901  
NOUS43 KMPX 171821  
PNSMPX  
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-180621-  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
121 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
..HIGHEST SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM THE MARCH 14-15, 2026 BLIZZARD
 
 
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER  
   
..MINNESOTA
 
 
   
..ANOKA COUNTY
 
 
HAM LAKE 2.0 NE 10.5 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
1 N FRIDLEY 10.3 IN 0700 AM 03/16 TRAINED SPOTTER  
BLAINE 2.7 WSW 10.0 IN 0720 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
1 W LINO LAKES 9.4 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
1 NW COON RAPIDS 8.2 IN 1200 PM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
   
..BLUE EARTH COUNTY
 
 
MANKATO 1ESE 11.0 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..CARVER COUNTY
 
 
1 WNW CARVER 11.8 IN 0537 PM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
0 N CHANHASSEN NWS 10.9 IN 0100 AM 03/16 OFFICIAL NWS OBS  
2 WSW VICTORIA 10.8 IN 0700 PM 03/15 COCORAHS  
VICTORIA 1WSW 10.8 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
VICTORIA 1.0 ENE 9.7 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..CHISAGO COUNTY
 
 
LINDSTROM 8.6 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..DAKOTA COUNTY
 
 
1 S ROSEMOUNT 16.9 IN 0610 PM 03/15 PUBLIC  
1 WNW APPLE VALLEY 14.0 IN 0430 PM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
2 S LAKEVILLE 14.0 IN 0700 AM 03/16 PUBLIC  
1 NNE LAKEVILLE 13.2 IN 0130 PM 03/15 BROADCAST MEDIA  
ROSEMOUNT 3WNW 12.5 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
LAKEVILLE 3.2 SW 12.0 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
2 N APPLE VALLEY 11.9 IN 1030 AM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
NORTHFIELD 7.8 NNE 11.5 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
BURNSVILLE 2.3 E 11.3 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
1 NNW BURNSVILLE 11.0 IN 0513 PM 03/15 BROADCAST MEDIA  
1 S EAGAN 11.0 IN 1015 PM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
EAGAN 1.1 S 11.0 IN 0800 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
3 ESE EAGAN 10.7 IN 0200 AM 03/16  
FARMINGTON 5.5 ESE 10.5 IN 0800 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
EAGAN 1.9 W 10.0 IN 0806 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..FARIBAULT COUNTY
 
 
WELLS 9.0 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COOP  
WINNEBAGO 8.0 IN 1000 AM 03/15 COOP  
   
..FREEBORN COUNTY
 
 
ALBERT LEA 3.4 SSE 10.0 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
ALBERT LEA 1WSW 8.0 IN 0730 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..GOODHUE COUNTY
 
 
PINE ISLAND 16.0 IN 0903 AM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
RED WING 4SE 13.5 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
CANNON FALLS 0.5 SE 12.8 IN 0800 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
RED WING LOCK AND DAM 12.5 IN 0600 AM 03/16 COOP  
VASA 5NNE 12.2 IN 0700 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
ZUMBROTA 0.6 E 12.0 IN 1001 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
RED WING 11.5 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COOP  
RED WING 11.0 IN 0756 AM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
NERSTRAND 4E 10.3 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
DENNISON 2.0 NNE 10.2 IN 0600 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..HENNEPIN COUNTY
 
 
3 N SAVAGE 14.0 IN 1030 PM 03/15 PUBLIC  
1 E BLOOMINGTON 12.0 IN 1200 AM 03/16 PUBLIC  
RICHFIELD 11.3 IN 0800 PM 03/15  
BLOOMINGTON 10.6 IN 0430 PM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
3 SSW HOPKINS 10.5 IN 0700 AM 03/16 TRAINED SPOTTER  
MINNETONKA 3.8 SW 10.5 IN 0800 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
1 ESE RICHFIELD 10.4 IN 1000 PM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
2 SE MAPLE GROVE 10.0 IN 1109 AM 03/15 PUBLIC  
MAPLE GROVE 0.6 NNE 10.0 IN 0526 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
MINNEAPOLIS LOWER ST. ANTHON 10.0 IN 0600 AM 03/16 COOP  
MINNEAPOLIS 2.7 ESE 9.3 IN 0705 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
MINNEAPOLIS 2.5 ESE 9.1 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
MSP AIRPORT 8.9 IN 0100 AM 03/16 OFFICIAL NWS OBS  
   
..LE SUEUR COUNTY
 
 
1 SE KASOTA 12.0 IN 0710 PM 03/15  
NEW PRAGUE 1.0 S 10.0 IN 1030 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
LE CENTER 5NNW 8.5 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
   
..MCLEOD COUNTY
 
 
GLENCOE 3NW 12.0 IN 0700 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
2 WNW HUTCHINSON 10.5 IN 0730 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
HUTCHINSON 5N 9.7 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
PLATO 0.3 ENE 9.6 IN 0600 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
GLENCOE 8.0 IN 0345 PM 03/15 PUBLIC  
   
..NICOLLET COUNTY
 
 
ST. PETER 8.6 IN 0430 PM 03/15 PUBLIC  
   
..RAMSEY COUNTY
 
 
SHOREVIEW 2.5 N 10.6 IN 0600 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
SAINT PAUL 2.2 W 10.1 IN 0800 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
MAPLEWOOD 5.6 SSE 9.6 IN 0925 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
   
