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Created: 03/05/2009 4:00 PM KSTP.com |
Have you heard about the "Monsters of March" here in Minnesota? I'm talking about our annual March snowstorms of course.
Since years ago the State High School Basketball Tournament was held in the middle of March, these large snowstorms that developed were dubbed the High School Tournament Blizzards. More recently the length of time has been extended to include all of the High School Tournaments, which start in late February and go through the end of March. Having said this, it's of course more likely now to have a snowstorm of some kind happen during the longer period of time, which has helped keep the tale of the "Tournament Blizzards" alive. The most recent snowstorm during tournament time was the 5.3 inches of snow that fell on March 18th, 2005. Since the Girls Hockey Tournament started last week in February, the record books are now open just in case a snowstorm develops. There will be several chances for some big snows coming this way over the next week to 10 days.
Have a great day! Meteorologist Dave Dahl |
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Are they real or are they just tales that seem to gather credibility with the passing of every year? March is the month of change across the United States. It marks the transition from the cold into the warm season. Storms feed off of the growing warmth developing over the southern part of the country and ingest an increasing amount of moisture as well from the Gulf of Mexico. The "ides" or in other words the middle of March seems to mark the peak of activity since it usually is the latest in the season when a significant amount of snow can still be covering the ground in many northern areas while it's also late enough to have a high amount of energy from the sun reaching northern areas as well. This can create a huge temperature contrast from north to south, which creates the perfect breeding ground for large storms to form.