Weather

If you were hoping for one of those big 'ol Minnesota snowstorms Friday, you might have been disappointed with the smaller amounts that fell. Here's why that happened.

Temperatures in the Rochester area plunged Saturday morning as Friday’s storm moved out of the region.

The winter storm that hit southeast Minnesota Friday produced snow that was on the lighter side of forecasts, although it was enough to break a 75-year-old record in Rochester.

The Minnesota State Patrol says Friday’s winter storm kept its troopers busy well into Friday evening dealing with accidents and mishaps around the entire state.

The Minnesota State Patrol says Friday’s winter storm kept its troopers busy well into Friday evening dealing with accidents and mishaps around the entire state.

The snow arrived in the Rochester area in the early afternoon and quickly covered roads and reduced visibility.

Portions of SE Minnesota will start off seeing some rain and mixed precipitation falling around noon then quickly switching over to heavier snowfall lasting through the evening.

A winter storm warning is in effect across southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa with significant snowfall expected Friday into Saturday. Snow. Here are the school closings, delays and other cancellations across the Rochester and Southern Minnesota area for Friday, January 17, 2020.

Almost the entire State of Minnesota is now under a winter storm warning for Friday and Saturday.

Rochester is dealing with its coldest weather since early March as temperatures plunged to 10 below zero Thursday morning