Latest Snow Reports/Totals
Some of the highest totals from Winter Storm Astro came from Stearns County, Minnesota, which includes St. Cloud. The town of St. Augusta reported 16.5 inches of snow Monday afternoon. The official total in St. Cloud was 13.2 inches, breaking the all-time November calendar-day record of 12.0 inches set Nov. 21, 1898.It was also St. Cloud's fifth heaviest calendar-day snow on record (dating to 1893) and was their snowiest calendar day in over 49 years, since 14.5 inches of snow blanketed the city on Mar. 1, 1965. Average November snowfall in St. Cloud is 8.4 inches.
Elsewhere, Winter Storm Astro dumped the season's first snow in Bismarck, North Dakota Sunday, with 3.2 inches measured at the National Weather Service office. This first snow in North Dakota's capital city arrived about two weeks later than average. Up to 8 inches accumulated in southwest North Dakota by the time the snow ended.
No travel was advised in Bowman, Dunn, McKenzie and Mercer Counties in western North Dakota Sunday. Snow-covered roads were reported as far east as northwest Wisconsin Monday morning, including the Twin Cities metro area Monday morning. making for a messy commute.
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/winter-storm-astro-snow-forecast-midwest-20141109
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