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Sunday, December 9, 2012

8-15 Inches: 'Major’ Winter Storm Striking Lakeville, Dakota County

The National Weather Service calls today’s snowstorm “major” and “powerful.” Several inches of snow could fall today.

Looks like the weather-poeple got the snow forecast wrong. This time in a crazy-weird way—they predicted much, much less than we're actually going to get. As of noon on Sunday, Lakeville already had more than 6-inches of snow, according to a boot-print report by a resident who posted the news on Facebook. When it's all said and done, Lakeville could be buried under more than a foot of snow. Planning to take photos of the snowfall this weekend? Submit your shots to Lakeville Patch by adding them to our community gallery, or to this article. The Twin Cities is currently in the grips of the biggest snow storm in two years, and some places, the National Weather Services says, could get more than 15 inches of snow before it's all said and done…

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Snow Forecast: 3-5 Inches For Lakeville—Share Your Snow Photos

The National Weather Service forecast says 3-5 inches of snow could fall in Lakeville over the weekend, with deeper totals the further north you travel.

Winter is coming. Lakeville, and most of the Twin Cities for that matter, is expected to get dumped on with nearly half a foot of snow by Sunday night. As a result, the National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a winter storm watch and warning for parts of the metro area, whaich are both in effect from Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon. Lakeville is expected to see 3-5 inches of snow while parts north of Dakota County are forecast to receive 6-8 inches. Windy conditions may lead to blowing and drifting snow and "near-blizzard" conditions in open areas, according to the NWS. (Stay on top of real-time weather by chicking out Lakeville Patch, and take a look at our real-time traffic monitor before venturing out.) The snow expected …

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