Overview
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On Tuesday, March 04, to Wednesday, March 05, 2025 a powerful winter storm brought heavy snow and strong wind across the Upper Midwest. As is typical with these large spring systems, the March 04 started warmer with highs in the mid 40s. Clouds and precipitation increased throughout the day as the storm organized. In the evening, the rain changed to snow as cold air wrapped around the system. Northwest winds also strengthened, with widespread gusts of 40 to 50 mph causing significant blowing and drifting.
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 24 hour radar loop and precipitation type from the March 04-05 winter storm. Rain (green/yellow) changed over to snow (blue) Tuesday evening. The heaviest snow fell Tuesday night, and the storm excited the region Wednesday morning. |
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| The strong winds and wet nature of the snow as it transitioned over from rain caused it to slick to north face of trees, buildings, and in this case, our sign. | Road conditions as of 3 AM on March 05, 2025. The extensive travel impacts were seen from Missouri and Kansas, up through northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. |
Summary
A narrow band of heavy snow feel across south central Minnesota, up through northwest Wisconsin. Total amounts generally ranged from 8 to 10 inches, with a few reports over a foot.
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| The surface loop above from March 04-05 shows the deepening low pressure that tracked across southern Kansas toward Illinois | Precipitation amounts generally ranged from 1 to 1.5 inches, with a few reports near 2 inches under the heaviest band. | Map of observed snowfall from across the region. A narrow band of heavy snow fell from south central Minnesota through northwest Wisconsin. | Zoomed-in snowfall map for the Twin Cities area. There was a large contrast between the southeast metro that received up to a foot of snow, and the northwest metro that only had a few inches. |
Snowfall Reports
...SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Provider 2 NNE Dennison 13.0 in 0600 AM 03/05 Cocorahs 6 SW Credit River 12.0 in 0700 AM 03/05 Cocorahs 6 N Veseli 12.0 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Nerstrand 4E 11.9 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS 1 SSE Woodbury 11.8 in 0654 AM 03/05 Cocorahs 1 W Elko New Market 11.5 in 0700 AM 03/05 Cocorahs Apple Valley 3SSE 11.1 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS 1 WSW Stillwater 11.0 in 0730 AM 03/05 Cocorahs Owatonna 1.6 E 11.0 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Montgomery 1.8 NE 11.0 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS River Falls 0.8 NNW 10.5 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Ellendale 10.5 in 0552 AM 03/05 Cocorahs 1 S Prior Lake 10.5 in 0610 AM 03/05 Trained Spotter Savage 1.0 NNE 10.0 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS 3 E Lakeville 10.0 in 0700 AM 03/05 Cocorahs Farmington 1.7 NNW 10.0 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Inver Grove Heights 1.0 S 10.0 in 0730 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Northfield 1.8 NNE 9.8 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS 1 E Hudson 9.7 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Spring Valley 5.2 SW 9.2 in 0730 AM 03/05 COCORAHS North St. Paul 1WNW 9.2 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Somerset 1.6 N 9.0 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS White Bear Lake 2.6 W 8.5 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Bloomington 8.5 in 0730 AM 03/05 Trained Spotter Fridley 1.8 SE 8.4 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Chetek 2SE 8.0 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Albert Lea 1WSW 8.0 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Osceola 7.5 in 0755 AM 03/05 Public 1 NNE Kenyon 7.5 in 0200 AM 03/05 Public 1 NNE Mankato 7.5 in 0700 AM 03/05 Cocorahs 1 SSW Jordan 7.3 in 0530 AM 03/05 CO-OP Observer Clarks Grove 0.8 WNW 7.0 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Precipitation Reports
...PRECIPITATION REPORTS FROM PAST 24 HOURS... Precipitation reports of 1 inch or greater are listed below. Location Amount Time/Date Provider Northfield 0.4 SSW 2.04 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Nerstrand 4E 1.94 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Dennison 2.0 NNE 1.86 in 0600 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Ellendale 0.3 SW 1.84 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Hager City 1.8 WNW 1.61 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Northfield 1.2 NNW 1.50 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Red Wing 1.45 in 1100 AM 03/05 CWOP Owatonna 1.0 ENE 1.44 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS 1 E Hudson 1.43 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Mankato 