A prolonged snow storm event with historic snowfall totals for the month of April, started Friday, April 13th, and lasted until late Sunday night April 15th.
This event was split into several different precipitation hazards, which created concerns with communicating the impacts of sleet, snow, blowing snow and blizzard conditions. As the event unfolded, this storm began apparent that it would produce record snowfall amounts, along with the highest snowfall amounts so far into the month of April. Therefore, the wording changed from significant/severe winter storm, to historic.
The first part of the storm developed early Friday morning with bands of showers, and embedded thunderstorms moving northward along the Iowa border. Severe storms were noted south of the Iowa border, with one report of severe winds that occurred in far southwest Minnesota near Magnolia. These storms moved northward into colder air aloft and produced widespread areas of sleet, small hail, but no severe storms. However, there were numerous reports across southern Minnesota where the small hail, and sleet accumulated up to 2 inches in depth.
Several automated airport observing sites (ASOS/AWOS) reported heavy rainfall, sleet and thunderstorms through the morning, and into the afternoon for the southern 1/4 of the state. By the late morning, and into the afternoon, surface temperatures cooled in west central Minnesota where the precipitation changed over to snow.  As the precipitation moved further north into central Minnesota, the precipitation changed over to snow. A few locations reported moderate to heavy snowfall where locally 2 to 4 inches fell in a short period of time west of St. Cloud, Minnesota.
The next round of precipitation was in the form of sleet and heavy rain in far southern Minnesota, with snow to the north in the evening. Most of this area of precipitation quickly moved off to the east, with a lull period until early Saturday morning with the main bands of heavy snowfall developed in southwest, and into west central and east central Minnesota by noon.
Total amounts through Saturday morning ranged from locally 6 inches in west central Minnesota, to an average of 1 to 3 inches from Redwood Falls through the Twin Cities, and into west central Wisconsin near Eau Claire. There was also a band of 2 to 4 inches that fell early Friday afternoon in central Minnesota. South of the Minnesota River valley, only trace amounts were noted, with some icy spots due to overnight sleet and patchy freezing rain.
By late Saturday morning, and into Saturday afternoon, the snowfall intensified and areal coverage widened across southern and central Minnesota, and into west central Wisconsin. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were common by the afternoon before the heaviest snowfall began to taper off late Saturday evening.
The second round, and the third round of precipitation, occurred with the main storm system moving across Iowa and into the Great Lakes region late Saturday night, through late Sunday evening. After Saturday afternoon, snowfall intensity varied with some waves of heavy snowfall from Saturday night, and into Friday afternoon, but the majority of the snow was light.
The worst conditions occurred early Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon in terms of high end impacts. Strong northeast winds developed in the morning and held in the 25 to 35 mph range, with gusts of 40 to 50 mph through the afternoon and early evening. At times, surface visibility was only a few hundred feet in open country.  The strong winds also combined with the higher snowfall rates, to create blizzard conditions across most of southern Minnesota, west of Interstate 35. Even the inner core of the Twin Cities had visibility so low and strong winds that a blizzard warning was issued. This was the first blizzard warning issued for the Twin Cities Metro area since the blizzard of April 14, 1983. This blizzard grounded flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for over seven hours Saturday, caused over 600 car accidents, nearly 1200 spin-outs, and approximately 20 jackknifed semi trailers. The storm also collapsed the 77-foot-high dome of the Vadnais Sports Center, and forced three consecutive Minnesota Twins home games to be postponed for the first time since Target Field opened. The storm caused the Minnesota Department of Transportation to close several county roads in west central, southwest and south central Minnesota Saturday morning, with Interstate 90 closed by noon, west of Blue Earth.
From Friday through Sunday morning, According to the state patrol, more than 50 injuries were reported from Friday through Sunday morning, two of which were listed as serious. One death occurred when a man in Medina ran across a highway and was struck by a vehicle.
Conditions slowly improved during the evening, but bands of snow continued. The wind speeds continued to weaken, but strong enough to create areas of blowing snow, with brief periods of whiteout condition in open country.
As the storm ended, the following are some records from this storm.
15.8 inches of snowfall at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. This was the heaviest April snowstorm on record. It was also the 12th-heaviest snowstorm on record for any month. Plus, the airport had individual maximum snowfall totals on the day on the 15th and 16th. Additionally, by holding temperatures to the 20s or very low 30s during Saturday and Sunday, the storm enabled St. Cloud, and the Twin Cities to break records for the lowest high temperature of the day.
The following snowfall totals were the highest in the state.
21.4 inches near Madison.
20.5 inches near Victoria.
20.5 inches near Montevideo.
20.2 inches near North St. Paul.
20.0 inches near Dawson.
19.9 inches near downtown Minneapolis.
19.6 inches near St Bonifacius.

