And the fact that they're all beefing up the totals in the 11th hour.
It's all going to come down to timing of the phase. A few hours delay (or sooner) could mean the difference between a run-of-the-mill snowstorm or a major blizzard for MSP.
Ceiling's fairly high though with the dynamics in place
There was no record high today at DFW, mainly because the record happened to be out of reach (88*F).
However, another record high minimum was set (61*F), breaking the previous record of 60*F.