December 23-25, 2009 Snowfall
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
735 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THE DECEMBER 23RD THROUGH 25TH WINTER STORM
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN...
WE ARE THANKFUL TO OUR COOP AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS...AIRPORT OBSERVERS
SKYWARN AND SNOWFALL SPOTTERS...AND THE MEDIA FOR THE FOLLOWING
SNOWFALL REPORTS. THE TOTALS BELOW ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT
FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES
-----21.00
16.00
15.00
14.20
13.70
13.30
13.20
13.00
13.00
13.00
13.00
13.00
12.50
12.50
12.50
12.30
12.20
12.10
12.10
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
11.90
11.80
11.60
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
LOCATION
ST COUNTY
----------------------- -- -------------WATERVILLE
MN LE SUEUR
STORM TOTAL
FAIRMONT
MN MARTIN
OLIVIA
MN RENVILLE
HAMBURG
MN CARVER
WACONIA
MN CARVER
1 ENE MINNESOTA LAKE
MN FARIBAULT
2 W PRIOR LAKE
MN SCOTT
PRIOR LAKE
MN SCOTT
SACRED HEART
MN RENVILLE
WELCOME
MN MARTIN
NORTH ST PAUL
MN RAMSEY
7 SSW LAKEVILLE
MN SCOTT
3 N KIMBALL
MN STEARNS
MORA
MN KANABEC
LESTER PRAIRIE
MN MCLEOD
FARIBAULT
MN RICE
WATERTOWN
MN CARVER
FRIDLEY
MN ANOKA
1 SSW JORDAN
MN SCOTT
LITCHFIELD
MN MEEKER
GLENCOE
MN MCLEOD
BROWNTON
MN MCLEOD
MORGAN
MN REDWOOD
MANKATO
MN BLUE EARTH
3 WSW PRINCETON
MN SHERBURNE
FRIDLEY
MN ANOKA
1 NNE BUFFALO
MN WRIGHT
CHANHASSEN
MN CARVER
MEASURED AT THE NWS OFFICE.
LAKEVILLE
MN DAKOTA
NEW HOPE
MN HENNEPIN
WINNEBAGO
MN FARIBAULT
1 SSW LONSDALE
MN RICE
3 NW PLYMOUTH
MN HENNEPIN
CWSU METEOROLOGIST.
3 ENE MONTGOMERY
MN RICE
TIME
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0100
0802
0800
0716
0339
0700
0200
1110
1022
0842
0715
0243
1129
0715
1129
1100
0225
0800
0430
1209
1022
0912
0800
0800
0917
0714
0716
PM
AM
AM
AM
PM
AM
PM
AM
AM
AM
AM
PM
AM
AM
PM
AM
PM
AM
PM
PM
AM
AM
AM
AM
AM
AM
AM
1109
0922
0800
0800
0745
AM
AM
AM
AM
AM
0700 AM
11.30
11.20
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
10.80
10.60
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.40
10.40
10.30
10.30
10.20
10.20
10.10
10.10
10.10
10.10
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
9.90
9.80
9.80
9.80
9.70
9.60
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.40
ST LOUIS PARK
MN HENNEPIN
2 SSW CAMBRIDGE
MN ISANTI
LITTLE FALLS
MN MORRISON
ISANTI
MN ISANTI
DARWIN
MN MEEKER
BLOOMINGTON
MN HENNEPIN
SPRINGFIELD
MN BROWN
WINTHROP
MN SIBLEY
4 N WARMAN
MN KANABEC
MEASURED 15 MILES W OF SANDSTONE
CYRUS
MN POPE
ESTIMATED BETWEEN 10 AND 12 INCHES.
