How Much Snow Fell Last Night In The Twin Cities? Here Are The Totals

TWIN CITIES, MN — Snow tapered off early Wednesday across eastern Minnesota, but not before dropping several inches across the Twin Cities metro and parts of western Wisconsin.

Blowing snow continues this morning, and the National Weather Service is urging drivers to give themselves extra time as many roads remain partially to completely snow-covered.

The Minnesota State Patrol reported 80 crashes, 7 spinouts, 89 vehicles off the road, and 11 jackknifed semis between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. Wednesday. One of the crashes resulted in injuries. Troopers are asking drivers to slow down and leave extra space.

Official 6 a.m. NWS Observations

• St. Cloud: 4.8 inches
• MSP Airport: 3.1 inches
• MPX (Chanhassen office): 2.5 inches
• Eau Claire: 0.5 inches (still snowing at 6 a.m.)

Selected Observer Snow Reports (As of 7 a.m.)

• Rice (3.6 E): 3.8 inches
• Coon Rapids (2.2 ESE): 3.8 inches
• Maple Grove (2.2 SSW): 3.7 inches
• Shoreview (2.5 N): 3.6 inches
• Forest Lake (2.9 SE): 3.5 inches
• North Branch (1 NNW): 3.5 inches
• Brooklyn Park (2.7 ESE): 3.2 inches
• Princeton (4.4 E): 3.2 inches
• St. Paul Park (0.6 NNE): 3.1 inches
• Balsam Lake, WI (4 SE): 3.0 inches
• Fridley (0.4 WSW): 3.0 inches
• Big Lake (2.7 SSE): 2.9 inches
• Maple Lake: 2.4 inches
• Independence (4.2 W): 2.2 inches
• Stillwater (2 SW): 2.1 inches
• Minneapolis (0.9 ESE): 2.0 inches
• Rosemount (3 WNW): 2.0 inches
• Savage (1 NNE): 2.0 inches
• Eagan (2.2 SW): 1.8 inches
• Apple Valley / Lakeville area: 1.4 inches
• Jordan (1 SSW): 1.1 inches

Snow is gradually ending today, but additional chances return this weekend, according to the NWS Twin Cities.

Here's the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport:

Today: A 30 percent chance of snow before 9am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thanksgiving Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 20. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow. High near 26. East wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.