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In addition, this will likely be a heavy, wet snow.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The season’s first significant snowstorm of the year was dumping heavy amounts of precipitation in Minnesota and Wisconsin Tuesday and causing slippery driving conditions in the Dakotas. A Halloween display in Minneapolis receives the first measurable snow of the season as a storm arrived over much of Minnesota Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. Donate today. Many locations along the Red River are at either moderate or major flood stage right now. Madison has not received any measurable snow this snow season (since July 1). The Minnesota State Patrol reported around 350 crashes statewide by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, along with about as many spinouts and vehicles off the road. A record-setting October snowstorm dumped heavy snow Tuesday in Minnesota and parts of northern Wisconsin and the eastern Dakotas, causing slippery driving conditions. A change in the track of this storm and the timing of the transition to all snow will affect snow totals. A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane as it heads toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula resorts and then likely move on for a landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department says a local man has died from injuries he received in a crash north of Diller in southeastern Nebraska. (AP Photo/Jim Mone), A pedestrian crosses a Minneapolis street as the first measurable snow of the season spread over much of Minnesota Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. It was the heaviest snow this early in October for many Minnesota locations and some in northwestern Wisconsin.
The Twin Cities area was included in the storm warning along with Hudson and River Falls, Wisconsin.
Slow down and use caution while traveling. Parts of Wisconsin have first snowstorm.
Authorities say a body found last year in a northern Illinois nature preserve has been identified as that of a 50-year-old man who was never reported missing. For meteorological winter, Madison has received 2.9 inches, 13.4 inches below normal. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP). Highs during the daylight hours of Sunday will be in the 30s in many locations. Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the upper 30s Monday and around 40 on Tuesday, followed by lower 40s Wednesday, upper 40s Thursday and lower 50s on Friday. The 2020 total stayed at 32.98 inches, 3.58 inches above normal.
There’s a new robin’s nest sitting atop the elbow of my downspout and under the eave of my roof. The highest totals were expected to be along and south of Interstate 94, where many weather-related crashes were reported including a jackknifed semi-trailer west of Alexandria.
THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT.
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Here’s the hydrograph for the Red River at East Grand Forks, Minnesota: The level of the Red River is expected to continue to slowly fall at the East Grand Forks location over the next week. The snow stayed mainly in northern areas of the state .
The weather service said widespread snow was possible again Thursday, with the amounts as high as 8 inches forecast from southern North Dakota and northern South Dakota into northeastern Minnesota. OVER IN A CONDO COUNTY SOME HAD FUN IN THE SNOW BUILDING SCARY SNOWMEN WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE FALL AND THE FIRST SIGN OF WINTER, ALTHOUGH SNOW IS NOT UNHEARD OF IN WISCONSIN IN LATE OCTOBER IT IS SAFE TO SAY THIS WAS FAR FROM NORMAL. A record-setting October snowstorm dumped heavy snow Tuesday in Minnesota and parts of northern Wisconsin and the eastern Dakotas, causing slippery driving conditions.
Snowfall rates of one inch per hour or higher appear possible Sunday afternoon and evening which will allow the snow to quickly accumulate. OH CLARE HAD TO PLOW THROUGH ALMOST 7 INCHES OF WHICH BROKE A RECORD OF 2 INCHES SET IN 1982 AND MOSINEE NEAR WAUSAU? Appeals court stays Wisconsin limits on gatherings Postal delays persist in battleground states ahead of 2020 election Attorney general: Security … Las Vegas police say two people are dead after a man hung out of a car window to strike a bicyclist and then fell himself. * WHEN...From 7 AM Sunday to 7 AM CDT Monday.
The sharp cut-off in snow amounts to the north could creep southward a bit…check forecast updates.
Melania Trump is set to make her first solo campaign-trail appearance of 2020 for President Donald Trump. US AROUND THE STATE FROM BREAKS TWO SHOVELS WINTER IS MAKING A PREVIEW IN WISCONSIN. Some locations list levels in feet above sea level, others list levels in feet above a local reference point. IT SEEMS LIKE THE SNOW IS AIMING FURTHER TO THE NORTH OCTOBER 20TH. There may be some lower 40s early Sunday in the metro area and points to the east and south, then slowly falling temps through much of the day. But snowy road conditions and speed were blamed in a crash that killed one person in the Dunn County village of Wheeler on Tuesday afternoon.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Saturday evening through Sunday evening: The heaviest snow will tend to be in southern Minnesota and portions of Wisconsin. Milton DeJesus and members of the Osseo football team practiced outside in the heavy snow in preparation for their Friday night game against Totino-Grace, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Maple Grove, Minn. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. All rights reserved.
Across the river from Fargo, some streets in Moorhead, Minnesota were still closed due to flooding on Saturday: You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Highest snow totals southern Minnesota into Wisconsin. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. As I update you on the Sunday/Sunday night snow, keep in mind that April snow typically melts within a few days. Some tree damage and power outages could occur due to the combination of gusty winds and the heavy wet snow. Photos: Record-setting October snowstorm pummels Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, Fear and anxiety spike in virus hot spots across US; 'crisis stage' in El Paso as hospitals fill up, Heavy rain, possible thunderstorms heading for southern Wisconsin, while snow stays north.
River level forecasts are updated on a regular basis.
Due to the heavy, wet nature of the snow, tree damage and power outages could occur. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP), Snow fell over the George Floyd memorial, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Minneapolis. * WHERE...Portions of west central Wisconsin and east central, south central and southeast Minnesota.
Snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches were expected with higher amounts and record totals possible in some areas, the weather service said.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone), The first measurable snow of the season graces colorful leaves on a tree at peak color, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Minneapolis. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP), Members of the Osseo High School team practiced outside in the heavy snow in preparation for their Friday night game against Totino-Grace, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Maple Grove, Minn. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP), Milton DeJesus and members of the Osseo football team practiced outside in the heavy snow in preparation for their Friday night game against Totino-Grace, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Maple Grove, Minn. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP), Jesslyn Phillips, waits for a bus with her daughter Nyarai Weekly, 5, in the snow, Tuesday, Oct, 20, 2020, in Minneapolis. The National Weather Service said Lakeville and some other southern Twin Cities suburbs got around 9 inches of snow in the region's first significant snowstorm of the season, while the western Minnesota town of Sedan got 10.8 inches.