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Halloween snow! Photos and snowfall totals from around Minnesota

Halloween snow! Photos and snowfall totals from around Minnesota

It was a Halloween of rain and snow across much of Minnesota, with the heaviest snow falling in the Twin Cities area.

While most of the precipitation fell in the form of rain and sleet, many areas received more than 10 cm of snow. Here's a look at some snowfall totals as reported by the National Weather Service on Thursday evening:

  • 4.3 inches – Monticello, Plymouth, Sandstone

  • 4 inches – Winthrop

  • 3.5 inches – Maple Lake

  • 3 inches – Buffalo, Maple Plain

  • 2.8 inches – Hinckley, Mound

  • 2.4 inches – Windom

  • 2 inches – St. Boniface

  • 1.6 inches – Duluth

Neither rain nor snow stopped Minnesotans of all ages from enjoying Halloween to the fullest. MPR News freelance photographer Erica Dischino traveled to northern Minnesota and captured these moments.

We would love to see your photos! Send us your Halloween snowfall shots to [email protected].

Snow accumulates along a road

Snow accumulates along Johnson Road in Hermantown, Minnesota on Thursday.

Erica Dischino for MPR News

A child in a mask holds a snowball

Elijah Bennett, 8, holds a snowball while wearing a costume as his family stays warm in their car waiting for Halloween festivities to begin Thursday in Duluth.

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Piles of snow on leaves

Piles of snow on changing leaves along Alexander Road on Thursday in Hermantown, Minnesota.

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Water drops on the decoration

Drops of water from wintry weather can be seen on Halloween decorations in Esko, Minnesota on Thursday.

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Snow and Halloween day

Hunter Nelson, 3, dressed as a military member, looks into his trick-or-treat bag with his mother, Tia Nelson of Cloquet, Minnesota, on Halloween Thursday at the Cloquet Public Library.

Erica Dischino for MPR News

Snow and Halloween day

Halloween decorations fill the yard of a home on East Highway 61 in Esko, Minnesota, on Thursday.

Erica Dischino for MPR News

Snow and Halloween day

Annabelle Nelson, 7, of Cloquet, Minnesota, flexes her fairy wings in the wind on Halloween Thursday.

Erica Dischino for MPR News

Snow and Halloween day

Halloween decorations can be seen along Main Street in Barnum, Minnesota on Thursday in wintry weather.

Erica Dischino for MPR News

Skeleton through a window

The outline of a skeleton can be seen through a foggy window on Thursday in Esko, Minnesota.

Erica Dischino for MPR News

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