A powerful low pressure system brought an unusual variety of inclement weather conditions to Minnesota on Christmas day 2016. Snow fell over far northwestern and northern Minnesota, while a combination of thunderstorms, sleet, freezing rain, and rain pounded the rest of the state. Ice-covered trees and power lines gave way in parts of central and northern Minnesota, resulting in significant tree damage and reported power outages. Strong winds developed late in the evening and continued well into the the 26th.
The precipitation came in multiple waves, with a light glaze early in the morning yielding to a shield of sleet, freezing rain, rain, and thunder that advanced northward across the state from mid-morning through late afternoon. During the evening, a line of strong thunderstorms with heavy rain pinwheeled across the the southern half of Minnesota, while sleet, freezing, rain, and even some snow spread over the central and northern portions of the state.
Virtually all of Minnesota received between a one-half and one inch of precipitation, with many observers near the Twin Cities exceeding that range. The 0.97" total at MSP was enough to put the Twin Cities over the top for wettest year on record, back to 1871 (the old record was 40.15" in 1911, and by the end of the 26th, MSP had 40.32"). Snowfall totals of 1-3 inches were common throughout the northern third of Minnesota, although many of those same areas saw significant accumulations of sleet and/or freezing rain. Snowfall totals were somewhat higher in the "Superior Uplands" near Isabella, and along the ridge running parallel to the Lake Superior shoreline. Ice accumulations were greatest and most damaging in Aitkin, Crow Wing, Cass, Wadena, and Becker counties, where power outages, spin-outs, and accidents were common.
As the tightly-wound low pressure system moved through the region, already strong winds intensified, and after dark on the 25th, many stations began reporting gusts in excess of 45 mph, including several gusts of 60 mph or greater in western and central Minnesota on the morning of the 26th.
Following are various reports gathered from National Weather Service forecast offices around the region, in the wake of the storm.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 908 AM CST Mon Dec 26 2016 ...Rainfall Reports from the Christmas Storm... Location Amount Time/Date Provider Hastings (L/D 2) 1.72 in 0600 AM 12/26 COOP Elko 1.41 in 0245 AM 12/26 CWOP Lakeville 2NNE 1.31 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Roseville 1NW 1.28 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Circle Pines 1E 1.27 in 0241 AM 12/26 CWOP St. Francis 1S 1.27 in 0203 AM 12/26 CWOP Montgomery 3ENE 1.26 in 0600 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Shakopee 1NW 1.24 in 0230 AM 12/26 CWOP Roseville 2 WNW 1.22 in 0600 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Eagan 2SE 1.21 in 0231 AM 12/26 CWOP Savage 2WNW 1.20 in 0237 AM 12/26 CWOP Saint Louis Park 2ESE 1.20 in 0715 AM 12/26 COCORAHS St. Clair 1.20 in 0745 AM 12/26 HADS Brooklyn Park 1 W 1.19 in 0230 AM 12/26 CWOP Falcon Heights 1.17 in 0715 AM 12/26 HADS Richfield 3NNE 1.17 in 0237 AM 12/26 CWOP Minneapolis Dwtn (Miss R) 1.16 in 0600 AM 12/26 COOP Woodbury 1.15 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Plymouth 1ENE 1.14 in 0243 AM 12/26 CWOP Mora 1.13 in 0700 AM 12/26 COOP Apple Valley 3ESE 1.11 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Robbinsdale 1.11 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Glencoe 3E (Buffalo Crk) 1.11 in 0730 AM 12/26 UCOOP Lakeville 1N 1.10 in 0238 AM 12/26 CWOP Brooklyn Center 1E 1.10 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Chaska 2NW 1.10 in 0700 AM 12/26 COOP 8 NNW Quamba 1.09 in 0800 AM 12/26 HADS Winnebago (Blue Earth R) 1.09 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Victoria 2ENE 1.08 in 0800 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Columbia Hgts 1S 1.08 