The snow keeps piling up in southern and central Minnesota. A small, but potent storm that was over southern Manitoba on Sunday, February 7 moved to eastern South Dakota by Monday February 8. Light snow spread throughout central and southern Minnesota on Sunday, February 7 and became heavier during the overnight and early morning hours of February 8. The snow was light and fluffy for the most part and easy to blow around into drifts. By the afternoon of February 8th, the heaviest snow was falling in an arc from St. Cloud, through the Twin Cities and to Rochester and Albert Lea.
Snow began to taper off on Tuesday, February 9 over southeast Minnesota. The highest totals found so far is 11 inches at Glenwood and 10.5 inches at Litchfield. The Twin Cities International Airport saw 5.6 inches total including the snow that fell on February 7 and the snow that fell on February 9.
As of February 8th, the Twin Cities has 37.7 inches of snow for the season so far, 1.2 inches above normal. The snow depth measured art the airport on February 9 is 15 inches, the deepest snow depth seen at the Twin Cities Airport since 15 inches measured on March 2, 2007. The deepest snow depth recorded in the Twin Cities is 38 inches on January 23, 1982.
Below are Public Information Statements from the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 215 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 ...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... WE THANK OUR COOP AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS...TRAINED SPOTTERS AND PARTNERS FOR THE FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS. SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 11.50 9 SW STARBUCK MN POPE 0949 AM 11.00 GLENWOOD MN POPE 0515 PM 11.00 FARIBAULT MN RICE 0800 AM 10.00 ELLENDALE MN STEELE 0645 AM 10.00 NEW MARKET MN SCOTT 0728 PM 9.80 LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 0922 AM 9.80 LONG LAKE MN HENNEPIN 0800 AM 9.70 LITCHFIELD MN MEEKER 0800 AM 9.70 1 NNW COLD SPRING MN STEARNS 0800 AM 9.50 MURDOCK MN SWIFT 0812 AM 9.50 3 N KIMBALL MN STEARNS 0800 AM 9.50 3 SE ALBERT LEA MN FREEBORN 0800 AM 9.50 MINNETRISTA MN HENNEPIN 0800 AM 9.50 MEDINA MN HENNEPIN 0755 AM 9.30 BLOOMINGTON MN HENNEPIN 0808 AM 9.00 CARLOS MN DOUGLAS 0812 AM 9.00 3 SSW BURNSVILLE MN DAKOTA 0515 PM 9.00 2 W PRIOR LAKE MN SCOTT 0800 AM 9.10 1 E OWATONNA MN STEELE 0800 AM 8.80 HAMBURG MN CARVER 0800 AM 8.50 1 W HUTCHINSON MN MCLEOD 0800 AM 8.40 RAMSEY MN ANOKA 0922 AM 8.30 WACONIA MN CARVER 0800 AM 8.20 1 SSW JORDAN MN SCOTT 0800 AM 8.10 2 NE BUFFALO MN WRIGHT 0800 AM 8.00 MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0932 AM 8.00 WELLS MN FARIBAULT 0800 AM 8.00 FAIRMONT MN MARTIN 0800 AM 8.00 KIESTER MN FARIBAULT 0720 AM 7.80 3 ENE MONTGOMERY MN RICE 0800 AM 7.80 1 SSW LONSDALE MN RICE 0800 AM 7.80 1 SE HENDERSON MN LE SUEUR 0800 AM 7.50 RENVILLE MN RENVILLE 0828 AM 7.50 EDINA MN HENNEPIN 0934 AM 7.50 