On the morning of Tuesday, November, 10th, a cold front had moved across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.  A 500 MB short wave that developed across the central Rockies was moving northeast across Nebraska with an intensifying 850 MB low developing across Iowa Tuesday morning. At the surface, low pressure was across northern Missouri. Initially, the 850 MB low moved northward across Iowa, and stronger warm air advection across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin kept the precipitation in the form of sleet, freezing rain, and some snow Tuesday morning. Farther to the west and deeper into the colder air, light snow fell but it was mostly flurries or occasionally 2-4 mile visibility in light snow.
A dry slot developed, and moved over eastern Minnesota, while the main storm system moved farther west. Once the upper low moved over southwest Minnesota, a broader area of precipitation started to develop over central Minnesota where the dendritic growth zone was maximized together with abundant moisture content and lift. Also during the later afternoon, as the short wave moved closer to Minnesota and under the influence of a developing jet couplet over the Upper Midwest, the storm system became more organized as noted with a beautiful comma-shaped upper low moving over Minnesota. This was also where several snow bands started to develop, especially over central Minnesota where the combination of the intensifying short wave and upper-level jet occurred. At the surface, the low continued to strengthen and move northeast across eastern Iowa, and into northern Wisconsin by late evening.
Just along and north of the comma-head shaped storm system was where the bulk of the heavier snowfall occurred, and it eventually produced 6-8 inches in central Minnesota, northeast into the arrowhead region of Minnesota. Farther to the south and southeast, too much mixing and not enough heavy precipitation kept snowfall amounts under 6 inches. A general 2 to 4 inches fell northwest of Mankato, to Luck, Wisconsin. Isolated areas of 5 to 6 inches across the Twin Cities metro area, northeast toward St. Cloud and Mora. Over most of south-central and southeast Minnesota, snowfall amounts of 1 inch or less occurred. Some freezing rain did occur Tuesday morning, and into the afternoon, but only isolated areas received enough to cause problems.

Winter Storm in STEARNS, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 14:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported light snow Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the late afternoon and evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 4 to 7 inches.

Winter Storm in BENTON, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 14:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported light snow Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the late afternoon and evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 6 to 7 inches.

Winter Storm in ISANTI, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 13:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported light snow Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the late afternoon and evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 4 to 6 inches.

Winter Storm in MILLE LACS, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 15:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported light snow Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the late afternoon and evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 6 to 8 inches.

Winter Storm in KANABEC, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 16:00:00 to 11-NOV-20 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported light snow late Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 5 to 6 inches.

Winter Storm in MORRISON, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 14:30:00 to 10-NOV-20 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported light snow Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the late afternoon and evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 6 to 9 inches. Isolated 10-11 inch totals were noted just north of the Morrison County border near Motley.

Winter Storm in TODD, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 16:30:00 to 10-NOV-20 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported light snow Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the late afternoon and evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 7 to 9 inches. Isolated 10-inch snowfall amounts were located just north of the Todd County border near Staples.

Ice Storm in FREEBORN, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 08:30:00 to 10-NOV-20 11:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Freezing rain started in Freeborn County around 830 AM CST, and continued through the late morning before it ended. Some light precipitation occurred during the afternoon, and early evening but the bulk of the ice fell between 830 and 1130 AM and accumulated up to a quarter of an inch.

Winter Storm in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 09:30:00 to 10-NOV-20 21:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported a mixture of sleet and freezing rain Tuesday morning, with sleet and snow during the afternoon before changing to all snow around 5 PM. These conditions led to some ice accumulations and snowfall amounts of 4 to 5 inches before it ended.

Winter Storm in CARVER, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 10:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported a mixture of sleet and freezing rain Tuesday morning, with sleet and snow during the afternoon before changing to all snow around 4 PM. These conditions led to some ice accumulations and snowfall amounts of 4 to 5.5 inches before it ended.

Winter Storm in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 10:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported a mixture of sleet and freezing rain Tuesday morning, with sleet and snow during the afternoon before changing to all snow around 5 PM. These conditions led to some ice accumulations and snowfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches before it ended.

Winter Storm in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 10:30:00 to 10-NOV-20 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported a mixture of sleet and freezing rain late Tuesday morning, with some sleet and snow during the afternoon before changing to all snow around 6 PM. These conditions led to some ice accumulations and snowfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches before it ended.

Winter Storm in RAMSEY, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 11:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported a mixture of sleet and freezing rain late Tuesday morning. Most of the precipitation ended by early afternoon before another round started toward 6 PM. This round of precipitation was in the form of snow which ended the late evening.

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 11:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported a mixture of sleet, snow, and freezing rain late Tuesday morning, with some sleet, snow, and freezing rain during the afternoon before changing to all snow around 6 PM. These conditions led to some ice accumulations and snowfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches before it ended, and mostly in the northern quarter of the county.

Winter Storm in ANOKA, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 11:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported a mixture of sleet and freezing rain late Tuesday morning, with sleet and snow during the afternoon before changing to all snow around 6 PM. These conditions led to some ice accumulations and snowfall amounts of 4 to 5 inches before it ended.

Winter Storm in CHISAGO, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 12:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported a mixture of sleet and light snow Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the late afternoon and evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 5 to 6 inches.

Winter Storm in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 12:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported a mixture of sleet and light snow Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the late afternoon and evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 4 to 6 inches.

Winter Storm in SHERBURNE, MINNESOTA
From 10-NOV-20 13:00:00 to 10-NOV-20 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trained weather observers and local airports reported light snow Tuesday afternoon. Heavier snowfall began during the late afternoon and evening before ending toward midnight. Snowfall amounts across the county averaged around 5 to 7 inches.