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Chanhassen (NWS) 1.07 in 1200 AM 12/26 COOP Coon Rapids 2ESE 1.07 in 0230 AM 12/26 CWOP 5 SW Foley 1.07 in 0800 AM 12/26 Cottage Grove 1ESE 1.06 in 0234 AM 12/26 CWOP Eagan 2ESE 1.06 in 0240 AM 12/26 CWOP Robbinsdale 1.05 in 0237 AM 12/26 CWOP Minnetonka 1.05 in 0226 AM 12/26 CWOP Winnebago 1.05 in 0800 AM 12/26 COOP Woodbury 2S 1.04 in 0236 AM 12/26 CWOP Grasston 1.04 in 0800 AM 12/26 HADS Golden Valley 1.04 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Mendota Heights 2WNW 1.04 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Hugo 2WSW 1.04 in 1254 AM 12/26 CWOP 2 ESE Eagan 1.04 in 0530 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Stillwater 1W 1.03 in 0235 AM 12/26 CWOP Brooklyn Park 1SE 1.03 in 0244 AM 12/26 CWOP Long Lake 1.03 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Jordan 6E 1.03 in 0238 AM 12/26 CWOP Cambridge 1.02 in 0240 AM 12/26 CWOP St. Peter (Minnesota R) 1.02 in 0200 AM 12/26 UCOOP Mankato AP 1.02 in 0556 AM 12/26 AWOS Veseli 1W 1.01 in 0500 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Robbinsdale 1ENE 1.01 in 0243 AM 12/26 CWOP Minneapolis (MNhaha Crk) Hia 1.01 in 0800 AM 12/26 GOES Mora 1ENE 1.01 in 0108 AM 12/26 RAWS Eden Prairie AP (Flyg Cloud) 1.00 in 0553 AM 12/26 ASOS Victoria 1WSW 1.00 in 0237 AM 12/26 CWOP Santiago 3E 0.98 in 0720 AM 12/26 RAWS Jordan (Minnesota R) 0.98 in 0145 AM 12/26 GOES Rapidan (Le Sueur R) 0.98 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Coon Rapids 2NE 0.98 in 0245 AM 12/26 CWOP Hutchinson AP 0.97 in 0553 AM 12/26 AWOS St. Louis Park 1E 0.97 in 0245 AM 12/26 CWOP North St. Paul 1WNW 0.97 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Hutchinson (Crow R. S Fk) 0.97 in 0145 AM 12/26 UCOOP Minneapolis-St. Paul AP-MSP 0.97 in 0553 AM 12/26 ASOS Blue Earth (Blue Earth R E B 0.97 in 0145 AM 12/26 GOES Sterling Center (Maple R) 0.96 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Mankato 4E 0.95 in 0700 AM 12/26 UCOOP Chanhassen 0.95 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Carver 3S 0.95 in 0749 AM 12/26 RAWS Eden Prairie 3ESE 0.95 in 0240 AM 12/26 CWOP St. Peter 6SW (7 Mile Crk) 0.95 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Mora 0.94 in 0200 AM 12/26 HADS St. Paul 1SW 0.94 in 0230 AM 12/26 CWOP Roseville 2ESE 0.94 in 0232 AM 12/26 CWOP Chisago City 4S 0.94 in 0240 AM 12/26 CWOP Blue Earth 0.94 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Farmington 2SE 0.93 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS St. Paul Dwtn AP 0.93 in 0553 AM 12/26 ASOS Glenwood City 5WNW 0.93 in 0240 AM 12/26 CWOP Circle Pines 2NE 0.93 in 0225 AM 12/26 CWOP Wyoming 6WSW 0.93 in 0206 AM 12/26 RAWS Spring Valley 1SSW 0.92 in 0238 AM 12/26 CWOP 2 SW Coates 0.92 in 0715 AM 12/26 HADS Milaca 0.92 in 0730 AM 12/26 COOP Cosmos 1E (Crow R S Fk) 0.91 in 0730 AM 12/26 UCOOP 7 NNW Milaca 0.91 in 0800 AM 12/26 HADS Rapidan (Maple R) 0.91 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Fridley(Rice Crk)-Unvrsty Av 0.90 in 0745 AM 12/26 UCOOP Waconia 0.89 in 0700 AM 12/26 UCOOP Buffalo 0.88 in 0806 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Lake St. Croix Beach 0.88 in 0240 AM 12/26 CWOP Rogers 3NE 0.88 in 0231 AM 12/26 CWOP North St Paul 1NNW 0.87 in 0630 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Osceola 1NE 0.87 in 0235 AM 12/26 CWOP White Bear Lake (Manitou Is) 0.86 in 0800 AM 12/26 GOES Big Lake 2SSE 0.86 in 0243 AM 12/26 CWOP North St. Paul 0.86 in 0235 AM 12/26 CWOP Blue Earth (Blue Earth R) 0.86 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Beauford (Big Cobb R) 0.86 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Goodhue 0.86 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS 1 NW St. Martin 0.85 in 0800 AM 12/26 HADS St. Bonifacius 4ENE 0.85 in 0239 AM 12/26 CWOP Balsam Lake 4 SE 0.85 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Golden Valley 2WNW 0.85 in 0245 AM 12/26 CWOP Sunrise (Sunrise R) 0.84 in 0145 AM 12/26 UCOOP Branch 8ENE 0.84 in 0231 