7 inches

  • Mankato, White Bear Lake — 7.5 inches

  • Circle Pines — 7.4 inches

  • Clarks Grove — 7 inches

  • Afton — 6.5

  • Fairmont, Henderson — 5.8 inches

  • Garden City, Minnetonka — 5.5 inches

  • Kasson — 5 inches

  • Windom — 4.6 inches

  • New Ulm, Rochester — 4 inches

Any additional snowfall will primarily affect east-central and southeastern Minnesota, where a few more inches could accumulate. The Twin Cities might see another inch or less.

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Forecast additional snowfall Wednesday
National Weather Service