2.8 WSW 1.40 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Owatonna 1.5 N 1.40 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Apple Valley 3SSE 1.39 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Pine Island 3.9 ENE 1.35 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Northfield 7.8 NNE 1.34 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Mankato 0.6 N 1.33 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Stockholm 2NE 1.32 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Garden City 2.7 WSW 1.27 in 0715 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Spring Valley 5.2 SW 1.26 in 0730 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Red Wing 1.25 in 0650 AM 03/05 COOP Menomonie 3.3 SE 1.22 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Dennison 0.4 SSE 1.21 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Faribault 1.20 in 0700 AM 03/05 COOP Durand 1.5 SW 1.20 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Montgomery 3ENE 1.19 in 0600 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Northfield 2NE 1.18 in 0730 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Hastings 1.6 NW 1.17 in 0530 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Inver Grove Heights 1.0 S 1.17 in 0730 AM 03/05 COCORAHS St Paul Park 0.6 NNE 1.17 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Prior Lake 1WSW 1.15 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Woodbury 1.7 N 1.13 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS North St. Paul 1WNW 1.11 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS River Falls 3.3 S 1.11 in 0639 AM 03/05 COCORAHS River Falls 1SW 1.11 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Northfield 1.8 NNE 1.10 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Burnsville 2.3 E 1.10 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Saint Paul 4.6 1.10 in 0800 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Hastings 0.7 S 1.09 in 0600 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Bayport 0.2 ESE 1.09 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Baldwin 1.08 in 0730 AM 03/05 COOP St. Louis Park 2ESE 1.07 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Oakdale 0.4 S 1.05 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Inver Grove Heights 1.4 ESE 1.04 in 0900 AM 03/05 COCORAHS White Bear Lake 2.3 S 1.04 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Minneapolis 2.5 SE 1.03 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Stillwater 0.8 SW 1.03 in 0730 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Hopkins 0.3 WNW 1.02 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Maplewood 4.6 SSE 1.02 in 0715 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Shoreview 2.5 N 1.02 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Woodbury 0.3 NNW 1.02 in 0654 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Mendota Hgts 2WNW 1.01 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Woodbury 3.3 SW 1.01 in 0700 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Oak Park Heights 1.01 in 0600 AM 03/05 COCORAHS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Wind Reports
...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS FROM PAST 24 HOURS... Location Speed Time/Date Provider Fairmont AP 53 MPH 0114 AM 03/05 AWOS Madison AP 48 MPH 1015 PM 03/04 AWOS Redwood Falls AP 47 MPH 0124 AM 03/05 ASOS Eden Prairie AP 46 MPH 0401 AM 03/05 ASOS Mankato AP 45 MPH 1231 AM 03/05 AWOS Appleton AP 44 MPH 0433 AM 03/05 AWOS Alexandria MN ASOS 44 MPH 0433 AM 03/05 ASOS Minneapolis-St. Paul AP 44 MPH 0446 AM 03/05 ASOS Montevideo AP 44 MPH 1215 AM 03/05 AWOS Morris AP 43 MPH 1055 PM 03/04 AWOS St. Cloud AP 43 MPH 0125 AM 03/05 ASOS St. Paul Dwtn AP 43 MPH 0732 AM 03/05 ASOS New Ulm AP 43 MPH 0715 AM 03/05 AWOS Eau Claire AP 41 MPH 0533 AM 03/05 ASOS Hutchinson AP 41 MPH 1215 AM 03/05 AWOS Benson AP 40 MPH 0935 AM 03/05 AWOS Canby AP 40 MPH 0855 AM 03/05 AWOS Crystal AP 40 MPH 0858 AM 03/05 ASOS Olivia AP 40 MPH 0315 AM 03/05 AWOS Waseca AP 39 MPH 0835 AM 03/05 AWOS Willmar AP 39 MPH 0415 AM 03/05 AWOS Sauk Centre AP 39 MPH 0455 AM 03/05 AWOS Granite Falls AP 39 MPH 0355 AM 03/05 AWOS Glencoe AP 39 MPH 1215 AM 03/05 AWOS Litchfield AP 39 MPH 0915 AM 03/05 AWOS Buffalo AP 38 MPH 0955 AM 03/05 AWOS Maple Lake AP 38 MPH 0855 AM 03/05 AWOS Owatonna AP 38 MPH 0818 PM 03/04 AWOS Albert Lea AP 37 MPH 0835 AM 03/05 AWOS Albert Lea AP 36 MPH 0515 AM 03/05 AWOS Paynesville AP 36 MPH 0135 AM 03/05 AWOS Tony AP 36 MPH 0955 AM 03/05 AWOS New Richmond AP 36 MPH 0715 AM 03/05 AWOS Rush City AP 36 MPH 0815 AM 03/05 ASOS Rice Lake AP 36 MPH 0455 AM 03/05 AWOS Cumberland AP 36 MPH 0935 AM 03/05 AWOS Long Prairie AP 35 MPH 0635 AM 03/05 AWOS Glenwood AP 35 MPH 0455 AM 03/05 AWOS Camp Ripley 35 MPH 0755 AM 03/05 AWOS Stanton AP 35 MPH 0615 AM 03/05 AWOS Chetek AP 35 MPH 0715 AM 03/05 AWOS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
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