AM 12/26 CWOP Loretto 2NW 0.83 in 0225 AM 12/26 CWOP Glencoe AP 0.83 in 0555 AM 12/26 AWOS Lake Minnetonka 1WSW 0.83 in 0235 AM 12/26 CWOP Crystal AP 0.82 in 0553 AM 12/26 ASOS Lakeville 2NE 0.82 in 0236 AM 12/26 CWOP 3 SE Orrock 0.82 in 0800 AM 12/26 HADS Long Prairie 0.81 in 0600 AM 12/26 COOP Providence (Lac Qui Parle R) 0.81 in 0730 AM 12/26 GOES Watertown 0.81 in 0430 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Cottage Grove 0.81 in 0239 AM 12/26 CWOP Waseca 1NNE 0.81 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Hanley Falls (yellow Med R) 0.80 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Santiago (St. Frances R) 0.80 in 0715 AM 12/26 GOES New Richmond AP 0.80 in 0555 AM 12/26 AWOS New Prague 0.80 in 0235 AM 12/26 CWOP Mayer (Crow R S Fk) 0.80 in 0730 AM 12/26 UCOOP Little Falls 2SSE 0.78 in 0807 AM 12/26 RAWS Prior Lake 0.78 in 0235 AM 12/26 CWOP Lester Prairie 0.78 in 0745 AM 12/26 HADS Richfield 2WSW 0.78 in 0238 AM 12/26 CWOP River Falls 1S 0.77 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Dawson (Lac Qui Parle R W Br 0.77 in 0730 AM 12/26 GOES Hanley Falls (Spring Crk) 0.77 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Bruce 1E 0.77 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Bruce 6NNE 0.77 in 0232 AM 12/26 CWOP Hoffman (Pomme De Terre R) 0.76 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Baldwin 0.76 in 0730 AM 12/26 COOP Benson (Chippewa R) 0.75 in 0130 AM 12/26 GOES St. Cloud AP 0.75 in 0553 AM 12/26 ASOS Benson (Chippewa R E Brch) 0.75 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Ellendale 0.75 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS 3 NNE Brooten 0.75 in 0715 AM 12/26 HADS Red Wing 2S 0.75 in 0200 AM 12/26 CWOP Bloomington 3W 0.75 in 0241 AM 12/26 CWOP Eau Claire 1S 0.74 in 0245 AM 12/26 CWOP Cosmos 0.74 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS 3 E Sobieski 0.74 in 0800 AM 12/26 HADS Elk Mound 0.73 in 0730 AM 12/26 UCOOP Fairmont AP 0.73 in 0556 AM 12/26 AWOS Ladysmith 2WNW 0.73 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS La Salle 5SE (Watonwan R) 0.73 in 0730 AM 12/26 GOES Benson (Shakopee Crk) 0.73 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES St. Bonifacius 2ENE 0.73 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS St. Paul 1WSW 0.73 in 0244 AM 12/26 CWOP New Ulm 3SE 0.73 in 0504 AM 12/26 COOP Northfield 0.73 in 0235 AM 12/26 CWOP Redwood Falls (Redwood R) 0.72 in 0130 AM 12/26 GOES Willmar 2ENE 0.71 in 0239 AM 12/26 CWOP St. Cloud (SCSU) 0.71 in 0500 AM 12/26 UCOOP Dennison 0.71 in 0800 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Orrock 2SE 0.71 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS 2 E Bowlus 0.70 in 0800 AM 12/26 HADS Lake City 2NW 0.70 in 0226 AM 12/26 CWOP Sauk Rapids 4E 0.70 in 0233 AM 12/26 CWOP Owatonna 0.70 in 0700 AM 12/26 COOP Chetek 2SE 0.70 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Clontarf (Chippewa R) 0.70 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES River Falls 1SW 0.69 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Sogn (Ltl Cannon R) 0.69 in 0730 AM 12/26 GOES Granite Ledge 7N 0.69 in 0228 AM 12/26 CWOP Maynard (Hawk Crk) 0.69 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Delano (Crow R S FK) 0.69 in 0730 AM 12/26 HADS Montevideo 1SW 0.68 in 0700 AM 12/26 COOP 2 S Royalton 0.68 in 0800 AM 12/26 HADS Faribault 0.68 in 0237 AM 12/26 CWOP Carlos 3WSW 0.68 in 0630 AM 12/26 COOP 2 S Royalton 0.68 in 0200 AM 12/26 HADS Madison 5S (W Brch Lac Qui P 0.67 in 0730 AM 12/26 GOES Garden City 2W (Watonwon R) 0.67 in 0730 AM 12/26 USGS Northfield 2WNW 0.67 in 0208 AM 12/26 CWOP Rice 0.67 in 0700 AM 12/26 COOP Roberts 0.66 in 0700 AM 12/26 COOP Montevideo 1S 0.66 in 0230 AM 12/26 CWOP Manannah (Crow R N Fk) 0.65 in 0730 AM 12/26 GOES Alexandria AP 0.65 in 0553 AM 12/26 ASOS Chippewa Falls 0.65 in 0800 AM 12/26 COOP Ladysmith 2SW 0.64 in 0805 AM 12/26 RAWS Rockford 3W (Crow R N Fk) 0.64 in 0145 AM 12/26 GOES Stanton AP 0.63 in 0553 