Update: Slick PM rush
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Traffic crawls along I-94 in St. Paul this afternoon.
The last bands of snow with today's Alberta Clipper are delivering a punch to afternoon rush in the metro.
The system has only brought 1 to 2.5" of snow to the metro, but that's more than enough for a slick commute on already icy roads when temperatures are in the single digits. The low pressure center is pulling away over southern Lake Michigan this afternoon, but the last bands of snow are still spiraling around through eastern Minnesota.
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Snow is already tapering off in the northwest metro, and snow will diminish metro wide as we approach evening.
The storm dumped the heaviest snow in southwest Minnesota. Here are some totals:
Windom 8"
Dawson 6"
Granite Falls 5"
Mankato 4.5"
Faribault 3"
Woodbury 2.5"
Twin Cities Airport 2.1"
Bloomington 2"
St. Paul 1.6"
Chaska 1.2"
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MNDOT traffic cam picture along I-94 in Minneapolis is worth a thousand words. Most of them can't be printed here.
Expect a white knuckle commute this afternoon. Conditions will improve tomorrow, and it looks like our January thaw may be on track for next week!
PH