Robbie Olson blows out the Olson Funeral Home parking lot while Al Kremeier follows with the shovel Wednesday morning after several inches of snow fell in Fergus Falls. Above right: Torin Gaffke, with Vision Concepts of Fergus Falls, plows through deep snow in the Our Lady of Victory parking lot.

Winter storm leaves four inches in FF [UPDATED]

Published 10:45am Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Updated 10:50am Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Dozens of school districts around Minnesota canceled classes as the storm delivered as much as 10 inches of snow in Little Falls. Fergus Falls, Hutchinson, St. Cloud and Monticello schools are among those closed. About 4.5 inches of snow fell in Fergus Falls, with larger amounts in the surrounding area. Fergus Falls and surrounding schools were closed.

The snow was expected to taper off today, followed by several days of below-normal temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.

AP and Journal reports Dozens of school districts around Minnesota canceled classes as the storm delivered as much as 10 inches of snow in Little Falls. Fergus Falls, Hutchinson, St. Cloud and Monticello schools are among those closed. About 4.5 inches of snow fell in Fergus Falls, with larger amounts in the surrounding area. Fergus Falls and surrounding schools were closed. The snow was expected to taper off today, followed by several days of below-normal temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.

  1. Steven Drechsel

    Sure wish we would get some snow like that down here where I now live !!

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