Top 20 Twin Cities Snowstorms: How Many Were You Around For?

MINNEAPOLIS — Nobody living today was around for the mid-November blizzard of 1886 in the Twin Cities metro area. But according to data from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, it went down as the 13th biggest snowstorm ever recorded in the metro.

The DNR keeps a list of the top 20 snowstorms ever to hit the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Oct. 31 will mark 31 years since the great "Halloween Blizzard" of 1991, which remains the biggest storm to hit the region in recorded history.

The most recent snowstorm to make the "top 20" list happened in 2018 and was known as the "thunder blizzard."

How many of the snowstorms below were you around for? Share your memories in the comments!

1. 28.4 inches: 1991 Oct. 31 - Nov. 3 — The famous "Halloween Blizzard"

2. 21.1 inches: 1985 Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 — Happened over Thanksgiving weekend

3. 20.0 inches: 1982 Jan. 22 - 23

4. 17.4 inches: 1982 Jan. 20 - 21

5. 17.1 inches: 2010 Dec. 10 - 11 — Remembered as the "Domebuster" for bringing down the Metrodome roof before a Vikings game

6. 16.8 inches: 1940 Nov. 11 - 13 — Known as the "Armistice Day" blizzard

7. 16.7 inches: 1985 March 3 - 4 (tied)

7. 16.7 inches: 1940 March 11 - 14 (tied)

9. 16.5 inches: 1982 Dec. 27 - 28

10. 16.0 inches: 1917 Jan. 20 - 21 (tied)

10. 16.0 inches: 1999 March 8 - 9 (tied)

12. 15.8 inches: 2018 April 13-16 — Known as the "thunder blizzard"

13. 15.3 inches: 1886 Nov. 16-18

14. 14.7 inches: 1985 March 31

15. 14.3 inches: 1991 Nov. 29 - 30 — Known as the "Black Friday" blizzard

16. 14.1 inches: 1952 March 22 -23 (tied)

16. 14.1 inches: 1983 Nov. 27 - Dec. 1 (tied)

18. 14.0 inches: 1899 March 10-12

19. 13.8 inches: 2011 Feb. 20-21

20. 13.6 inches: 1966 March 22-23