Monday, January 23, 2012

Enough snow to make it slow

  I heard that it took some people twice as long as normal to get to work this morning.  Many parts of the metro saw freezing drizzle Sunday evening, then a changeover to snow.  Snow continued through rush hour(s) today in the Twin Cities. The official snow total at MSP airport was 1.9 inches. Here are some additional snow totals, as posted on the Twin Cities National Weather Service web site: 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
647 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012

...SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THE JANUARY 22-23RD WINTER STORM...

SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT

INCHES  LOCATION           ST  COUNTY                 TIME

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  3.80   MAPLEWOOD                MN  RAMSEY           0354 PM
  3.50   OWATONNA                 MN  STEELE           1006 AM
  3.50   SW ELLENDALE             MN  STEELE           0700 AM
  3.40   NORTH ST PAUL            MN  RAMSEY           0252 PM
  3.30   ST PAUL                  MN  RAMSEY           1047 AM
  3.20   ST CLOUD                 MN  STEARNS          1205 PM
                 MEASURED AT THE PRISON.
  3.00   ANNANDALE                MN  WRIGHT           0507 PM
  3.00   WINTHROP                 MN  SIBLEY           0340 PM
  3.00   LITCHFIELD               MN  MEEKER           0259 PM
                 MOISTURE CONTENT OF 0.2 INCHES.
  3.00   GLENCOE                  MN  MCLEOD           1241 PM
  3.00   CUMBERLAND               WI  BARRON           0957 AM
  3.00   MANKATO                  MN  BLUE EARTH       0953 AM
  3.00   3 SE ALBERT LEA          MN  FREEBORN         0800 AM
  3.00   ZUMBROTA                 MN  GOODHUE          0700 AM
  2.80   HUTCHINSON               MN  MCLEOD           0655 AM
  2.80   E OWATONNA               MN  STEELE           0615 AM
  2.50   2 SSW CAMBRIDGE          MN  ISANTI           0542 PM
  2.50   CLEAR LAKE               WI  POLK             0139 PM
  2.50   MANKATO                  MN  BLUE EARTH       0821 AM
  2.50   3 SE NEW ULM             MN  BROWN            0735 AM
  2.50   1 NNW SPRINGFIELD        MN  BROWN            0700 AM
  2.40   RICE                     MN  BENTON           1021 AM
  2.40   NORTHFIELD               MN  RICE             1012 AM
  2.30   MENOMONIE                WI  DUNN             0340 PM
  2.30   RUSH CITY                MN  CHISAGO          0112 PM
  2.10   MONTICELLO               MN  WRIGHT           1123 AM
  2.10   ST CLOUD                 MN  STEARNS          0600 AM
                 MEASURED AT ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
  2.00   RIDGELAND                WI  DUNN             0542 PM
                 SIX INCHES ON THE GROUND.
  2.00   CLAYTON                  WI  POLK             0259 PM
  2.00   INVER GROVE HEIGHTS      MN  DAKOTA           0259 PM
  2.00   8 NW MORA                MN  KANABEC          0252 PM
                 OCCURRED IN LAKE TOWNSHIP.
  2.00   MENOMONIE                WI  DUNN             1238 PM
                 REPORT RELAYED VIA WQOW.
  2.00   LAKEVILLE                MN  DAKOTA           1204 PM
  2.00   HASTINGS                 MN  DAKOTA           0956 AM
  2.00   3 SW CARLOS              MN  DOUGLAS          0851 AM
  2.00   MADELIA                  MN  WATONWAN         0811 AM
  2.00   1 SSW RIVER FALLS        WI  PIERCE           0700 AM
  2.00   6 NNW AMERY              WI  POLK             0700 AM
  2.00   3 SE LAKE ELMO           MN  WASHINGTON       0700 AM
  2.00   ELK RIVER                MN  SHERBURNE        0700 AM
  2.00   3 N KIMBALL              MN  STEARNS          0600 AM
  2.00   RED WING                 MN  GOODHUE          0600 AM
  2.00   1 NNW COLD SPRING        MN  STEARNS          0600 AM
  1.90   MINNEAPOLIS              MN  HENNEPIN         1210 PM
                 MEASURED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL
                 AIRPORT.
  1.80   ST PAUL                  MN  RAMSEY           1123 AM
  1.80   ELK MOUND                WI  DUNN             0800 AM
  1.80   2 WNW LAKEVILLE          MN  DAKOTA           0700 AM
  1.50   DURAND                   WI  PEPIN            0323 PM
  1.50   LAKEVILLE                MN  DAKOTA           0805 AM
  1.50   1 S RICE LAKE            WI  BARRON           0802 AM
  1.50   DURAND                   WI  PEPIN            0800 AM
  1.50   WINNEBAGO                MN  FARIBAULT        0800 AM
  1.50   1 S BLUE EARTH           MN  FARIBAULT        0800 AM
  1.50   9 NNE BIRD ISLAND        MN  RENVILLE         0730 AM
  1.50   FAIRMONT                 MN  MARTIN           0700 AM
  1.50   3 SSW MINNEAPOLIS        MN  HENNEPIN         0700 AM
  1.50   3 N BOYCEVILLE           WI  DUNN             0700 AM
  1.30   EAU CLAIRE               WI  EAU CLAIRE       0530 PM
  1.30   1 ENE MINNESOTA LAKE     MN  FARIBAULT        0201 PM
  1.30   1 SW MINNEAPOLIS         MN  HENNEPIN         0856 AM
  1.30   MORRIS                   MN  STEVENS          0800 AM
  1.30   MILACA                   MN  MILLE LACS       0730 AM
  1.30   6 ESE DRESSER            WI  POLK             0700 AM
  1.20   WACONIA                  MN  CARVER           0201 PM
  1.20   NORTH MANKATO            MN  NICOLLET         0700 AM
  1.10   ST LOUIS PARK            MN  HENNEPIN         1204 PM
  1.10   ONAMIA                   MN  MILLE LACS       0800 AM
  1.10   RICE                     MN  BENTON           0700 AM
  1.10   REDWOOD FALLS            MN  REDWOOD          0600 AM
  1.00   BROOKLYN CENTER          MN  HENNEPIN         0203 PM
  1.00   VESTA                    MN  REDWOOD          0108 PM
  1.00   3 N WATERTOWN            MN  WRIGHT           0844 AM
  1.00   BLOOMER                  WI  CHIPPEWA         0800 AM
  1.00   1 ENE ST MICHAEL         MN  WRIGHT           0700 AM
  1.00   3 N CAMBRIDGE            MN  ISANTI           0700 AM
  1.00   HOLCOMBE                 WI  CHIPPEWA         0700 AM
  1.00   LITTLE FALLS             MN  MORRISON         0630 AM
  0.80   CHANHASSEN               MN  CARVER           1205 PM
                 MEASURED AT THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE.