Last week I mentioned seeing chances of snow this week, and that happened to be true.  On Monday, a wet snow fell across the area.  Shakopee picked up 1.5 inches fo snow, with 2.7 inches officially reported in the Twin Cities.  Rain occurred at around 6 PM in Scott County and Shakopee before transitioning to snow thereafter, so that kept snow totals down compared to the rest of the metro.  The biggest story out of this weather maker was "plowgate".  Plow crews managed to clear the roads despite not receiving the full two inches required to activate the plows.  As snow comes close to the threshold to trigger the plows, things can get a little tricky.  As I mentioned above, snow amounts can vary from location to location.  Location A in Shakopee could be over two inches of snow, while Location B may be slightly under that amount.  Being a snow observer for the National Weather Service, I can see the controversy as snow closes in on the two inch mark.  It's one of the consequences I didn't consider when I signed up for this public service.  Over the last couple days, I decided to continue taking snow measurements and making no change in how I report it.  The snow amounts are what they are.  Measuring snow has never been an exact science. Blowing and drifting snow can create variation, but we just do the best job we can under the conditions.

More snow returns Sunday and again on Tuesday.  Earlier this week, it appeared the Twin Cities would take the brunt of a major winter storm with possible blizzard conditions.  Over the last couple days, the forecast models have shifted the heaviest snow across the northern sections of the state.  The southern metro may see one to two inches of snow the latter half of Sunday into Monday morning.



A significant snow may impact us on Tuesday.  With how erratic the forecast models have been lately, I'm not going to place snow amounts on this weather system, but it appears to be capable of dropping significant snows across our area.



Looks like winter will stick around for at least a week.  Stay tuned on the latest if you have any upcoming travel plans!