Autumn Snowburst

Writes Paul Huttner of MPR News “Updraft” blog:

Our unusually cold and strong October low-pressure storm dumped heavy snow on much of Minnesota as expected Tuesday.

It also shattered some early-season snowfall records. Many spots around central and southern Minnesota will likely set all-time records for the heaviest, earliest snowfall of the snow season.

One amazing feature of this storm is the intense snowburst that rolled through the Twin Cities late Tuesday afternoon. . . . This burst produced snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Many locations from St. Cloud through southern Minnesota including the Twin Cities picked up more than 6 inches of snow.

Related Off-site Links:
Twin Cties Upgraded to Winter Storm Warning – Paul Huttner (MPR News, October 20, 2020).
Hundreds of Crashes and Spinouts as First Major Snow Slams State – Star Tribune (October 20, 2020).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• After the Season's First Snowstorm, a Walk Through the Neighborhood (2019)
• Just in Time for Winter
• Winter of Content
• Winter Arrives! (2009)
• First Snowfall (2010)
• Winter Storm (2012)
• A Winter Walk Along Minnehaha Creek (2013)
• Winter's Return (2014)
• Winter Storm (2016)
• Autumn Snow (2017)
• Winter Beauty (2017)
• Winter . . . Within and Beyond (2017)
• December's Snowy Start (2018)
• Winter . . . Within and Beyond (2019)

Images: Michael J. Bayly.