Twin Cities sees historic rain on Valentine's Day

A day of record rain followed by a mixed commute Wednesday

A day that was all about umbrellas broke a historic record, with more than half an inch of rain and nearly the total month's average. Cold air will follow, as a few flakes mix in for the morning commute tomorrow.

(FOX 9) - It was Buddy Holly who claimed it was "raining in my heart," but Valentine's Day was a record-breaking wet one in the metro.

An incredible amount of moisture for February meant Tuesday became the rainiest Feb. 14 in state history, with .53 inches of rainfall by 9 p.m. The previous record was .43 inches.

Rain causing problems for outdoor winter events

Continuous rain will likely impact weekend activities throughout the Twin Cities.

However, commute issues could arrive overnight and into tomorrow as cold air moved in.

Overnight Tuesday into Wednesday northwestern Minnesota is under a blizzard warning with possibly 3–5 inches of snow while west of the metro is under a winter weather advisory. Northern Minnesota could see 2-4 inches of snow during all of this.

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