Tuesday, March 5, 2013

March snow

  We’re above average! Our latest storm dropped 9.3 inches of snow at MSP airport, pushing our official Twin Cities season snowfall total up to 44.8 inches. We’re now one inch above average for this point in our snow season.  Here are some other snowfall reports:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
937 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2013

...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE MARCH 4TH AND 5TH STORM...

NOTE...THE SNOW TOTALS BELOW ARE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL
AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.

SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT

 INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME
 ------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
 10.10   INVER GROVE HEIGHTS      MN  DAKOTA           0915 PM
 10.00   LAKEVILLE                MN  DAKOTA           0231 PM
  9.70   DASSEL                   MN  MEEKER           0800 AM
  9.60   3 NE FARIBAULT           MN  RICE             0806 AM
  9.30   MINNEAPOLIS              MN  HENNEPIN         0600 PM
                 STORM TOTAL MEASURED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS
                 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
  9.30   4 E NERSTRAND            MN  GOODHUE          0800 AM
  9.00   ISANTI                   MN  ISANTI           0735 PM
                 18 INCH SNOW DEPTH.
  9.00   DURAND                   WI  PEPIN            0652 PM
  9.00   RED WING                 MN  GOODHUE          0607 PM
  9.00   3 SE PRIOR LAKE          MN  SCOTT            0457 PM
                 OCCURRED IN CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIP.
  9.00   CAMBRIDGE                MN  ISANTI           0405 PM
  9.00   APPLE VALLEY             MN  DAKOTA           0250 PM
  9.00   ST PETER                 MN  NICOLLET         0114 PM
  9.00   MONTICELLO               MN  WRIGHT           1130 AM
  9.00   MANKATO                  MN  BLUE EARTH       1027 AM
  9.00   HUTCHINSON               MN  MCLEOD           1011 AM
  9.00   1 S OWATONNA             MN  STEELE           0930 AM
  9.00   ST PETER                 MN  NICOLLET         0846 AM
  8.90   NEW HOPE                 MN  HENNEPIN         1130 AM
  8.70   LAKEVILLE                MN  DAKOTA           0512 PM
  8.50   COTTAGE GROVE            MN  WASHINGTON       0615 PM
  8.50   RICHFIELD                MN  HENNEPIN         0400 PM  
  8.50   MILACA                   MN  MILLE LACS       0834 AM  
  8.20   MONTGOMERY               MN  LE SUEUR         0934 AM
  8.20   WASECA                   MN  WASECA           0806 AM
  8.00   MAPLEWOOD                MN  RAMSEY           0231 PM
  8.00   FARIBAULT                MN  RICE             0751 AM
  7.90   CHANHASSEN               MN  CARVER           0657 PM
                 MEASURED AT THE NWSFO. STORM TOTAL.
  7.90   WINNEBAGO                MN  FARIBAULT        0858 AM
  7.80   RUSH CITY                MN  CHISAGO          0715 PM
  7.80   2 W PRIOR LAKE           MN  SCOTT            0200 PM
  7.50   ROCKFORD                 MN  HENNEPIN         0354 PM
  7.50   BLAINE                   MN  ANOKA            0334 PM
  7.50   NEW RICHMOND             WI  ST. CROIX        0930 AM
  7.40   ST CLOUD                 MN  STEARNS          0600 PM
                 STORM TOTAL. MEASURED AT THE PRISON.
  7.10   MADELIA                  MN  WATONWAN         0457 PM
  7.00   COLFAX                   WI  DUNN             0542 PM
  7.00   5 NE WHEELER             WI  DUNN             0400 PM
  7.00   WINTHROP                 MN  SIBLEY           1000 AM
  7.00   BLUE EARTH               MN  FARIBAULT        0858 AM
  6.90   7 S HILLMAN              MN  MORRISON         0609 PM
  6.30   RENVILLE                 MN  GOODHUE          0618 PM
  6.00   CARLOS                   MN  DOUGLAS          1027 AM
  6.00   ALBERT LEA               MN  FREEBORN         0800 AM
  5.20   EAU CLAIRE               WI  EAU CLAIRE       0600 PM
  5.00   RICE LAKE                WI  BARRON           0158 PM
  4.00   JIM FALLS                WI  CHIPPEWA         0436 PM
  3.60   3 N ALEXANDRIA           MN  DOUGLAS          0800 AM
  3.50   MORRIS                   MN  STEVENS          0800 AM
  2.80   5 NW LADYSMITH           WI  RUSK             0200 PM
  2.00   VESTA                    MN  REDWOOD          1130 AM
  1.50   MADISON                  MN  LAC QUI PARLE    0800 AM
 The La Crosse, WI office of the National Weather Service reported a storm total of 7.8 inches in La Crosse, 12.1 inches in Winona MN and 8.9 inches in Rochester MN.