They've called it big changes in the spring flood update. PAUL HUTTNER: It has, and they updated this in the last week or so. But I will assume that the wet winter has juiced the latest spring flood outlook, right? So I am going to assume, I should not do that. Is just so difficult to deal with, right? OK. And of course, most of us would prefer the snow instead of the ice. That's warm enough for rain instead of snow.ĬATHY: Oh. We're seeing these temperatures like today, where it's 33, 34, 36 degrees. So that's why some of these systems come in. It used to be snow 40, 50, 60 years ago, but our climate has warmed an average of 5 degrees in winter in Minnesota. So we're seeing these more frequent rainfall events, ice events in our winters. He has stressed this over the years, the incidence of winter rain and ice in Minnesota, in the Twin Cities, has tripled in about the last 30 years. PAUL HUTTNER: Yes, we've had three different rain events, and I know you chat with Mark Seeley every week. We've had what, three different rain events? You mentioned the liquid that we've seen, the rain. So another seven inches or so would bump us into the top 10, so this has been a really prolific winter for snowfall.ĬATHY: And just strange. Keep in mind, and I know you know this, that we still average a foot of snow during March and April in the Twin Cities. We're knocking it back a category or two, and it's not your imagination. That's 3 and 1/2 inches above average, Cathy. Second wettest in the Twin Cities but over the region the wettest on record 6.45 inches of liquid in the Twin Cities since December 1st liquid equivalent. The Dakotas really into the northern Rockies but also most of Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin, this is the wettest winter on record in terms of liquid moisture. And if you look at moisture around Minnesota, around the upper Midwest. So we're already the 17th snowiest winter on record that's before any snow we add in today. So Twin Cities has had 71 inches of snow our average for the season is 72. PAUL HUTTNER: Yeah we do, and my notes are messy but bear with me here. So that does add to the snowfall totals, doesn't it?ĬATHY: So when you look at the winter season thus far, and of course, as you say, we're heading into March, which is usually pretty snowy, how do we know where we are right now because I keep losing track of it? Where the Twin Cities happens to be when it comes to all time snowfall? So, that winter storm warning fades at 3 for the Fargo area, closer to 6:00 PM in Duluth, Cathy.ĬATHY: Wow. Park Rapids, 7 and 1/2 and the Fargo-Moorhead area has had a foot of snow with this system. Then you get up to Malacca and Long Prairie 4 inches. 2 inches Ham Lake and Ramsey in the northern Twin Cities in Lindstrom, and this has been super productive as a snow system further north. But Cathy even though we've only had some snizzle and a little light snow in the Twin Cities, less than an inch for most of us. The snow will continue pretty vigorously from about, well, east of Grand Rapids down Highway 2 into Duluth through the afternoon before it tapers off a little later this afternoon. Duluth has already had 3 inches of snow, thereabouts, and they're going to get about 3 to 6 by the time it's done. And you're right about the snow, and it is snowing heavily up around Duluth to Harbors, down by 35 to about Cloquet, almost to Moose Lake. But hey, happy meteorological spring anyway from the weather lab. And March can be a tough month for all of us. He has a famous quote he says, "Make no big decisions in March in Minnesota."ĬATHY: That is so true. I know you remember our esteemed legendary news colleague Dave Moore from WCCO TV. This is one of the tougher months in Minnesota. MPR's Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner is here to break down this latest snowfall and give us a glimpse into March. And today, of course, is adding to those totals across Minnesota. Much of the upper Midwest has been seeing exceptional rain and snow levels. CATHY: So if you've been wondering, is it just me, or has this winter been wetter than usual? It's not just you.
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