While New Ulm received a dose of rain and snow, the storm’s epicenter was north of the city. National Weather Service Meteorologist Paige Veserat said the snow and liquid numbers were fairly low.

“In New Ulm, we got two reports of an inch of liquid. In Western Brown County, they reported less than an inch. On top of that, our reports say 2.5 inches of snow.”

Veserat said the storm hit hardest both North of the I-94 corridor along the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin and north by Alexandria. She said as of 1 p.m. Monday it had still not stopped snowing up north.

“We have seen in the metro around 8-9 inches,” she said. “South of the metro around Prior Lake we saw 4-6 inches, with 1-2 inches even further south. In Northern Minnesota near Alexandria, it is still snowing,”

A woman walks her dog through downtown Sunday. As the temperature hovered around freezing, snow combined with rain and left slush across town.

In terms of liquid, Veserat said areas of Southern Minnesota received anywhere between one and a quarter and two inches. She said the metro had anywhere from one to one and a half inches, while Western Minnesota received around half an inch.

While forecasts well in advance suggest much higher totals, Veserat said the totals came into much clearer view in the days leading up to the storm.

“All in all the forecast we had was pretty close to what actually happened,” she said. “Sometimes it can be overwhelming to see multiple things change. A week ago there were reports of over a foot of snow. We always knew that Southern Minnesota would get less precipitation. I know some people were excited to have a lot of snow while others weren’t.”

As for the upcoming days, Veserat said the forecast calls for a sloppy Tuesday followed by conditions getting warmer throughout the week.

“We have a chance for tricky weather to continue through tomorrow morning,” she said. “Tomorrow’s commute could be slick with transitions between snow, sleet, and rain. Highs will be in the 20s tomorrow. Then we’ll begin to warm up a bit throughout the week, with mid to upper 40s by Friday.”

Even after Tuesday, there could be more precipitation. While not as impactful as this weekend’s storm, National Weather Service forecasts show a 40% chance for rain on Friday. Veserat said they will begin honing in on these forecasts after the full system finishes its time in Minnesota.