Lots of snow!

  Everything came together nicely this weekend for snow lovers. Last Wednesday, it was looking good for some weekend snow. As we moved into Friday, each run of the computer models brought us a snowier track for the low pressure system that was moving toward us. The result was a good old-fashioned snowstorm. Here are some preliminary snowfall totals, courtesy of the National Weather Service:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
935 PM CST SUN DEC 09 2012

...PRELIMINARY SNOW FALL TOTALS...
...MORE REPORTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT...
...FINAL TOTALS WILL BE PUBLISHED MONDAY...

THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL
AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE DUPLICATES...
BUT GIVEN THE VOLUME OF REPORTS SOME DUPLICATES MAY BE PRESENT.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE PROVIDED AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SNOWFALL
TOTALS.

SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT

INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME
------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
16.00   3 N LINO LAKES           MN  ANOKA            0741 PM
                 REPORT FROM COLUMBUS... STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
15.80   HUGO                     MN  WASHINGTON       0900 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
15.50   ISANTI                   MN  ISANTI           0730 PM
                 LIGHT SNOW FALLING...THOUGH NOW STARTING TO
                 GET BLOWN BY WINDS.
15.20   HAM LAKE                 MN  ANOKA            0643 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
14.90   1 ESE CAMBRIDGE          MN  ISANTI           0830 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
14.00   FALCON HEIGHTS           MN  RAMSEY           0904 PM
                 STILL LIGHTLY SNOWING
14.00   3 E EAST FARMINGTON      WI  POLK             0638 PM
                 STILL FALLING
14.00   4 SSE SILVER CREEK       MN  WRIGHT           0523 PM
                 STILL SNOWING 1/4 MILE VISIBLITY.
13.50   OSCEOLA                  WI  POLK             0625 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
13.50   FOREST LAKE              MN  WASHINGTON       0516 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
13.10   MONTICELLO               MN  WRIGHT           0835 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
13.10   3 WSW BLAINE             MN  ANOKA            0758 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
13.00   3 W RED WING             MN  GOODHUE          0632 PM
                 SNOW SNOWING
13.00   COON RAPIDS              MN  ANOKA            0630 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
13.00   KINGSTON                 MN  MEEKER           0518 PM
                 SNOW TAPERED
13.00   3 NW REDWOOD FALLS       MN  REDWOOD          0410 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
13.00   8 ESE PRINCETON          MN  ISANTI           0337 PM
                 STILL SNOW
12.70   1 E ST MICHAEL           MN  WRIGHT           0906 PM
12.60   2 SSE FRIDLEY            MN  ANOKA            0600 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
12.50   DARWIN                   MN  MEEKER           0837 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY...WITH BLOWING SNOW NOW
                 AS WELL
12.50   HASTINGS                 MN  DAKOTA           0517 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
12.50   2 NNW NORTH BRANCH       MN  CHISAGO          0410 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
12.40   3 NE BURNSVILLE          MN  DAKOTA           0552 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
12.10   MENOMONIE                WI  DUNN             0712 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
12.00   MINNETONKA               MN  HENNEPIN         0738 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
12.00   NEW RICHMOND             WI  ST. CROIX        0722 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
12.00   3 S EXCELSIOR            MN  HENNEPIN         0635 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
12.00   COKATO                   MN  WRIGHT           0618 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
12.00   CHANHASSEN               MN  CARVER           0545 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
11.80   MAHTOMEDI                MN  WASHINGTON       0638 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
11.70   NORTH ST PAUL            MN  RAMSEY           0759 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
11.50   HANOVER                  MN  WRIGHT           0732 PM
11.50   2 W EAGAN                MN  DAKOTA           0700 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
11.50   ROCKFORD                 MN  HENNEPIN         0521 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
11.50   STILLWATER               MN  WASHINGTON       0500 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
11.50   3 NNW MINNEAPOLIS        MN  HENNEPIN         0459 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
11.30   1 W RED WING             MN  GOODHUE          0859 PM
11.00   SHOREVIEW                MN  RAMSEY           0812 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
11.00   2 NW EAU CLAIRE          WI  EAU CLAIRE       0730 PM
                 STILL SNOWING...
