Twin Cities log season’s biggest snowfall in Feb. 19 storm

FOX 9 and the National Weather Service report that this week’s winter storm dropped 7.6 inches of snow at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, the largest snowfall of the season so far for the metro, with 4.5 inches measured in Minneapolis, 7.0 in Savage, 6.5 in Chanhassen, 6.0 in Shakopee and a sharp gradient down to 1.4 in Coon Rapids. Northern Minnesota saw widespread 5–10 inch totals, but the Arrowhead and North Shore were hammered with 1–3 feet, including a preliminary 38.6 inches at Hovland and 24 inches at Lutsen that may break local records. The storm featured an unusual "snow hole" in parts of central Minnesota that saw little accumulation, while a second band blossomed over central and southern Minnesota Wednesday into Thursday to hit the Twin Cities. These totals set the baseline for municipal snow‑emergency decisions, ongoing plowing and parking enforcement, and travel hazards into late week as temperatures hover near freezing. On social media, many metro residents are noting that this is the first storm all winter that has truly felt like a classic Twin Cities snow, and plow complaints and parking‑ticket gripes are trending alongside awe at the three‑foot North Shore drifts.