Record snow coming? Here are the Twin Cities snowfalls to beat.
The National Weather Service is predicting 17 to 23 inches of snowfall over the next few days in the Twin Cities.
Two rounds of snowfall are expected to hit the metro beginning Tuesday afternoon, followed by a bigger round Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday morning.
“This is indeed going to be a historic storm,” said Todd Krause, National Weather Service Twin Cities meteorologist, at a Tuesday press conference.
The final three-day snow accumulation could break into the top tier of Twin Cities winter storms, potentially even rivaling the infamous Halloween Blizzard of 1991.
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Here’s a look at the snowfalls to beat (the 15.1 inch snowfall of Jan. 2-5 this year is No. 14).
Top snowfalls on record in the Twin Cities
Here’s a look at the metro’s top snowfalls of all time, courtesy of the Minnesota State Climatology Office:
1. 28.4 inches: 1991 October 31 – November 3 (Halloween Blizzard)
2. 21.1 inches: 1985 November 29 – December 1 (Thanksgiving Weekend)
3. 20.0 inches: 1982 January 22 – 23
4. 17.4 inches: 1982 January 20 – 21
5. 17.1 inches: 2010 December 10 – 11 (Final “Domebuster”)
6. 16.8 inches: 1940 November 11 – 13 (Armistice Day)
7. 16.7 inches: 1985 March 3 – 4
7. 16.7 inches: 1940 March 11 – 14 (tie)
9. 16.5 inches: 1982 December 27 – 28
10. 16.0 inches: 1917 January 20 – 21
10. 16.0 inches: 1999 March 8 – 9 (tie)
12. 15.8 inches: 2018 April 13-16 (Thunder Blizzard)
13. 15.3 inches: 1886 November 16-18
14. 15.1 inches: 2023 January 2-5 (Big Mess)
15. 14.7 inches: 1985 March 31
16. 14.3 inches: 1991 November 29 – 30 (Black Friday)
17. 14.1 inches: 1952 March 22 -23
17. 14.1 inches: 1983 November 27 – December 1 (tie)
19. 14.0 inches: 1899 March 10-12
20. 13.8 inches: 2011 February 20-21
21. 13.6 inches: 1966 March 22-23
21. 13.6 inches: 1983 April 14 (tie)
23. 13.1 inches: 1983 December 13-15
24. 13.0 inches: 1907 April 27-28
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