AM 12/26 AWOS Granite Falls (Hawk Crk) 0.63 in 0145 AM 12/26 UCOOP Judson (Minnesota R) 0.63 in 0145 AM 12/26 UCOOP Stockholm 2NE 0.63 in 0800 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Little Falls 0.63 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Philbrook 4SSW 0.61 in 0145 AM 12/26 GOES Hutchinson 5N 0.61 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Colfax 7ESE 0.61 in 0232 AM 12/26 CWOP Clearwater 0.61 in 0745 AM 12/26 HADS Avon 4ESE 0.60 in 0239 AM 12/26 CWOP Beaver Falls (Beaver Crk) 0.60 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Cobden (Sleepy Eye Crk) 0.60 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Cannon Falls 2S (Ltl Cannon 0.59 in 0730 AM 12/26 GOES Eau Claire AP 0.59 in 0556 AM 12/26 ASOS Leavenworth (Cottonwood R) 0.59 in 0745 AM 12/26 GOES Red Wing (L/D 3) 0.58 in 0600 AM 12/26 COOP 4 E Royalton 0.57 in 0715 AM 12/26 HADS Madelia (Watonwan R S Fk) 0.57 in 0130 AM 12/26 GOES Isanti 2NNW 0.57 in 0243 AM 12/26 CWOP Litchfield 3S 0.56 in 0111 AM 12/26 RAWS Sauk Centre AP 0.56 in 0552 AM 12/26 AWOS Chetek AP 0.55 in 0555 AM 12/26 AWOS Henderson (Minnesota R) 0.55 in 0130 AM 12/26 HADS Granite Falls (Minnesota R) 0.54 in 0815 AM 12/26 UCOOP Scandia 3NNE 0.54 in 0240 AM 12/26 CWOP Zumbrota 0.53 in 0238 AM 12/26 CWOP Prior Lake 1W 0.52 in 0240 AM 12/26 CWOP Tony AP (Rusk County) 0.52 in 0555 AM 12/26 AWOS Lamberton (Cottonwood R) 0.52 in 0730 AM 12/26 GOES Altoona 0.52 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS Rice Lake AP 0.51 in 0555 AM 12/26 AWOS Jim Falls 3 NW 0.51 in 0630 AM 12/26 COOP Menomonie AP 0.50 in 0555 AM 12/26 AWOS Bock 3WNW 0.50 in 0233 AM 12/26 CWOP Redwood Falls AP 0.50 in 0553 AM 12/26 ASOS Augusta 4NW 0.50 in 0700 AM 12/26 COCORAHS --- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 609 PM CST Mon Dec 26 2016 ...Strongest Wind Gusts During the Previous 24 Hours... Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon Hanley Falls 66 MPH 0220 AM 12/26 44.69N/95.61W Redwood Falls AP 66 MPH 1211 AM 12/26 44.55N/95.08W Canby AP 60 MPH 0435 AM 12/26 44.73N/96.27W Victoria 1WSW 60 MPH 0816 AM 12/26 44.86N/93.69W Clara City 2WSW 60 MPH 1210 AM 12/26 44.95N/95.41W Crystal AP 59 MPH 0230 AM 12/26 45.06N/93.35W Winthrop 2W 59 MPH 0140 AM 12/26 44.54N/94.41W Madison AP 55 MPH 0355 AM 12/26 45.00N/96.18W Eden Prairie AP (Flyg Cloud) 55 MPH 0222 AM 12/26 44.83N/93.46W Granite Falls AP 55 MPH 0152 AM 12/26 44.75N/95.56W St. Cloud AP 55 MPH 0200 AM 12/26 45.54N/94.05W Brooklyn Park 1 W 54 MPH 0340 AM 12/26 45.11N/93.38W Glenwood AP 54 MPH 1254 AM 12/26 45.64N/95.32W Mankato AP 54 MPH 0135 AM 12/26 44.22N/93.92W Appleton AP 53 MPH 0254 AM 12/26 45.23N/96.00W Litchfield 3S 53 MPH 0111 AM 12/26 45.07N/94.53W Olivia AP 53 MPH 1213 AM 12/26 44.78N/95.03W Willmar 2ENE 52 MPH 0154 AM 12/26 45.15N/95.01W Springfield 1NW 52 MPH 1202 AM 12/26 44.26N/94.99W St. James AP 52 MPH 1255 AM 12/26 43.99N/94.56W New Germany 1NW 52 MPH 0145 AM 12/26 44.91N/93.99W Belgrade 3ESE 52 MPH 0310 AM 12/26 45.43N/94.93W Sauk Centre AP 51 MPH 0312 AM 12/26 45.71N/94.93W Maple Lake 2SSW 51 MPH 0911 AM 12/26 45.20N/94.02W Fairmont AP 51 MPH 0933 AM 12/26 43.64N/94.42W Henderson 4ENE 51 MPH 0204 AM 12/26 44.57N/93.84W St. Paul Dwtn AP 51 MPH 0203 AM 12/26 44.93N/93.06W New Ulm AP 51 MPH 0154 AM 12/26 44.32N/94.50W 3 SSE Easton 50 MPH 0656 PM 12/25 43.72N/93.89W Bloomington 3W 50 MPH 0226 AM 12/26 44.83N/93.39W Sauk Centre 2SE 50 MPH 0235 AM 12/26 45.71N/94.93W Cannon Falls 7SSE 50 MPH 0915 AM 12/26 44.41N/92.86W Milaca 8N 50 MPH 0235 AM 12/26 45.88N/93.66W Waseca AP 49 MPH 0353 AM 12/26 44.07N/93.55W Northfield 2WNW 49 MPH 0408 AM 12/26 44.47N/93.21W Branch 8ENE 49 MPH 0901 AM 12/26 45.55N/92.80W Richfield 2WSW 49 MPH 0325 PM 12/26 44.86N/93.32W Starbuck 8SSW 49 MPH 1110 PM 12/25 45.49N/95.56W Rice 1NNW 49 MPH 0221 AM 12/26 45.77N/94.23W Willmar AP 48 MPH 0615 AM 12/26 45.12N/95.08W St. Bonifacius 4ENE 48 MPH 0209 AM 12/26 44.94N/93.68W Blue Earth 2NW 48 MPH 0105 AM 12/26 43.66N/94.12W