Minnesota

question everything

(48,808 posts) Fri Mar 31, 2023, 06:14 PM Mar 2023

Thunderstorms and hail which will turn into snow! April fools Day really!

8 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Thunderstorms and hail which will turn into snow! April fools Day really! (Original Post) question everything Mar 2023 OP

Drove in both tonight MN2theMax Mar 2023 #1

Glad you made it to your destination safe and sound question everything Apr 2023 #3

I knew we were going to get a little snow, but this is starting to look Biblical progree Mar 2023 #2

At least the gross dirty snow piles got covered up. Ocelot II Apr 2023 #4

Hope it has been restored. 14" here! I don't think we've had so much in a single event question everything Apr 2023 #5

Nope, still without power, don't know when Ocelot II Apr 2023 #6

3rd snowiest winter in the Twin Cities (we need another 5.3" to get to #2) progree Apr 2023 #7

We had 14". Could not believe it question everything Apr 2023 #8

MN2theMax

(1,719 posts)

1. Drove in both tonight

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 11:46 PM

Mar 2023

Pouring rain, hail, lightning and thunder, temp right at 32. A couple hours later, 3-4” super wet snow, on top of ice with 30 mph winds. White out conditions, really tedious. I’m so ready for this winter crap to go away.
🥶

question everything

(48,808 posts)

3. Glad you made it to your destination safe and sound

Reply to MN2theMax (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 1, 2023, 12:03 AM

Apr 2023

Clearing the snow tomorrow will be challenging with the ice - no doubt- below.

progree

(11,463 posts)

2. I knew we were going to get a little snow, but this is starting to look Biblical

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 11:57 PM

Mar 2023

(Golden Valley, 1st ring suburb west of Minneapolis).

Ocelot II

(120,858 posts)

4. At least the gross dirty snow piles got covered up.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sat Apr 1, 2023, 09:27 AM

Apr 2023

But my power has been out since midnight and I’m not amused.

question everything

(48,808 posts)

5. Hope it has been restored. 14" here! I don't think we've had so much in a single event

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 1, 2023, 06:07 PM

Apr 2023

in the 22 years since we've lived here.

And then all the other weather events around us we consider ourselves lucky.

Ocelot II

(120,858 posts)

6. Nope, still without power, don't know when

Reply to question everything (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 1, 2023, 06:11 PM

Apr 2023

it will be restored. Soon, I hope.

progree

(11,463 posts)

7. 3rd snowiest winter in the Twin Cities (we need another 5.3" to get to #2)

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 02:07 AM

Apr 2023

NEXT Weather: Overnight snow puts this winter into top 3 snowiest on record, WCCO, 4/1/23

Some areas around the Twin Cities are reporting around 9 inches of heavy, wet snowfall overnight.

That additional snow means it's been one of the top three snowiest winters of all time in the metro area, according to NEXT Weather Meteorologist Joseph Dames.

#1 - 1983-84 98.6"
#2 - 1981-82 95.0"
#3 - 2022-23 89.7"
#4 - 1950-51 88.9"
#5 - 2010-11 86.6"

. . . Xcel Energy said approximately 280,000 customers across Minnesota and Wisconsin were impacted by the storm.
More:

question everything

(48,808 posts)

8. We had 14". Could not believe it

Reply to progree (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 09:48 AM

Apr 2023

Found someone on NextDoor who did a wonderful job clearing our driveway and the side walk. Used a shovel. A neighbor constantly struggled with a slow thrower that kept plugged..

Reply to this discussion