Wednesday-Thursday, April 13-14 1983
Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul
It started out innocently enough on the 13th as rain. But, by the time residents woke up Thursday morning, they were astonished by the 13.6" of snow accumulation glistening in the bright morning sun.
The southwest part of the state would experience the brunt of this strong storm system on Wednesday as snow and blowing snow created hazardous driving conditions. Soon though, the southeast part of the state was smacked with changing weather conditions for the overnight period.
A wet, heavy snow piled up a slushy accumulation on area roadways before freezing. However, for roadways that were cleared before the temperatures crashed, a washboard effect was created as the ripples of the pavement felt like you were driving somewhere out in the country on a dirt or gravel road.
Winds of 40-50 mph restricted visibilities, making for near blizzard type conditions. In addition, a 90-foot light tower succumbed to the high winds at a municipal stadium. Power outages were quite common throughout the region.
The fairly new Metrodome roof was deflated because of a tear from the heavy weight of the snow by Thursday.
Hundreds of school districts closed classes for the day on Thursday.
That April snowstorm for the Twin Cities would contribute to the snowiest April on record as over 21" eventually fell there.
From the archives of NCDC's Storm Data publication April 1983 Volume 25 No.4
http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-75895F08-6EA0-4494-813C-6EDCC44FB8B4.pdf
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