Alexandria 2SSE 48 MPH 0335 AM 12/26 45.84N/95.37W Mayer 1NE 48 MPH 0245 AM 12/26 44.91N/93.87W New Prague 2W 48 MPH 0150 AM 12/26 44.54N/93.62W Montevideo AP 48 MPH 0152 AM 12/26 44.98N/95.71W Long Prairie AP 47 MPH 0134 AM 12/26 45.90N/94.87W Alexandria AP 47 MPH 1127 AM 12/26 45.87N/95.39W Granite Ledge 7N 47 MPH 1058 PM 12/25 45.90N/93.85W Coon Rapids 2ESE 47 MPH 1130 PM 12/25 45.16N/93.27W Isanti 2NNW 47 MPH 0413 AM 12/26 45.52N/93.27W Dundas 5WNW 47 MPH 1020 AM 12/26 44.48N/93.29W Waseca 1SSE 47 MPH 0920 AM 12/26 44.06N/93.49W Ellendale 5NNE 47 MPH 1206 PM 12/26 43.95N/93.27W Minneapolis-St. Paul AP-MSP 47 MPH 0335 AM 12/26 44.88N/93.23W Blaine AP 46 MPH 0334 AM 12/26 45.15N/93.21W Sauk Rapids 4E 46 MPH 0333 AM 12/26 45.61N/94.07W Red Wing 4W 46 MPH 0910 AM 12/26 44.60N/92.70W Morris AP 46 MPH 1017 AM 12/26 45.57N/95.99W Paynesville AP 46 MPH 0533 AM 12/26 45.37N/94.75W New Richmond AP 46 MPH 0415 AM 12/26 45.15N/92.54W Carver 3S 46 MPH 0549 AM 12/26 44.72N/93.64W Cumberland AP 46 MPH 0655 AM 12/26 45.50N/91.98W Colfax 7ESE 45 MPH 1018 AM 12/26 44.96N/91.59W Prior Lake 2WSW 45 MPH 1110 PM 12/25 44.71N/93.46W Robbinsdale 45 MPH 1007 AM 12/26 45.02N/93.35W Eau Claire AP 45 MPH 0955 PM 12/25 44.87N/91.49W Faribault AP 45 MPH 0614 AM 12/26 44.32N/93.31W Menomonie AP 45 MPH 0735 AM 12/26 44.89N/91.88W Twin Lakes 5 SE 45 MPH 1220 PM 12/26 43.51N/93.35W Silver Lake 3E 45 MPH 0121 AM 12/26 44.91N/94.12W Harris 2N 45 MPH 0520 AM 12/26 45.64N/92.99W Clearwater 1SE 45 MPH 0210 AM 12/26 45.39N/94.03W Harding 3WNW 45 MPH 1140 PM 12/25 46.14N/94.10W Owatonna AP 45 MPH 0115 PM 12/26 44.12N/93.26W Bock 3WNW 44 MPH 0103 AM 12/26 45.81N/93.61W Buffalo AP 44 MPH 0154 AM 12/26 45.16N/93.84W Searles 5SE 44 MPH 1121 PM 12/25 44.17N/94.38W Minnesota Lake 44 MPH 0811 PM 12/25 43.84N/93.84W Glencoe AP 44 MPH 0156 AM 12/26 44.76N/94.08W Hutchinson AP 44 MPH 1233 AM 12/26 44.86N/94.38W Princeton AP 44 MPH 0334 AM 12/26 45.56N/93.61W Prior Lake 43 MPH 0610 AM 12/26 44.74N/93.44W Gordonsville (Shell Crk) 43 MPH 1200 PM 12/26 43.51N/93.27W Mora AP 43 MPH 0617 AM 12/26 45.90N/93.27W Litchfield AP 43 MPH 1213 AM 12/26 45.10N/94.51W Foley 6WSW 43 MPH 0210 AM 12/26 45.62N/94.02W Maple Grove 43 MPH 0250 AM 12/26 45.10N/93.45W Red Wing AP 43 MPH 1055 AM 12/26 44.59N/92.50W Rice Lake AP 43 MPH 0655 AM 12/26 45.43N/91.77W Stanton AP 43 MPH 0733 AM 12/26 44.48N/93.02W Cedar Mills 5N 42 MPH 0111 AM 12/26 45.03N/94.52W Skyline 42 MPH 1045 AM 12/26 44.15N/94.03W Burnsville 2NNW 42 MPH 0740 PM 12/25 44.80N/93.29W St. Croix Falls 2ESE 42 MPH 1104 AM 12/26 45.40N/92.59W Lake Elmo AP 41 MPH 0353 AM 12/26 45.00N/92.85W Osceola 1NE 41 MPH 0405 AM 12/26 45.34N/92.67W Big Lake 2SSE 41 MPH 0328 AM 12/26 45.30N/93.73W Tilden 7 NE 41 MPH 1118 AM 12/26 45.08N/91.33W Prior Lake 1W 41 MPH 0704 PM 12/25 44.73N/93.46W Mora 1ENE 41 MPH 0708 AM 12/26 45.89N/93.27W Tony AP (Rusk County) 41 MPH 1155 AM 12/26 45.50N/91.00W Rush City AP 41 MPH 0459 AM 12/26 45.70N/92.95W Albert Lea AP 40 MPH 1133 AM 12/26 43.68N/93.37W Lakeville 2NE 40 MPH 0209 AM 12/26 44.70N/93.22W Santiago 3E 40 MPH 1020 AM 12/26 45.53N/93.75W Maple Lake AP 40 MPH 0314 AM 12/26 45.25N/94.00W South St. Paul AP 40 MPH 1211 PM 12/26 44.86N/93.03W Shakopee 1NW 39 MPH 1153 AM 12/26 44.78N/93.49W Cambridge AP 39 MPH 0315 PM 12/26 45.56N/93.27W Glenwood City 5WNW 39 MPH 0400 AM 12/26 45.10N/92.26W French Lake 39 MPH 0326 AM 12/26 45.20N/94.20W Chisago City 4S 39 MPH 0310 AM 12/26 45.30N/92.88W Columbia Heights 1WSW 39 MPH 0255 AM 12/26 45.04N/93.27W Richfield 3ESE 39 MPH 0230 AM 12/26 44.86N/93.21W Chetek AP 39 MPH 0835 AM 12/26 45.31N/91.64W Elk River 2WNW 38 MPH 0318 AM 12/26 45.35N/93.59W Wyoming 6WSW 38 MPH 0706 AM 12/26 45.30N/93.10W Spring Valley 1SSW 38 MPH 0406 PM 12/26 44.83N/92.25W St. Paul 1WSW 38 MPH 0854 PM 12/25 44.93N/93.14W Lakeville AP 38 MPH 0151 PM 12/26 44.63N/93.23W Little Falls AP 38 MPH 0732 AM 12/26 45.95N/94.35W Little Falls 2SSE 38 MPH 0407 AM 12/26 45.95N/94.34W Marietta 5SSW 38 MPH 0400 PM 