Updated May 9......We are so over snow here in Louisville. It is hard to imagine getting a deep snow during May, but that is what happened in Minnesota yesterday into this morning.The forecast as of last evening was 1 to 2 inches tops in the Duluth area.So they ended up with 10.6 inches in Duluth. Crazy things can happen with spring storms when there is more moisture to work with.Oh yeah.... they had thunder snow last evening.Here are the records that were broken by the storm.Snowstorm total: 10.6" Biggest May snow everMost snow ever for so late in the season.May snow total: 10.9" Most snow ever during May in Duluth. Previous record: 8.1"May 8 snow total: 8.3" Daily snow record May 8May 9 snow total: 2.3" Daily snow record for May 9Most snow ever to fall on a calendar day in May: 8.3" .....Previous record: 5.5"The latest Winter Storm Warning ever issued for Duluth. The previous record was May 1.This did not break the record for the latest snow for Duluth. That happened on May 28, 1965 when 0.4" fell.Duluth season snow total is now up to 104.4 inches. Normal is 86... Updated May 9...... We are so over snow here in Louisville. It is hard to imagine getting a deep snow during May, but that is what happened in Minnesota yesterday into this morning. Advertisement The forecast as of last evening was 1 to 2 inches tops in the Duluth area. So they ended up with 10.6 inches in Duluth. Crazy things can happen with spring storms when there is more moisture to work with. Oh yeah.... they had thunder snow last evening. Here are the records that were broken by the storm. Snowstorm total: 10.6" Biggest May snow ever Most snow ever for so late in the season. May snow total: 10.9" Most snow ever during May in Duluth. Previous record: 8.1" May 8 snow total: 8.3" Daily snow record May 8 May 9 snow total: 2.3" Daily snow record for May 9 Most snow ever to fall on a calendar day in May: 8.3" .....Previous record: 5.5" The latest Winter Storm Warning ever issued for Duluth. The previous record was May 1. This did not break the record for the latest snow for Duluth. That happened on May 28, 1965 when 0.4" fell. Duluth season snow total is now up to 104.4 inches. Normal is 86. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. . This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. When it snows... In May... In Duluth... You have fun with it! ❄️🌨️ Snow Gardner credit goes to the Duluth manager Paulie!#snow #maysnow pic.twitter.com/bXDwer8AZ7 — Dey Distributing (@DeyParts) May 9, 2019 .<doc-sep>In the 20 Mays preceding this one, seven had accumulating snow in Duluth, and another seven featured some flakes falling. The last time Duluth saw a notable snow in May came in 2010, when 4.5 inches fell on the 7th and into the 8th.<doc-sep>MnDOT, 511 Drinking coffee in the morning with a fresh coating of snow is always nice, unless it happens in May. Then it's just a bunch of BS. So goes the way of the world in parts of Minnesota on this May 9 morning, where more than 10 inches of white stuff coated the ground in Duluth and parts of the North Shore. Amazingly, there are even snowfall reports of 3 inches of snow way down in southwestern Minnesota. Alas, here are the cruel snow totals, brought to you by Pet Evolution. 10.6 inches - Duluth 10 inches - Cloquet 9.9 inches - Wales 9.5 inches - Two Harbors, Twig 9.1 inches - Hermantown 7 inches - Kettle River (last night) 6.7 inches - Holyoke 6.5 inches - Wrenshall 6.2 inches - Lester Park 6 inches - Cromwell, Munger 5 inches - Esko 4 inches - Hillman, Tamarack 3.5 inches - Ivanhoe, Upsala 3 inches - Balaton, Moose Lake, Onamia 2.5 inches - Silver Bay, Little Falls The 10.6 inches recorded in Duluth comes from the Duluth office of the National Weather Service, which is located in the northwest part of the city. Duluth picked up 8.3 of those inches Wednesday night, making it just the third time in recorded history that Duluth has had 5+ inches of snow on a day in May. 8.6 inches, May 8, 2019 5.5 inches, May 10, 1902 5.0 inches, May 8, 1924 You can check out any additional snowfall reports right here. Sign up for our BREAKING WEATHER newsletters<doc-sep>The rain is changing over to snow, and it could snow quite a bit. Duluth and surrounding areas of northeast Minnesota are now under the gun for some hefty snowfall totals as a strong May storm system rapidly grows cold, resulting in rain changing over to snow Wednesday night through Thursday morning. This Weather MN blog is sponsored by Pet Evolution. With that, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Carlton, Lake, Cook and southern St. Louis counties from 7 p.m. Wednesday through 10 a.m. Thursday. The warning includes the cities of Two Harbors, Duluth, Grand Marais, Superior and Silver Bay, among others. NWS Upwards of a half a foot of snow could fall, according to the NWS: "Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches, except 6 to 10 inches along the higher terrain surrounding Lake Superior." These predicted snow totals are nearly double what the early Wednesday morning forecast from the NWS Duluth called for, so this storm is not messing around. Here's the simulated future radar (may not work in all browsers) from 3 p.m. Wednesday through 8 a.m. Thursday. Minor accumulations are possible southwest of the Duluth area as Brainerd, St. Cloud and even further towards the higher elevations along the Buffalo Ridge in southwest Minnesota could get snow. The National Weather Service isn't suggesting anything more than a dusting to an inch or two for those areas, but the HRRR model, among other models, have suggested decent snow totals beyond the winter storm warning. We'll see who's right...<doc-sep>
Winter struck back with record May snowfalls over the past two days — coating the Northland in snow, and causing weather alerts lasting until 11 a.m. Thursday. All told, 10.6 inches of snow accumulated at Duluth International Airport, a record for May that also included a single day record of 8.3 on Wednesday alone. It was the snowiest May day on record, breaking the previous record of 5.5 inches in 1902. Lake freighters and ships were moving all over the east end of Lake Superior but were hesitant on the western tip, where few moved out on the open water as the National Weather Service warning for gale force winds remained in effect. Gusts up to 40 mph were reported on the lake with waves reaching 9-11 feet. The heavy wet snow met temperatures above freezing Thursday morning, when main roadways started to clear. “The precipitation should be moving out of here by noon or so,” said Steve Gohde, hydrologist and observing program leader for the National Weather Service in Duluth. “We’ll have maybe a little bit more snowfall on our snowboard — that record might change slightly.” Gohde described county roads as gripped by slush and warned drivers to take it slow. The Winter Storm Warning for snow was expected to continue to make travel “very hazardous or impossible in places,” the National Weather Service said. A final 1-3 inches was expected by late morning, with the best chance for snow coming along the North Shore and Bayfield Peninsula. The snow fell throughout the Arrowhead region. Duluth and Cloquet registered the most snow — 10 inches each. Two Harbors was at 9.5 inches and Hermantown 9.1.