ANNANDALE
MN WRIGHT
2 N NORTH BRANCH
MN CHISAGO
DARWIN
MN MEEKER
MORA
MN KANABEC
ROCKFORD
MN HENNEPIN
WILLMAR
MN KANDIYOHI
2 NE BUFFALO
MN WRIGHT
HAM LAKE
MN ANOKA
1 N ANDOVER
MN ANOKA
LITCHFIELD
MN MEEKER
ST CLOUD
MN STEARNS
3 SSE ELMDALE
MN MORRISON
LONG LAKE
MN HENNEPIN
2 N CHASKA
MN CARVER
3 WSW PRINCETON
MN SHERBURNE
4 N ALBANY
MN STEARNS
5 WNW ST CLOUD
MN STEARNS
1 NNW COLD SPRING
MN STEARNS
2 N COON RAPIDS
MN ANOKA
ST PETER
MN NICOLLET
BRUCE
WI RUSK
EDINA
MN HENNEPIN
STORM TOTAL... FORMER NWS EMPLOYEE
7 NW ONAMIA
MN MILLE LACS
RICHFIELD
MN HENNEPIN
1 WSW NEW BRIGHTON
MN RAMSEY
1 ESE ST JOSEPH
MN STEARNS
BELGRADE
MN STEARNS
FAIRMONT
MN MARTIN
RICE LAKE
WI BARRON
DASSEL
MN MEEKER
ST PAUL
MN RAMSEY
MEASURED AT COMO PARK.
RUSH CITY
MN CHISAGO
3 NE RUSH CITY
MN CHISAGO
1 W WOODLAND
MN HENNEPIN
12 NW LADYSMITH
WI RUSK
OCCURRED IN EXELAND.
GLENWOOD
MN POPE
3 NNW MINNEAPOLIS
MN HENNEPIN
BLOOMINGTON
MN HENNEPIN
BLUE EARTH
MN FARIBAULT
1 E OWATONNA
MN STEELE
ALBANY
MN STEARNS
SSE BENSON
MN SWIFT
0829
0423
0716
1242
1134
1109
1107
1022
1012
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PM
AM
PM
AM
AM
AM
AM
AM
0922 AM
0912
0907
0826
0800
0800
0800
0800
1049
0800
0634
0725
0430
0700
0530
0830
0745
0800
0800
0730
0717
0616
0609
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AM
AM
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PM
PM
0604
0507
0107
0105
0833
0800
0708
0800
0842
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PM
PM
PM
AM
AM
AM
AM
AM
0826
0700
0800
0607
AM
AM
AM
AM
0704
0107
0826
0800
0700
0515
0930
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PM
AM
AM
AM
AM
AM
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.10
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
8.90
8.70
8.60
8.50
8.00
8.00
7.90
7.80
7.60
7.50
7.50
7.30
7.20
7.20
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
6.50
6.50
5 NE FOREST LAKE
MN CHISAGO
0800
1 NNE WOODBURY
MN WASHINGTON
0700
2 W FOLEY
MN BENTON
0837
SAUK RAPIDS
MN BENTON
1020
REDWOOD FALLS
MN REDWOOD
0800
MINNEAPOLIS
MN HENNEPIN
1230
MEASURED AT THE MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
DONNELLY
MN STEVENS
0912
8 S HILLMAN
MN MORRISON
0504
ELLENDALE
MN STEELE
1057
OWATONNA
MN STEELE
0800
1 SW MONTEVIDEO
MN CHIPPEWA
0800
MELROSE
MN STEARNS
0800
LITTLE FALLS
MN MORRISON
0707
5 WNW EAST BETHEL
MN ANOKA
0645
OCCURRED IN OAK GROVE.
CHETEK
WI BARRON
1200
LONG PRAIRIE
MN TODD
0800
3 N BOYCEVILLE
WI DUNN
0600
CUMBERLAND
WI BARRON
0742
1 NW MILAN
MN CHIPPEWA
0600
3 NW GILMAN
MN BENTON
0944
2 WSW RICE
MN STEARNS
0800
5 NW MINNEAPOLIS
MN HENNEPIN
0800
4 NE WOODBURY
MN WASHINGTON
0700
MENOMONIE
WI DUNN
0817
CLEAR LAKE
WI POLK
0800
RICE
MN BENTON
0800
7 NNW OGILVIE
MN KANABEC
0609
BERTHA
MN TODD
0249
SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES
ROBERTS
WI ST. CROIX
0800
MILACA
MN MILLE LACS
0800
MURDOCK
MN SWIFT
0759
CONNORSVILLE
WI DUNN
0708
RED WING
MN GOODHUE
0912
ZUMBROTA
MN GOODHUE
0800
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Below is a map depicting estimated snowfall totals across the area from the recent
storm. These totals are based upon numerous reports of measured and estimated
snowfall across the area from the past several days. The values are interpolated, so
they may not exactly match the total for a specific location, but provide a general
overview of where the greatest snowfall occurred in portions of central and southern
Minnesota and west central Wisconsin.