11.00   BLOOMINGTON              MN  HENNEPIN         0632 PM
                 SNOW TAPERING
11.00   5 WSW ST PAUL            MN  RAMSEY           0510 PM
                 STILL SNOW
11.00   2 W FOLEY                MN  BENTON           0410 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
10.80   3 N LAKEVILLE            MN  DAKOTA           0811 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY.
10.80   3 NW ROCKFORD            MN  WRIGHT           0729 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
10.80   ST CLOUD                 MN  STEARNS          0600 PM
                 SNOW TAPERING STC AIRPORT
10.70   1 SW EDINA               MN  HENNEPIN         0730 PM
                 STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
10.60   3 SW MAPLE GROVE         MN  HENNEPIN         0737 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
10.50   COTTAGE GROVE            MN  WASHINGTON       0557 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
10.40   OTSEGO                   MN  WRIGHT           0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
10.20   MINNEAPOLIS              MN  HENNEPIN         0606 PM
                 STILL SNOWING MSP AIRPORT
10.10   5 NW ROSEVILLE           MN  ANOKA            0337 PM
10.00   ANDOVER                  MN  ANOKA            0510 PM
10.00   2 W PRIOR LAKE           MN  SCOTT            0459 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.90   3 SW MINNEAPOLIS         MN  HENNEPIN         0600 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
  9.50   ORONO                    MN  HENNEPIN         0632 PM
                 SNOW TAPERING
  9.50   3 SW MINNEAPOLIS         MN  HENNEPIN         0606 PM
                 SNOW TAPERING
  9.50   4 NE WOODBURY            MN  WASHINGTON       0459 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.50   1 W DURAND               WI  PEPIN            0356 PM
  9.40   WACONIA                  MN  CARVER           0645 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.40   2 W NEW PRAGUE           MN  SCOTT            0536 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
  9.40   PLYMOUTH                 MN  HENNEPIN         0347 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.40   RICHFIELD                MN  HENNEPIN         0337 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.30   AUGUSTA                  WI  EAU CLAIRE       0901 PM
  9.30   HUTCHINSON               MN  MCLEOD           0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.30   5 S FARMINGTON           MN  DAKOTA           0435 PM
                 SNOW TAPERED
  9.00   FARMINGTON               MN  DAKOTA           0646 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  9.00   3 S MINNEAPOLIS          MN  HENNEPIN         0606 PM
  9.00   CREDIT RIVER             MN  SCOTT            0454 PM
                 SNOW TAPERED
  8.80   8 S HILLMAN              MN  MORRISON         0736 PM
  8.50   HAMMOND                  WI  ST. CROIX        0538 PM
  8.50   5 SW ST PAUL             MN  RAMSEY           0521 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  8.40   WATERTOWN                MN  CARVER           0357 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  7.50   4 SW MINNEAPOLIS         MN  HENNEPIN         0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  7.00   BOYCEVILLE               WI  DUNN             0459 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  6.50   5 WNW MORA               MN  KANABEC          0856 PM
  5.50   MOTLEY                   MN  MORRISON         0606 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  5.10   4 S ISLAND LAKE          WI  CHIPPEWA         0721 PM
                 STILL SNOWING.
  5.00   EAU CLAIRE               WI  EAU CLAIRE       0337 PM
                 STILL SNOWING WQOW TV
  4.30   10 N BRUCE               WI  RUSK             0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  4.30   4 ESE CLAYTON            WI  BARRON           0435 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  3.50   MANKATO                  MN  BLUE EARTH       0701 PM
                 STILL SNOWING
  3.50   1 E OWATONNA             MN  STEELE           0435 PM
                 SNOW TAPERED
  2.00   JIM FALLS                WI  CHIPPEWA         0348 PM
                 STILL SNOWING

White Christmas

  People are already asking me whether we will have a White Christmas this year. With Christmas still 20 days away, the short answer has to be “no one knows”. In weather circles, a "White Christmas" is typically defined as one inch or more of snowcover on Christmas morning.
  The Minnesota State Climatology Office has compiled information on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day snowcover and snowfall.  Their records show that we have a White Christmas in the Twin Cities about 72% of the time.  The last time we did not have a White Christmas in the Twin Cities was last year. We had 4 inches of snow on the ground on December 4th of last year, but that snow melted well before Christmas. Two years ago, we had a whopping 19 inches of snow on the ground on Christmas morning in the Twin Cities.  The deepest snowcover on Christmas morning was 20 inches, back in 1983. You can see Christmas snowcover and snowfall info for the Twin Cities and many other spots in Minnesota at White Christmas.

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