Indeed, hospital administrators told WCCO that storm preparations started well before the winter storm and included a review of hospital operations from across Minnesota and even nationwide. 'I was thinking who's going to be on staff and who's going to be there to support us because we're first-time parents,' Adam added. Minnesota families welcome blizzard babies 02:15 again Friday to re-plow neighborhood streets that they haven't gotten to since early in Thursday's snowfall. 'The only thing that could potentially drive something like that is bands of heavy snow that just happen to clip parts of the metro area and not others,' said Mike Augustyniak, WCCO's Director of Meteorology.Īpple Valley workers will be in at 3 a.m. Saam says snow removal will now be the focus in the city, because large snowbanks make both parking and visibility difficult for drivers.Ī quirk of the storm that some people noticed is that Apple Valley got 20 inches, but MSP Airport, which is about 15 minutes away, got 13 inches. 'That's like the best part of it, just everyone comes out and helps each other,' Johnson said. He says he and his neighbors shoveled out someone on their street who was snowed in. Kevin Johnson used his snowblower on his driveway while his children played with their dog in the yard. 'It's not every day you get 20 inches of snow in Minnesota, so we're trying to soak it up,' said Alex Johnson, who was snowboarding and sledding with his kids at Farquar Park. RELATED: Hundreds of schools cancel classes or switch to e-learning - check latest listingsĪpple Valley residents romping in 20 inches of fresh snow 02:02 It doesn't appear to be a whopper at this point. Monday will be warm enough that our next system will likely feature rain turning to snow. Temps will warm into the mid-20s this weekend, and it will stay dry. HELPFUL LIST: Winter emergency kit for vehiclesįriday remains cold, with a brief shot of some light snow in the evening, with less than an inch expected.

Much of the state, including parts of the metro, are in a Wind Chill Advisory – where it could feel like -35 on exposed skin. It is going to once again get cold, with temperatures dropping below zero overnight. The accumulation from this storm - 13 inches measured at MSP Airport - puts the season so far at 70.4 inches in the Twin Cities, making it the fourth-snowiest winter on record. FAOSNyoFEL- Chris Shaffer February 23, 2023 And thank you Next Weather Watchers for your reports.

Hope you didn't have any issues with this storm. Many reports are falling right in those uprights. Forecasting possible storm totals of 15-20' seems a bit much, but I'm sure glad we did.

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