..REDWOOD COUNTY
 
 
BELVIEW 0.3 S 8.0 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
   
..RICE COUNTY
 
 
FARIBAULT 1.2 W 12.7 IN 0600 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
3 SSW ELKO NEW MARKET 11.0 IN 1100 AM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
NORTHFIELD 0.4 SSW 10.5 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
NORTHFIELD 0.6 ESE 9.0 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
MONTGOMERY 3ENE 9.0 IN 0600 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
8 S LONSDALE 8.0 IN 0620 AM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
   
..SCOTT COUNTY
 
 
ELKO NEW MARKET 1.2 W 14.8 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
1 W ELKO NEW MARKET 14.5 IN 0402 PM 03/15 COCORAHS  
PRIOR LAKE 1WSW 14.5 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
SAVAGE 1.0 NNE 14.0 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
2 WNW PRIOR LAKE 13.7 IN 1053 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
6 N VESELI 12.5 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
SAVAGE 10.5 IN 1020 AM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
NEW PRAGUE 1.0 NNW 10.0 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
SHAKOPEE 2.6 W 9.0 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..SHERBURNE COUNTY
 
 
1 ESE BIG LAKE 8.0 IN 1241 PM 03/15  
   
..SIBLEY COUNTY
 
 
HENDERSON 0.4 N 12.5 IN 0800 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
WINTHROP 9.0 IN 0721 PM 03/15 PUBLIC  
   
..STEELE COUNTY
 
 
OWATONNA 1.0 ENE 13.0 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
OWATONNA 1.5 N 12.4 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
OWATONNA 11.0 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COOP  
ELLENDALE 0.3 SW 9.7 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
1 NW ELLENDALE 9.2 IN 0954 AM 03/15 EMERGENCY MNGR  
OWATONNA 9.0 IN 0720 AM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
   
..SWIFT COUNTY
 
 
BENSON 0.1 SW 8.5 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..WASECA COUNTY
 
 
WASECA 1.6 SSE 11.0 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
1 SSW WASECA 9.5 IN 0952 AM 03/15 BROADCAST MEDIA  
WASECA 8.3 IN 0635 AM 03/15 BROADCAST MEDIA  
   
..WASHINGTON COUNTY
 
 
STILLWATER 1.8 SW 11.0 IN 1020 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
STILLWATER 0.8 SW 11.0 IN 0730 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
WOODBURY 10.3 IN 0739 PM 03/15 PUBLIC  
COTTAGE GROVE 10.2 IN 0400 PM 03/15 PUBLIC  
ST PAUL PARK 0.6 NNE 9.7 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
WOODBURY 1.7 N 9.2 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
OAKDALE 8.5 IN 0940 AM 03/15 PUBLIC  
   
..WRIGHT COUNTY
 
 
ST. MICHAEL 1E 8.4 IN 0800 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..WISCONSIN
 
 
   
..BARRON COUNTY
 
 
RICE LAKE 6.9 WNW 11.2 IN 0600 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
HAUGEN 10.0 IN 0556 PM 03/15  
   
..CHIPPEWA COUNTY
 
 
6 W CADOTT 16.0 IN 0418 PM 03/15 PUBLIC  
CHIPPEWA FALLS 0.6 SSE 10.1 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..DUNN COUNTY
 
 
MENOMONIE 3.3 SE 9.6 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
MENOMONIE 0.9 SSE 8.8 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
1 W CEDAR FALLS 8.0 IN 0420 PM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
   
..EAU CLAIRE COUNTY
 
 
3 ESE AUGUSTA 20.5 IN 0900 AM 03/15 PUBLIC  
EAU CLAIRE 7.8 SSE 15.2 IN 0600 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
0 N EAU CLAIRE 12.7 IN 0100 AM 03/16 OFFICIAL NWS OBS  
8 SSW ALTOONA 12.5 IN 1000 AM 03/15 PUBLIC  
EAU CLAIRE 3.7 S 10.8 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
EAU CLAIRE 5.4 SSE 10.5 IN 0800 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
1 NW EAU CLAIRE 9.8 IN 0335 PM 03/15  
2 WSW ALTOONA 9.5 IN 0900 AM 03/15 BROADCAST MEDIA  
   
..PEPIN COUNTY
 
 
PEPIN 19.0 IN 0900 AM 03/15 PUBLIC  
1 SE DURAND 18.5 IN 0600 AM 03/16 PUBLIC  
DURAND 16.5 IN 0847 AM 03/15 PUBLIC  
STOCKHOLM 2NE 15.0 IN 0800 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..RUSK COUNTY
 
 
LADYSMITH 2WNW 8.0 IN 0700 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
   
..ST. CROIX COUNTY
 
 
RIVER FALLS 0.8 NNW 11.0 IN 0900 AM 03/15 COCORAHS  
ROBERTS 11.0 IN 0515 PM 03/15 TRAINED SPOTTER  
1 E HUDSON 9.6 IN 0800 AM 03/16 COCORAHS  
 
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING  
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS  
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.  
 

 
 
BED  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab MN Page
The Nexlab WI Page Main Text Page