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Heavy Snow to Stay North, Miss St. MIchael-Albertville
Forecasts for 10 inches or more were issued as late as last night, but recent developments show rain, sleet, snow mix will keep totals down here in St. Michael.
It's been a winter of "almosts" for snow lovers.
The latest forecasts are showing this latest, "Leap Day" storm is going to miss the St. Michael-Albertville area as well.
The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has adjusted the track of the blizzard, which is still going to pack a big punch for communities as close to St. Michael as St. Cloud, Little Falls and particularly Alexandria, as the storm shifts northward.
Find out what's happening in St. Michaelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
There will still be significant precipitation here in the northeastern corner of Wright County. Up to 1.5 inches of liquid could fall in various forms, the NWS said, including rain, sleet and snow.
It will still be "plowable" in the northwest metro, according to meteorologist Paul Douglas. But yesterdays calls of up to 10 inches will be met by possibly 2 to 5 inches of actual accumulation.
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Snow started falling on the area this morning, and St. Michael saw about a half-inch by 9 a.m. The actual storm front will hit tonight, and it should be warm enough her to start as rain, switching to snow overnight.
St. Michael Patch will still keep an eye out for any weather-related announcements.
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