Blizzard in RAMSEY, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 40 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in REDWOOD, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 07:00:00 to 14-APR-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in RENVILLE, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 07:00:00 to 14-APR-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in RICE, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 40 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in SIBLEY, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 09:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in WATONWAN, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 09:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Winter Storm in STEARNS, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 16:00:00 to 15-APR-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

There were two main waves of snow that occurred across Stearns County. The first developed Friday afternoon April 13th, and produced a few inches across the county. By the evening, most of the snow tapered off. By Saturday morning, another round of heavier snowfall developed and by Sunday morning, 6 to 8 inches of snow fell in mainly the southern part of the county. There were a few isolated locations near Kimball that received 12 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in ANOKA, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 21:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of snow occurred across Anoka County between Friday evening, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday evening and produced an inch or two of snow.
There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 12 to 20 inches, with the heaviest in the southern part of the county.

Winter Storm in BENTON, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 16:00:00 to 15-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of snow occurred across Benton County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced an inch or two of snow, with a mixture of sleet and rain at the beginning. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday afternoon. The light snow tapered off Sunday morning, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 4 to 8 inches, with the heaviest in the southern part of the county.

Winter Storm in BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Blue Earth County between Friday evening, through Sunday morning. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started Friday evening.
The first wave developed Friday evening and produced an inch or two of snow. This was mixed with sleet and thunder. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 9 to 12 inches.

Winter Storm in BROWN, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Brown County between Friday evening, through Sunday morning. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started Friday evening.
The first wave developed Friday evening and produced an inch or two of snow. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 9 to 15 inches.

Winter Storm in CARVER, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 21:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Carver County between Friday evening, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday evening and produced some sleet and snow.
There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred late Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 14 to 21 inches.

Winter Storm in CHIPPEWA, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 08:00:00 to 15-APR-18 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Chippewa County between Friday morning, through early Sunday morning. The first wave developed Friday morning and produced a few inches of snow by the early evening.
There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday morning. The snow tapered off early Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 14 to 21 inches.

Winter Storm in CHISAGO, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 15:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Chisago County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced some sleet, snow and isolated thunder. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday afternoon, through Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 12 inches.

Winter Storm in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 21:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Dakota County between Friday evening, through Sunday. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started Friday evening.
The first wave developed Friday evening and produced some sleet and snow. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred late Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 8 to 17 inches.

Winter Storm in MEEKER, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 17:00:00 to 15-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Meeker County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced some sleet, snow and isolated thunder. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday afternoon, through Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 8 to 17 inches.

Winter Storm in MILLE LACS, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 17:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Mille Lacs County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced some sleet and snow. There was a lull in the precipitation through early Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 inch per hour occurred around Saturday noon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 10 to 16 inches in the far southern part of the county.

Winter Storm in NICOLLET, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Nicollet County between Friday evening, through Sunday morning. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started Friday evening.
The first wave developed Friday evening and produced an inch of snow. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 8 to 14 inches.

Winter Storm in REDWOOD, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 14:00:00 to 15-APR-18 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Redwood County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday morning. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced a few inches of snow by the early evening. It was mixed at times with sleet and rain.  There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday morning. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 12 to 18 inches.

Winter Storm in RAMSEY, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Ramsey County between Friday evening, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday evening and produced some sleet and snow.
There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred late Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 16 to 20 inches.

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 21:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Washington County between Friday evening, through Sunday. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started Friday evening.
The first wave developed Friday evening and produced some sleet and snow. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred late Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 14 to 20 inches.

Winter Storm in YELLOW MEDICINE, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 08:00:00 to 15-APR-18 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Yellow Medicine County between Friday morning, through early Sunday morning. The first wave developed Friday morning and produced a few inches of snow by the early evening. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday morning. The snow tapered off early Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 18 to 21 inches.

Winter Storm in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 19:00:00 to 15-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Wright County between Friday evening, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday evening and produced some sleet and snow. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred late Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 12 to 18 inches.

Blizzard in ANOKA, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 35 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 40 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 40 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in YELLOW MEDICINE, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 05:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Winter Storm in FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 02:00:00 to 15-APR-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Faribault County between early Saturday morning, through Sunday morning. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started early Saturday.
The first wave developed Saturday morning before noon and produced some sleet and snow, along with thundersnow. The next batch of heavy snowfall developed Saturday afternoon, into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 14 inches.

Winter Storm in FREEBORN, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 02:00:00 to 15-APR-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Freeborn  County between early Saturday morning, through Sunday morning. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started early Saturday.
The first wave developed Saturday morning before noon and produced some sleet and snow, along with thundersnow. The next batch of heavy snowfall developed Saturday afternoon, into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 10 inches.

Heavy Snow in GOODHUE, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 02:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Goodhue County between early Saturday morning, through Sunday. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started early Saturday.
The first wave developed Saturday morning before noon and produced some sleet and snow, along with thundersnow. The next batch of heavy snowfall developed Saturday afternoon, into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 13 inches.

Winter Storm in ISANTI, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 17:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Isanti County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced some sleet, snow and isolated thunder. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday afternoon, through Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 12 inches.

