After biggest snowfall of the season, more snow arriving Tuesday

Molly Guthrey, Pioneer Press
Updated ·2 min read
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After biggest snowfall of the season, more snow arriving Tuesday

The springtime winter storm that blew through the Twin Cities notched a record daily snowfall total for Sunday — 8.2 inches at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

The snowfall surpassed the previous record amount for March 24, when 6.8 inches fell in 1996.

It was also the biggest daily accumulation of the 2023-24 season, which has now seen a total of just 25.6 inches — 21 below normal.

It looks like a bit more will be added to that total Tuesday; the National Weather Service was predicting another 2 to 5 inches falling in the Twin Cities.

The snow is expected to wrap up in the afternoon. Light icing is also possible in the morning to areas north, west and south of the Twin Cities.

The metropolitan area saw a range of accumulations Sunday, from around 5 inches in the southern suburbs up to 9 inches in the northern suburbs.

Neither St. Paul nor Minneapolis declared their first snow emergencies of the season as the wet, heavy snow piled up.

Central and east-central Minnesota saw the biggest snowfalls, with 17 inches reported just south of Duluth as the snow continued into Monday. Some North Shore communities also reported sizable accumulations, including 13 inches in Two Harbors.

Sunday’s snow plus Monday’s rain amounted to 1.21 inches of liquid precipitation in the Twin Cities.

On Tuesday, temperatures are expected to fall throughout the day, eventually hitting the teens in the evening.

Wednesday’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high near 28. Temperatures warm into the mid-30s on Thursday and mid-40s on Friday.

The Minnesota State Patrol reported 466 crashes statewide since Sunday that injured 28 people and killed at least two.

A 26-year-old Litchfield woman, Miranda Nicole Castro, died Monday morning in a collision with a semi on U.S. 12 in Meeker County. A 51-year-old Lakeville woman, Elizabeth Marie Evans, died Sunday afternoon when her SUV went off the roadway on northbound Interstate 35E near County Road 42 in Burnsville and struck a tree.

Some schools in Minnesota closed. Almost three dozen flights were canceled at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and 180 were delayed.

For road condition reports from around Minnesota, go to 511mn.org.

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