12/26 44.94N/96.44W Minnetonka 37 MPH 0326 AM 12/26 44.92N/93.47W Lakeville 1N 37 MPH 0238 AM 12/26 44.87N/93.34W Jordan 6E 37 MPH 0220 AM 12/26 44.66N/93.52W Cottage Grove 1ESE 36 MPH 1010 AM 12/26 44.80N/92.90W Cambridge 36 MPH 0800 AM 12/26 45.56N/93.21W Zumbrota 36 MPH 1158 AM 12/26 44.30N/92.68W Loretto 2NW 36 MPH 0841 AM 12/26 45.08N/93.66W Osceola AP 36 MPH 0637 AM 12/26 45.31N/92.69W Waconia 1WSW 36 MPH 1229 PM 12/26 44.84N/93.82W Avon 4ESE 35 MPH 0319 AM 12/26 45.58N/94.39W Scandia 3NNE 35 MPH 0650 AM 12/26 45.30N/92.79W Coon Rapids 2NE 35 MPH 0245 AM 12/26 45.20N/93.28W St. Paul 1SW 34 MPH 0900 AM 12/26 44.94N/93.11W Lake Minnetonka 1WSW 34 MPH 0220 AM 12/26 44.93N/93.49W Eau Claire 1S 34 MPH 1025 AM 12/26 44.80N/91.49W Redwood Falls 1ESE 34 MPH 1209 AM 12/26 44.54N/95.09W Montevideo 1S 33 MPH 0320 AM 12/26 44.94N/95.72W St. Francis 1S 33 MPH 0603 AM 12/26 45.37N/93.36W Eagan 2ESE 33 MPH 0230 AM 12/26 44.80N/93.13W Maple Grove 33 MPH 1154 PM 12/25 45.09N/93.47W Plymouth 1ENE 33 MPH 0203 PM 12/26 45.03N/93.44W Morristown (Cannon R) 33 MPH 0430 PM 12/26 44.23N/93.45W Augusta 1NW 32 MPH 1105 PM 12/25 44.70N/91.13W North St. Paul 32 MPH 0210 AM 12/26 45.03N/93.01W Madelia 32 MPH 0652 PM 12/25 44.05N/94.42W Woodbury 2W 32 MPH 0319 AM 12/26 44.92N/92.99W Roseville 2ESE 32 MPH 0332 AM 12/26 45.00N/93.12W Zimmerman 32 MPH 0243 AM 12/26 45.45N/93.59W 8 NNW Quamba 32 MPH 0500 PM 12/26 46.02N/93.23W Anoka 2SE 31 MPH 0833 AM 12/26 45.19N/93.37W Elko 31 MPH 0735 AM 12/26 44.57N/93.32W Cottage Grove 30 MPH 0219 PM 12/26 44.82N/92.94W Cokato 2W 30 MPH 0134 AM 12/26 45.08N/94.24W Lake City 2NW 30 MPH 0730 AM 12/26 44.47N/92.31W Elk River 2SSW 30 MPH 0714 AM 12/26 45.30N/93.58W Ladysmith 2SW 30 MPH 1005 AM 12/26 45.43N/91.12W --- PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1254 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1000 PM ICE STORM WALKER 47.09N 94.58W 12/25/2016 CASS MN 911 CALL CENTER LOTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN, MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CASS COUNTY. 0745 PM SLEET 1 NW TWO HARBORS 47.04N 91.69W 12/25/2016 M0.5 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER MIXTURE OF SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. SLEETING AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. 0633 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SE DULUTH 46.72N 92.04W 12/25/2016 M38 MPH ST. LOUIS MN AWOS AWOS STATION SKY HARBOR AIRPORT /DYT/. 0740 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SE SILVER BAY 47.28N 91.26W 12/25/2016 M42 MPH LAKE MN MESONET MESONET STATION SILVER BAY MARINE /SLVM5/. 0845 PM SLEET 7 SE SEA GULL LAKE 48.07N 90.83W 12/25/2016 E0.3 INCH COOK MN PUBLIC MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW IN THE MEASUREMENT. STILL A MIXTURE OF SNOW/SLEET AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 1030 PM FREEZING RAIN PROCTOR 46.74N 92.23W 12/25/2016 M0.15 INCH ST. LOUIS MN PUBLIC TOTAL ICE ACCRETION OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS. SLEET MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0530 PM SLEET PROCTOR 46.74N 92.23W 12/25/2016 E0.5 INCH ST. LOUIS MN PUBLIC SLEET MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN. 0715 PM SLEET PINE RIVER 46.72N 94.40W 12/25/2016 E1.0 INCH CASS MN PUBLIC . 0425 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 W PHILLIPS 45.70N 90.46W 12/25/2016 M0.13 INCH PRICE WI PUBLIC ICE ACCUMULATION OF A 1/8" IN 20 MINUTES. FREEZING RAIN CHANGED OVER TO ICE PELLETS. 0700 AM FREEZING RAIN 4 ENE PAYNE 47.11N 92.52W 12/25/2016 M0.00 INCH ST. LOUIS MN PUBLIC LIGHT ICING ON DECK, SIDEWALK AND TREES. 0731 PM SLEET 3 E PAYNE 47.10N 92.53W 12/25/2016 M0.5 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER TOTAL SLEET ACCUMULATION OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE SLEET, FREEZING RAIN ALSO OBSERVED CAUSING A GLAZE OF ICE ON SURFACES. 1156 AM FREEZING RAIN PARK FALLS 45.93N 90.45W 12/25/2016 E0.05 INCH PRICE WI TRAINED SPOTTER ICE COATING ON ALL SURFACES. 