Thursday, April 11, 2013

April snow

   April snow. It sure can be annoying. At least snow melts quickly this time of year, and we’ll soon be enjoying green grass and trees with leaves!
   Here are some snow totals from our latest storm:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
145 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013
...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM APRIL 9TH THROUGH 11TH WINTER STORM...
THANK YOU TO TRAINED SPOTTERS...COOP AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS...
AS WELL AS THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC FOR THESE SNOWFALL REPORTS.
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH
LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
 INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME
 ------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
 11.50   2 NW REDWOOD FALLS       MN  REDWOOD          0911 AM
                 7.5 INCHES IN LATEST ROUND. STORM TOTAL 11.5
                 INCHES.
 11.00   VESTA                    MN  REDWOOD          1215 PM
                 STORM TOTAL 11.0 INCHES. 8.0 INCHES FELL
                 SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
 10.00   MONTEVIDEO               MN  CHIPPEWA         0853 AM
  9.50   SPRINGFIELD              MN  BROWN            0125 PM
  9.00   KINGSTON                 MN  MEEKER           1120 AM
  8.80   GLENCOE                  MN  MCLEOD           1010 AM
  8.50   2 W NEW PRAGUE           MN  SCOTT            1125 AM
                 STORM TOTAL 8.5 INCHES. 6 INCHES FELL IN LAST
                 8 HOURS.
  8.50   COKATO                   MN  WRIGHT           1118 AM
  8.20   ST CLOUD AIRPORT         MN  STEARNS          0100 PM
  8.00   KIMBALL                  MN  STEARNS          1135 AM
  7.50   GILMAN                   MN  BENTON           1054 AM
  7.30   BUFFALO                  MN  WRIGHT           1210 PM
  7.00   LITTLE FALLS             MN  MORRISON         1059 AM
                 7.0 INCHES FELL FROM 743 AM TO 930 AM.
                 THUNDERSNOW REPORTED.
  6.80   HILLMAN                  MN  MORRISON         1123 AM
  6.50   MANKATO                  MN  BLUE EARTH       0844 AM
  6.20   MURDOCK                  MN  SWIFT            0940 AM
  6.10   CHANHASSEN NWS           MN  CARVER           0100 PM
                 STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 6.1 INCHES. 4.0 INCHES
                 HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT.
  6.10   MONTICELLO               MN  WRIGHT           1208 PM
  6.00   MOUND                    MN  HENNEPIN         1200 PM
  6.00   WELCOME                  MN  MARTIN           0945 AM
  6.00   MAPLE PLAIN              MN  HENNEPIN         0914 AM
  6.00   WATERTOWN                MN  CARVER           0858 AM
  5.80   OTSEGO                   MN  WRIGHT           1151 AM
  5.80   EXCELSIOR                MN  HENNEPIN         1019 AM
  5.50   RAMSEY                   MN  ANOKA            1200 PM
  5.50   4 SSE SILVER CREEK       MN  WRIGHT           1056 AM
  5.50   COMFREY                  MN  BROWN            0930 AM
  5.10   MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL APT  MN  HENNEPIN         0100 PM
                 STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 5.1 INCHES. 3.7 INCHES
                 OF SNOW FELL SINCE MIDNIGHT.
  5.10   NEW HOPE                 MN  HENNEPIN         1220 PM
  5.00   CARLOS                   MN  DOUGLAS          1200 PM
  5.00   2 S SAUK CENTRE          MN  STEARNS          0930 AM
  4.50   CEDAR                    MN  ANOKA            1218 PM
  4.20   COON RAPIDS              MN  ANOKA            0938 AM
                 THUNDERSNOW BETWEEN 8 AND 9AM.
  4.10   BLAINE                   MN  ANOKA            1122 AM
  3.70   EAU CLAIRE               WI  EAU CLAIRE       1100 AM
                 STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 3.7 INCHES. 1.0 INCH
                 FELL BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM.
  3.00   RUSH CITY                MN  CHISAGO          1226 PM
  2.80   NORTH ST PAUL            MN  RAMSEY           1044 AM
  2.50   FARIBAULT                MN  RICE             1120 AM
  2.00   CLEAR LAKE               WI  POLK             1108 AM
  1.50   ST CROIX FALLS           WI  POLK             1215 PM