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

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[MN2theMax]

1. Drove in both tonight

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

in the 22 years since we've lived here.

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

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

it will be restored. Soon, I hope.

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

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.
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8. We had 14". Could not believe it

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..