March 2025 General Discussion

[A-L-E-K]

13 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

MSP might end up close to 10

 

 

bullseyed that narrow weenie band, very nice score

[OrdIowPitMsp]

About as good as it gets out there this morning. Quite the drive into work. 

[cyclone77]

Looking like 60s here Sunday and Monday, then 70s Tuesday and Wednesday.  

[WestMichigan]

We can't even pull off a good rainstorm this year.  Yesterday the forecast was for about 1.4" at GRR.  At this point breaking 0.5" might be a challenge.  This lack of precipitation better change soon or it is going to be a long, hot, dry summer.

[Allsnow]

58 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

bullseyed that narrow weenie band, very nice score

The euro was $ for this event 

 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

The NW trend is alive and well. Wind is whipping can’t imagine how bad the drifts are outside the metro. 

[Powerball]

13 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

The euro was $ for this event 

 

 

That NW cutoff is brutal though.

[michsnowfreak]

21 minutes ago, Powerball said:

 

That NW cutoff is brutal though.

bullseye right over MSP/SE MN.

[cutlew]

Took this a little before 7 am on the driveway at the very SE edge of Twin Cities metro (Woodbury/Cottage Grove).



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[mnchaserguy]

Depending on what Cocorahs ob you want to believe, I got between 5-7”. Not bad. Just to my west got about half that.


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[hawkeye_wx]

We are getting near-blizzard conditions this morning.  The snow has been steady and moderate, with likely over an inch.

This has been quite a spring storm.  27 hours ago we had lightning and thunder, then a day of steady, soaking rain, and now near blizzard.

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Last band rotating through now. 13” near Northfield MN is the highest report I’ve seen so far.

[madwx]

Been snowing here for about an hour but no accumulations yet

[OrdIowPitMsp]

[dmc76]

2 hours ago, Powerball said:

 

That NW cutoff is brutal though.

Reminds me of a storm we had in March 1996. 10-14” along and north of 59. Lansing. 0”

[michsnowfreak]

54 minutes ago, dmc76 said:

Reminds me of a storm we had in March 1996. 10-14” along and north of 59. Lansing. 0”

Looks like Lansing had 1.4". I had 7.0". Easily best storm of 1995-96. The cutoff March 20, 1996 was not nearly as extreme as March 25/26, 2002 when 8-12" fell downriver to Monroe, 4-5" DTW, 0 Ann Arbor/Pontiac.,

[dmc76]

20 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Looks like Lansing had 1.4". I had 7.0". Easily best storm of 1995-96. The cutoff March 20, 1996 was not nearly as extreme as March 25/26, 2002 when 8-12" fell downriver to Monroe, 4-5" DTW, 0 Ann Arbor/Pontiac.,

That 1996 storm was the only true blizzard I w ever seen locally. 1999 wasn’t even a blizzard lol. Still don’t understand to this day why we were under a blizzard warning. Yes. That March storm 2002 there wasn’t a dusting until south of 8 mile. 8-9” at belle isle. 0” at 75 and 8mile cool storm to chase. I had fun 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Sun is coming out, lots of dripping with the temp at 28. Must be March. 

[hawkeye_wx]

I picked up 2 inches of snow this morning.  My storm total precip is a real nice 1.90".

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Storm total of 9.5” at MSP. Our biggest snowstorm since the legendary winter of 2022/2023

[michsnowfreak]

46 minutes ago, dmc76 said:

That 1996 storm was the only true blizzard I w ever seen locally. 1999 wasn’t even a blizzard lol. Still don’t understand to this day why we were under a blizzard warning. Yes. That March storm 2002 there wasn’t a dusting until south of 8 mile. 8-9” at belle isle. 0” at 75 and 8mile cool storm to chase. I had fun 

Ive learned over the years that there are very few TRUE blizzards. Quite a few strong storms have blizzard or near blizzard conditions, but very few true blizzards. I see time and time again these NWS offices issue blizzard warnings and when you check the conditions, it does not end up being a blizzard. Many times its not even really close. Locally, the storms of 1999, 2005, and 2015 and Im sure multiple others had the criteria met for snow reducing visibility to 1/4 or less for 3+ consecutive hours, but sustained winds were not 35mph+.

[Allsnow]

Msp 9.5 total! 
 

 

[sbnwx85]

Not nearly as exciting as a foot of snow, but South Bend set a daily rainfall record yesterday. So we go that going for us which is nice.

[madwx]

3 hours ago, madwx said:

Been snowing here for about an hour but no accumulations yet

accumulating on the grass but nothing on roads and sidewalks.  should be winding down over the next couple hours

[Orange county]

2 hours ago, madwx said:

accumulating on the grass but nothing on roads and sidewalks.  should be winding down over the next couple hours

Did the Fox River Valley have a few inches?

[Cary67]

5 hours ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

Snow drought ended

[nvck]

Pressure bottomed out in the low 980s, after a pretty steep plunge this am. precip on the day around 3/4", and upper 40s feel incredible

[nwohweather]

4 hours ago, michsnowfreak said:

Ive learned over the years that there are very few TRUE blizzards. Quite a few strong storms have blizzard or near blizzard conditions, but very few true blizzards. I see time and time again these NWS offices issue blizzard warnings and when you check the conditions, it does not end up being a blizzard. Many times its not even really close. Locally, the storms of 1999, 2005, and 2015 and Im sure multiple others had the criteria met for snow reducing visibility to 1/4 or less for 3+ consecutive hours, but sustained winds were not 35mph+.

I can confirm the Keweenaw is getting a true blizzard 

[cyclone77]

We had teflon snow here today, non-stick.  It didn't snow hard enough to overcome the wet/warm ground, so nothing measurable here, or at MLI and DVN.

MLI's seasonal snowfall will remain at 6.7".

Final rain total here of 1.12"

[madwx]

4 hours ago, Orange county said:

Did the Fox River Valley have a few inches?

Yeah looks like they got a couple inches up there