0430 PM SLEET PARK FALLS 45.93N 90.45W 12/25/2016 M0.3 INCH PRICE WI PUBLIC STILL SLEETING AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0600 PM SLEET MOOSE LAKE 46.45N 92.77W 12/25/2016 E0.3 INCH CARLTON MN PUBLIC . 0715 PM SLEET 1 NW MELLEN 46.33N 90.68W 12/25/2016 M0.1 INCH ASHLAND WI PUBLIC ACCUMULATION OF 1/8" OF SLEET OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF. FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0545 PM SLEET 5 SSE LIBBY 46.71N 93.29W 12/25/2016 M0.5 INCH AITKIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER SLEET MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN. STILL LIGHTLY SLEETING WITH FREEZING RAIN AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0730 PM SLEET 3 N MAHTOWA 46.62N 92.63W 12/25/2016 M1.2 INCH CARLTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION WAS SLEET, HOWEVER THE 1.2 INCHES OF SLEET INCLUDES A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. SPOTTER REPORTS THAT FINE GRAIN SNOW OCCURRING AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. 0.46 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 0900 PM SNOW 4 ENE LUTSEN 47.67N 90.64W 12/25/2016 M2.0 INCH COOK MN TRAINED SPOTTER TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS. STILL SNOWING AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. 0830 PM SNOW 1 ENE LITTLE MARAIS 47.41N 91.10W 12/25/2016 M2.6 INCH LAKE MN COCORAHS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SNOW CHANGED OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN/SLEET AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. 0700 PM SLEET LESTER PARK 46.84N 92.02W 12/25/2016 E0.8 INCH ST. LOUIS MN PUBLIC . 1230 AM SLEET LARSMONT 46.98N 91.75W 12/26/2016 M1.6 INCH LAKE MN PUBLIC STORM TOTAL SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ACCUMULATION. LIGHTLY SNOWING AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. 1230 AM SLEET 3 WSW LAKESIDE 46.65N 91.90W 12/26/2016 M0.4 INCH DOUGLAS WI TRAINED SPOTTER TOTAL SLEET/FREEZING RAIN/SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THE STORM. OBSERVED A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 1200 AM SLEET 1 ESE INTERNATIONAL FAL 48.58N 93.39W 12/26/2016 M1.3 INCH KOOCHICHING MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS STORM TOTAL SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION. LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 0.5 INCHES. SNOWING AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. . 0745 PM SLEET 2 E HOLYOKE 46.47N 92.35W 12/25/2016 M0.8 INCH CARLTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER MIXTURE OF SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. STILL SLEETING AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0830 PM SLEET 4 SSE HERBSTER 46.77N 91.24W 12/25/2016 M0.8 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER . 0745 PM SLEET GRAND VIEW 46.37N 91.11W 12/25/2016 E0.3 INCH BAYFIELD WI PUBLIC STILL SLEETING AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0615 PM SLEET GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W 12/25/2016 M1.0 INCH ITASCA MN PUBLIC STILL SLEETING AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 1015 PM SNOW 4 W GRAND MARAIS 47.76N 90.43W 12/25/2016 M4.0 INCH COOK MN TRAINED SPOTTER TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE APPROXIMATELY 7 PM. SNOW/SLEET MIX REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. 0745 PM SLEET GILE 46.43N 90.22W 12/25/2016 M0.3 INCH IRON WI CO-OP OBSERVER MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. OBSERVED A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0715 PM FREEZING RAIN 1 N FORT RIPLEY 46.18N 94.36W 12/25/2016 M0.16 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0832 AM FREEZING RAIN ESKO 46.71N 92.36W 12/25/2016 M0.00 INCH CARLTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER LIGHT GLAZE ON SURFACES. 