Winter Storm in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Hennepin County between Friday evening, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday evening and produced some sleet and snow.
There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred late Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 14 to 21 inches.

Winter Storm in RENVILLE, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 14:00:00 to 15-APR-18 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Renville County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday morning. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced a few inches of snow by the early evening. It was mixed at times with sleet and rain. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday morning. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 12 to 18 inches.

Winter Storm in RICE, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 02:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Rice County between early Saturday morning, through Sunday. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started early Saturday.
The first wave developed Saturday morning before noon and produced some sleet and snow, along with thundersnow. The next batch of heavy snowfall developed Saturday afternoon, into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 12 inches.

Winter Storm in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Scott County between Friday evening, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday evening and produced some sleet and snow.
There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred late Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 14 to 18 inches.

Winter Storm in SIBLEY, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Sibley County between Friday evening, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday evening and produced some sleet and snow.
There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred late Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 14 to 18 inches.

Blizzard in BROWN, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 08:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 40 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in CARVER, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 40 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county.  Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in CHIPPEWA, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 08:00:00 to 14-APR-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 40 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county.  Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 40 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 40 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Winter Storm in KANABEC, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 17:00:00 to 15-APR-18 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Kanabec County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced some sleet, snow and isolated thunder. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday afternoon, through Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 10 inches.

Winter Storm in KANDIYOHI, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 16:00:00 to 15-APR-18 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Kandiyohi County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday morning. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced some sleet, snow and isolated thunder. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday afternoon, through Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 12 inches.

Winter Storm in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 08:00:00 to 15-APR-18 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Lac Qui Parle County between Friday morning, through early Sunday morning. The first wave developed Friday morning and produced a few inches of snow by the early evening.
There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred Saturday morning. The snow tapered off early Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 18 to 21 inches.

Winter Storm in LE SUEUR, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Le Sueur Earth County between Friday evening, through Sunday. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started Friday evening.
The first wave developed Friday evening and produced an inch of snow. This was mixed with sleet and thunder. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 8 to 13 inches.

Winter Storm in MARTIN, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Martin County between Friday evening, through Sunday morning. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started Friday evening.
The first wave developed Friday evening and produced an inch of snow and sleet. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 8 to 15 inches.

Winter Storm in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 21:00:00 to 15-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across McLeod County between Friday evening, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday evening and produced some sleet and snow.
There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred late Saturday morning, through Saturday afternoon. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 14 to 18 inches.

Winter Storm in SHERBURNE, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 17:00:00 to 15-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Sherburne County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced some sleet, snow and isolated thunder. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 inch per hour occurred Saturday afternoon, through Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 13 inches.

Winter Storm in STEELE, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 02:00:00 to 15-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Steele County between early Saturday morning, through Sunday. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started early Saturday.
The first wave developed Saturday morning before noon and produced some sleet and snow, along with thundersnow. The next batch of heavy snowfall developed Saturday afternoon, into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 10 inches.

Winter Storm in SWIFT, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 14:00:00 to 15-APR-18 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation fell across Swift County between Friday afternoon, through Sunday morning. The first wave developed Friday afternoon and produced a few inches of snow by the early evening. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The heaviest snowfall with rates of 1 inch per hour occurred Saturday morning. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 8 to 12 inches.

Winter Storm in WASECA, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 02:00:00 to 15-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Waseca County between early Saturday morning, through Sunday. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started early Saturday.
The first wave developed Saturday morning before noon and produced some sleet and snow, along with thundersnow. The next batch of heavy snowfall developed Saturday afternoon, into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday, with light accumulations in the afternoon. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 6 to 10 inches.

Winter Storm in WATONWAN, MINNESOTA
From 13-APR-18 20:00:00 to 15-APR-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several waves of precipitation occurred across Watonwan County between Friday evening, through Sunday morning. Although some sleet, small hail and thunder occurred Friday morning, the bulk of the snow started Friday evening.
The first wave developed Friday evening and produced an inch or two of snow. This was mixed with sleet and thunder. There was a lull in the precipitation through Saturday morning, before the next batch of heavy snowfall developed, and continued into Saturday evening. The snow tapered off Sunday morning. Total snowfall amounts by Monday morning ranged from 9 to 12 inches.

Blizzard in KANDIYOHI, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 08:00:00 to 14-APR-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 05:00:00 to 14-APR-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in LE SUEUR, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county.  Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in MARTIN, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 09:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 09:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in MEEKER, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 09:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.

Blizzard in NICOLLET, MINNESOTA
From 14-APR-18 10:00:00 to 14-APR-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

As the winter storm intensified Saturday morning, winds increased to 25 to 30 mph, with gusts above 45 mph in the late morning, and afternoon. Visibility was very poor and numerous accidents occurred, along with cars stuck in the snow across the county. Several roads were also closed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Conditions slowly improved during the evening as wind speeds lowered and the snowfall intensity decreased.