WINNEBAGO MN FARIBAULT 0800 AM 7.50 WATERTOWN MN CARVER 0743 AM 7.30 NEW HOPE MN HENNEPIN 0638 AM 7.00 DASSEL MN MEEKER 0800 AM 7.00 1 W CARVER MN CARVER 0800 AM 6.80 ALBANY MN STEARNS 0452 AM 6.70 WOODBURY MN WASHINGTON 1039 AM 6.70 5 NW MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 0800 AM 6.60 ST PETER MN NICOLLET 0800 AM 6.50 SAUK RAPIDS MN BENTON 0713 AM 6.50 RAMSEY MN ANOKA 0607 PM 6.40 FRIDLEY MN ANOKA 0848 AM 6.40 MORRIS MN STEVENS 0800 AM 6.20 ST CLOUD SCSU MN STEARNS 0800 AM 6.20 NORTH ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 0842 AM 6.00 MORGAN MN REDWOOD 0800 AM 6.00 BLUE EARTH MN FARIBAULT 0800 AM 5.60 MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL APT MN HENNEPIN 0600 AM 5.50 SLEEPY EYE MN BROWN 0849 AM 5.50 MELROSE MN STEARNS 0800 AM 5.50 5 W ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 0800 AM 5.50 RED WING MN GOODHUE 0743 AM 5.50 LITTLE FALLS MN MORRISON 0650 AM 5.40 RICHFIELD MN HENNEPIN 0745 AM 5.10 4 SE RED WING MN GOODHUE 0800 AM 5.00 HASTINGS MN DAKOTA 0742 AM 5.00 ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 0600 AM 4.50 ELK RIVER MN SHERBURNE 0800 AM 4.50 3 WSW PRINCETON MN SHERBURNE 0800 AM 4.50 2 SSW CAMBRIDGE MN ISANTI 0629 AM 4.20 REDWOOD FALLS MN REDWOOD 0800 AM 4.20 MILACA MN MILLE LACS 0800 AM 4.20 LONG PRAIRIE MN TODD 0800 AM 4.00 3 ESE LAKE ELMO MN WASHINGTON 0800 AM 4.00 1 N ANDOVER MN ANOKA 0800 AM 4.00 2 NNW COON RAPIDS MN ANOKA 0800 AM 3.80 1 NW COTTAGE GROVE MN WASHINGTON 0800 AM 3.50 1 ESE MILROY MN REDWOOD 0800 AM 2.80 7 NNW OGILVIE MN KANABEC 1111 AM 2.00 DURAND WI PEPIN 0800 AM 2.00 BALDWIN WI ST. CROIX 0800 AM 1.80 1 NE LAKELAND SHORES MN WASHINGTON 0800 AM 1.60 3 NE RUSH CITY MN CHISAGO 0800 AM 1.40 CHIPPEWA FALLS WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM 1.40 AUGUSTA WI EAU CLAIRE 0800 AM 1.10 STANLEY WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM 1.10 EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 0600 AM 1.00 CUMBERLAND WI BARRON 0800 AM 1.00 BLOOMER WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM $ MARGRAF From the Duluth area... SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 9.00 ADOLPH MN ST. LOUIS 0829 AM 6.00 CORNUCOPIA WI BAYFIELD 0800 AM 5.40 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0745 AM STORM TOTAL 5.10 WRENSHALL MN CARLTON 0745 AM 4.50 BAYFIELD WI BAYFIELD 0808 AM 4.50 6 E FOXBORO WI DOUGLAS 0700 AM STILL SNOWING WITH WHITE OUT CONDITONS 3.50 SILVER BAY MN LAKE 0745 AM 6.5 STORM TOTAL 3.40 3 E FINLAND MN LAKE 0745 AM 15.4 STORM TOTAL 3.30 5 NW WASHBURN WI BAYFIELD 0808 AM 3.00 CLOQUET MN CARLTON 0808 AM 3.00 9 NE FOXBORO WI DOUGLAS 0700 AM PATTISON PARK 3.00 8 W POPLAR WI DOUGLAS 0700 AM 2.00 POPLAR WI DOUGLAS 0700 AM 1.50 12 N BRULE WI DOUGLAS 0612 AM MOUTH OF THE BRULE 1.00 EMBARRASS MN ST. LOUIS 0745 AM 0.50 7 NW TWO HARBORS MN LAKE 0808 AM 9.8 STORM TOTAL 0.50 3 W BUTTERNUT WI ASHLAND 0745 AM 0.30 4 N GRANTSBURG WI BURNETT 0745 AM