1200 AM SLEET 3 NE HERMANTOWN 46.84N 92.21W 12/26/2016 M1.6 INCH ST. LOUIS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS TOTAL SLEET, SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION FOR THE STORM. HEAVILY SNOWING WITH FREEZING RAIN MIXED IN AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS 1.0 INCHES OF SLEET/FREEZING RAIN/SNOW ACCUMULATED WITH A LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 0.5 INCHES. 1200 AM FREEZING RAIN 3 NE HERMANTOWN 46.84N 92.21W 12/26/2016 M0.15 INCH ST. LOUIS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS STORM TOTAL ICE ACCRETION. 1000 PM FREEZING RAIN 2 NW DULUTH 46.80N 92.15W 12/25/2016 M0.15 INCH ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE TOTAL ICE ACCRETION OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. 1000 PM SLEET 2 NW DULUTH 46.80N 92.15W 12/25/2016 M1.4 INCH ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. HAD 0.65 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 0945 PM SLEET 3 NE HERMANTOWN 46.84N 92.21W 12/25/2016 M1.1 INCH ST. LOUIS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS TOTAL SLEET MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE 4 PM. SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. 0900 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 NE SAND BAY 47.08N 90.73W 12/25/2016 M51 MPH ASHLAND WI BUOY BUOY STATION DEVILS ISLAND /DISW3/. 0600 PM SLEET 4 E CORNUCOPIA 46.85N 91.02W 12/25/2016 M0.5 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SLEETING AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0800 PM SLEET 8 NNW COLERAINE 47.41N 93.49W 12/25/2016 M0.5 INCH ITASCA MN TRAINED SPOTTER . 0630 PM SLEET COLERAINE 47.31N 93.42W 12/25/2016 E0.5 INCH ITASCA MN PUBLIC RAIN/SLEET/ICE PELLET MIX. 0515 PM SLEET COHASSET 47.26N 93.62W 12/25/2016 E0.5 INCH ITASCA MN PUBLIC . 0915 PM SLEET 1 N CLOQUET 46.73N 92.45W 12/25/2016 M2.0 INCH CARLTON MN NWS EMPLOYEE STILL SLEETING WITH A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0700 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 WNW CLOQUET 46.73N 92.49W 12/25/2016 M0.00 INCH CARLTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER LIGHT GLAZE ON SURFACES. 0400 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 SSW BRUNO 46.24N 92.68W 12/25/2016 U0.00 INCH PINE MN CO-OP OBSERVER FREEZING RAIN AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. ICE COATING THE GROUND. 1000 PM ICE STORM BRAINERD 46.35N 94.19W 12/25/2016 CROW WING MN 911 CALL CENTER LOTS OF TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT CROW WING COUNTY DUE TO ICE. IN ADDITION, POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. 0915 PM FREEZING RAIN 1 ENE BRAINERD 46.36N 94.18W 12/25/2016 M0.30 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0.3 INCHES OF ICE ON VEHICLES AND TREES. OBSERVER REPORTED LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION CONTINUING AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. 0515 PM SLEET 8 S BLACKBERRY 47.07N 93.40W 12/25/2016 M0.3 INCH ITASCA MN TRAINED SPOTTER . 0645 PM SLEET BENNETT 46.45N 91.85W 12/25/2016 M0.5 INCH DOUGLAS WI PUBLIC . 0900 PM SLEET ASHLAND 46.58N 90.88W 12/25/2016 M0.5 INCH ASHLAND WI TRAINED SPOTTER FREEZING RAIN OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0815 PM SLEET 1 E ALBORN 46.97N 92.56W 12/25/2016 M1.5 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SLEETING WITH FREEZING RAIN MIXING IN. 0530 PM SLEET AITKIN 46.53N 93.71W 12/25/2016 E0.3 INCH AITKIN MN PUBLIC SLEET MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN. 1000 PM ICE STORM AITKIN 46.53N 93.71W 12/25/2016 AITKIN MN 911 CALL CENTER LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. FREEZING RAIN AT THE SHERIFFS OFFICE AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0715 PM SLEET 3 E PAYNE 47.10N 92.53W 12/25/2016 M0.5 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER TOTAL SLEET ACCUMULATION OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE SLEET, FREEZING RAIN ALSO OBSERVED CAUSING A GLAZE OF ICE ON SURFACES.