A visible satellite image on the morning of March 1st shows where there is snow on the ground, cloud cover and bare ground. It also shows the areas where snow cover looks brighter because there are far fewer trees. Image coutesy of GOES16...
A snow depth map on February 28th showing that the snow cover is actually deeper the further northeast you go, but a look at the visible satellite makes it appear the exact opposite because of the extensive tree vegetation in northeast MN
The overall atmospheric pattern from Tuesday February 27th through Thursday March 1st...