michsnowfreak Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I actually had a big feeling this would be a huge winter for MSP. Much of the time in recent winters they have been stuck in cold and dry while the rest of the midwest has been in a snowblitz. I did a calculation a while back and in the 8 winters from 2002-03 thru 2009-10, Detroit, MI officially received a cumulative total of 66 inches MORE snow than Minneapolis, MN. I suspect the comparison of Milwaukee, WI and Minneapolis may even be greater. So to say they were overdue is an understatement. Now, all that said..I did not see a winter like this one is shaping up to be for them. I dont know if anyone did. The area will have up to 2 feet of powder on the ground with 50 mph winds and below zero temps on tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 supposedly vikings game might be moved to monday night Sounds like the NFL is considering moving Vikings-Giants to Monday night but nothing is official. Stay tuned. http://twitter.com/#!/JuddZulgad/status/13785742274727936 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 supposedly vikings game might be moved to monday night Sounds like the NFL is considering moving Vikings-Giants to Monday night but nothing is official. Stay tuned. http://twitter.com/#...785742274727936 Officially moved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I actually had a big feeling this would be a huge winter for MSP. Much of the time in recent winters they have been stuck in cold and dry while the rest of the midwest has been in a snowblitz. I did a calculation a while back and in the 8 winters from 2002-03 thru 2009-10, Detroit, MI officially received a cumulative total of 66 inches MORE snow than Minneapolis, MN. I suspect the comparison of Milwaukee, WI and Minneapolis may even be greater. So to say they were overdue is an understatement. Now, all that said..I did not see a winter like this one is shaping up to be for them. I dont know if anyone did. The area will have up to 2 feet of powder on the ground with 50 mph winds and below zero temps on tap. \Now you jinxed it. Last Nina, 07-08 started great then torch in early January then no snow until March. It would be a bummer to lose a bunch of this snow pack in January. Minnesota has had the most ridiculous weather in the country this year. Blowtorch summer with 104 tornadoes, 4 EF4s, 3 of them in one day, ridiculous fall with the PAC wave train over us all September long dumping unbelievable rain, rivers running ridiculously high. Absolute blowtorch October and early November. 3 days after MPX set a record early November high of 68 we get 10" of thundersnow, now if we do indeed get an epic winter the spring flooding will make national headlines. What's next? EDIT: oh, never mind that little storm we called the Octobomb... how could I have forgotten about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 \ Now you jinxed it. Last Nina, 07-08 started great then torch in early January then no snow until March. It would be a bummer to lose a bunch of this snow pack in January. Minnesota has had the most ridiculous weather in the country this year. Blowtorch summer with 104 tornadoes, 4 EF4s, 3 of them in one day, ridiculous fall with the PAC wave train over us all September long dumping unbelievable rain, rivers running ridiculously high. Absolute blowtorch October and early November. 3 days after MPX set a record early November high of 68 we get 10" of thundersnow, now if we do indeed get an epic winter the spring flooding will make national headlines. What's next? Favre plays now that he gets an extra day of rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Favre plays now that he gets an extra day of rest Good! I wanted to see the Giants take him out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Great, we lose for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Good! I wanted to see the Giants take him out! Manning only one INT behind Favre....stellar!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha5 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 It is certainly brutal here. Stopped snowing but it doesn't matter much. Ground blizzard now. I have drifts close to 6 feet around the house. Snow piled halfway up the front door when last opened it. The Halloween blizzard was a lot of snow but not a heck of a lot of blowing like this. What is amazing is this is powder, and we still have ridiculous accumulations. Really can't remember one like this. For reference, the roof of the hot house by the kids there is 6 feet high. HOLY..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Manning only one INT behind Favre....stellar!! Who was talking about interceptions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mempho Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Vikings/Giants game has been postponed...for too much snow on the Metrodome roof. Also, the Giants were unable to land and are in Kansas City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter_warlock Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Vikings/Giants game has been postponed...for too much snow on the Metrodome roof. Also, the Giants were unable to land and are in Kansas City. lol amazing... storm, not often you see an NFL game cancelled cause of weather lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 At the risk of being tossed off here by the eastern guys... Please keep posting pics, trapperman. Any true weather weenie will want to see and share in the joy of SOMEONE getting snow, even if it isn't in their own backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 If you go to wunderground there are some great pics from MN. I like this one from Minneapolis, its one of the more simple ones, but it shows the visibility in a true blizzard. Runners up to MN, should be some good pics from WI, MI, OH when its all said and done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Dome roof deflated/collapsed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaser Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Took these yesterday.. About an 8 foot or more drift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Dome roof deflated/collapsed If there ever was an argument for a new stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 mnchaser, Nice pics. Is that last one Garfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Minnesota is making up for what has honestly been an atrocious decade of bad winters. MN relies on a solid winter economy more than other regions and a lot of businesses reliant on cold and snowy winters had been really struggling. Good to see a good winter for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 If there ever was an argument for a new stadium Amen. Wonder if they'll play the game eventually at TCF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Here is a pic from Shakopee.. We saw 21" out of this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 If you go to wunderground there are some great pics from MN. I like this one from Minneapolis, its one of the more simple ones, but it shows the visibility in a true blizzard. Runners up to MN, should be some good pics from WI, MI, OH when its all said and done Nice shot. Looks like one of the lakes in MPLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Amen. Wonder if they'll play the game eventually at TCF. I bet they play it in Green Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I've posted a few photos I've received permission to post on my winter weather site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Minnesota is making up for what has honestly been an atrocious decade of bad winters. MN relies on a solid winter economy more than other regions and a lot of businesses reliant on cold and snowy winters had been really struggling. Good to see a good winter for once. I posted earlier, the last 8 winters (before '10-11) Detroit, MI outsnowed Minneapolis by 66 inches. From a shear climo perspective that is amazing. However, the cold weather does keep the snowpack in MN, even in a bad winter. Michigan, like Minnesota, relies on winter for the economy, and last winter was a horrible snow year in northern MI, but I read that despite this it wasnt disaster to tourism as snowpack, of course, was present. I wonder if the same is true in MN? This of course is for the "general" winter tourist. The hardcore snowmobilers/tourists dont plan their trips on any particular region, they plan it where the deepest snow is. So for that group, I can see MN tourism suffering the past decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Metrodome about 20 minutes ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Minneapolis at 31.7" so far for their winter totals season to date...second only to 1991 which had the big Halloween storm. That winter had over 60" at this point. We got more than that in one storm. Must suck living out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 A couple "morning after" pics to follow. Impossible to say what our total here was, there's no level snowpack anywhere, it's all drifted. Going to try to get out this afternoon and take some pics around the neighborhood. If the car will start... This is a 5 foot drift right out the back patio door... and yes, when my girls get bored they write on our windows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 The front yard: Somewhere under there is my sidewalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2K53bkzX2I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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