Two storm systems, one over the northern Rockies, and another moving out into the southern Plains, merged over the central United States the weekend of March 9-10th.
Initially, warmer air surged northward across the Upper Midwest and allowed for mostly rain and sleet at the beginning of the event across southern Minnesota, and into portions of west central Wisconsin. The warm layer held through most of Saturday, March 9th, before changing over to snow that evening. Farther to the west, and north, or across west central, and central Minnesota, enough cold air kept the precipitation in the form of snow. This is where the heaviest snow fell, with locally a foot in west central Minnesota before it tapered off Sunday morning.

Winter Storm in MILLE LACS, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 16:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Mora airport, and trained spotters, had indicated light snow developing late Saturday afternoon March 9th. There were a few hours of a mixture of snow and sleet, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 7 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in BENTON, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 14:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the local airports, and trained spotters, had indicated a mixture of sleet and snow developing Saturday afternoon March 9th. There were several hours of this mixture before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 7 to 9 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in KANABEC, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 17:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several sources of weather information, including the local airports, and trained spotters, had indicated light snow developing late Saturday afternoon March 9th. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 5 to 7 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in KANDIYOHI, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 09:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Willmar airport, and trained spotters, had indicated sleet, rain, and snow developing Saturday morning March 9th. There were several hours of rain, mixed with sleet and snow at times, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 8 to 11 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in SWIFT, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 07:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Benson airport, and trained spotters, had indicated snow developing Saturday morning March 9th. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 9 to 12 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in STEVENS, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 08:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Morris airport, and trained spotters, had indicated snow developing Saturday morning March 9th. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 9 to 12 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in POPE, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 07:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Glenwood airport, and trained spotters, had indicated snow developing Saturday morning March 9th. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 8 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in DOUGLAS, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 09:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Alexandria airport, and trained spotters, had indicated snow developing Saturday morning March 9th. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 9 to 11 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in TODD, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 12:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Morris airport, and trained spotters, had indicated snow developing Saturday afternoon March 9th. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 10 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in MORRISON, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 13:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Morris airport, and trained spotters, had indicated snow developing Saturday afternoon March 9th. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 8 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in STEARNS, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 10:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Sauk Centre airport, and trained spotters, had indicated light snow, mixed at times with rain/sleet in the southeast half of the county, developing late Saturday morning March 9th. There were several hours of this mixture in the southeast half of the county, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 10 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in REDWOOD, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 06:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Redwood Falls airport, and trained spotters, had indicated freezing rain developing Saturday morning March 9th. There were several hours of freezing rain, mixed with sleet, rain and snow at time, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported during the afternoon before the snow tapered off early Sunday morning. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 8 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in RENVILLE, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 07:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Olivia airport, and trained spotters, had indicated a mixture of rain and freezing rain developing Saturday morning March 9th. There were several hours of rain and freezing rain before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported during the afternoon before the snow tapered off early Sunday morning. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 8 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in YELLOW MEDICINE, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 06:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Canby/Granite Falls airports, and trained spotters, had indicated a mixture of freezing rain, snow, and sleet  developing Saturday morning March 9th. There were several hours of sleet, snow, and freezing rain before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported during the afternoon before the snow tapered off early Sunday morning. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 10 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 06:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Madison airport, and trained spotters, had indicated a mixture of freezing rain, snow, and sleet developing Saturday morning March 9th. There were several hours of sleet, and freezing rain before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported during the afternoon before the snow tapered off early Sunday morning. Snowfall totals of around 7 to 10 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in CHIPPEWA, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 06:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Montevideo airport, and trained spotters, had indicated a mixture of freezing rain, snow, and sleet developing Saturday morning March 9th. There were several hours of sleet, snow, and freezing rain before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported during the afternoon before the snow tapered off early Sunday morning. Snowfall totals of around 7 to 9 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 11:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Hutchinson airport, and trained spotters, had indicated rain developing Saturday morning March 9th. There were several hours of rain, mixed with sleet at times, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 4 to 9 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in MEEKER, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 11:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Litchfield airport, and trained spotters, had indicated rain developing late Saturday morning March 9th. There were several hours of rain, mixed with sleet at times, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 9 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 13:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Maple Lake airport, and trained spotters, had indicated rain developing Saturday afternoon March 9th. There were several hours of rain, mixed with sleet at times, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 8 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in SHERBURNE, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 14:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Several sources of weather information, including the St. Cloud airport, and trained spotters, had indicated rain, sleet, and snow developing Saturday afternoon March 9th. There were several hours of this mixture before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 6 to 9 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in ANOKA, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 15:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Anoka airport, and trained spotters, had indicated rain, mixed with sleet, developing Saturday afternoon March 9th. There were several hours of rain, mixed with sleet at times, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 4 to 7 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 15:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Several sources of weather information, including the Crystal and Twin Cities airports,  and trained spotters, had indicated rain developing Saturday afternoon March 9th. There were several hours of rain, mixed with sleet at times, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 5 to 7 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in CHISAGO, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 16:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several sources of weather information, including the general public and trained spotters, had indicated light rain and snow developing late Saturday afternoon March 9th. There were several hours of a mixture of snow and rain, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 5 to 7 inches fell across the county.

Winter Storm in ISANTI, MINNESOTA
From 09-MAR-19 16:00:00 to 10-MAR-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several sources of weather information, including the general public and trained spotters, had indicated light snow developing late Saturday afternoon March 9th. There were a few hours of a mixture of snow and sleet, before changing over to snow. Some heavy snow was reported. Snowfall totals of around 5 to 7 inches fell across the county.