this Tuesday evening, most forecasters were predicting approximately 6 inches of snow while others (MPR and KSTP) were predicting a little more. Forecasters are tossing around some pretty significant amounts. Some have coined this season "Winter II." It certainly doesn't resemble anyone's idea of spring. Get the inside scoop like you've never gotten it before. Here's our in-depth weather discussion with Tom Novak of from late Tuesday. Most of the updated forecasts below reflect forecast snowfall from Wednesday night into Thursday night. If anyone from the NWS reads this blog, we'd love to better understand what's going on here.Īpproximately 1.5 inches of snow fell Tuesday night. However, for KMSP, a winter storm warning is in place yet the forecast snow accumulation is lower. Paul) with a total snowfall (if you add things together) of 3-5 inches.
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Per the graphics below, a winter weather advisory is in place for zip code 55116 (St. We find the NWS forecasts very confusing.
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Commenters, please feel free to detail the forecasts you see.
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We'll try to update forecasts as we sight them. We interviewed Tom Novak from Novak Weather this evening to get his latest assessment of the storm. Fox9 weighed in at 1-4 (2.6 on the infamous snow meter) on the 9 p.m. The NWS ( for KMSP) appeared to forecast 2 to 4 inches of snow yet maintained a winter storm warning. KARE forecast a mere 2 inches of snow while WCCO essentially predicted 3 inches for the central core of MSP. KSTP was the most aggressive with the storm, with Dave Dahl showing 7.5 inches of snow. In expectation of the latest (and last?) winter shellacking of the year, forecasters placed their bets for snowfall accumulation from Thursday into Friday. What do you say peeps? Could this really happen? CLOUDY AND COOL WEATHER WILL LAST THROUGH THE END OF TEMPERATURES WILLīE COLD ENOUGH FOR SOME SNOW TO FALL.WITH THE HEAVIESTĪCCUMULATIONS FROM SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA THROUGH NORTHWEST this fine spring Monday evening, here's an excerpt from what the National Weather Service had to say in its forecast discussion:ĪNOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THEĬENTRAL UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.WITH WIDESPREADģ INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED. MPR: "At this point, two to as much as six inches."Īt 6:24 p.m. KSTP's Dave Dahl forecasts "mainly a cold rain." KSTP has been better than most weather outlets recently. If you do the math, it appears the NWS calling for perhaps 3-5 inches of snow.
Updated Tuesday late afternoon/early evening: We propose a new meaning: a cry from distressed locals who can't believe what some weather models are suggesting. Mayday (per Merriam-Webster): an international radio-telehone signal word used as a distress call.
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