Snowstorm: December 1-2, 2018

Snowfall Total Map: December 1-2, 2018
Snowfall Total Map: December 1-2, 2018
Courtesy: Chanhassen National Weather Service

A winter storm moved into southern Kansas on the morning of December 1 and had plenty of moisture associated with it. The only thing missing was arctic air. Still, there was enough cold air around for a wave of snow to move to the north and west across southern Minnesota, hitting the Twin Cities in the early afternoon. For about an hour, the snow was quite intense, producing a quick 2 inches and causing very slippery conditions, especially on side roads. Winds were gusty out of the northeast with a peak gust of 39mph at the Twin Cities International Airport.

The snowfall was heavier to the south with the heaviest snow falling from Highway 14 south to the Iowa border. The snow gradually tapered off in the early morning hours of December 2. The highest snowfall total reported was at St. James with 12 inches. The Twin Cities International Airport saw 2.3 inches, Mankato saw 8 inches and Rochester International Airport saw 7.1 inches.

Listed below are snowfall totals from the National Weather Service.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 
1240 PM CST SUN DEC 2 2018 
..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON... 
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... 
..REMARKS..    
0800 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 NE LAKEFIELD          43.70N 95.14W 
12/02/2018  M11.0 INCH       JACKSON            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER   
0700 AM     HEAVY SNOW       WINDOM                  43.87N 95.12W 
12/02/2018  M8.3 INCH        COTTONWOOD         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER   
0800 AM     HEAVY SNOW       4 N CURRIE              44.13N 95.67W 
12/02/2018  M8.0 INCH        MURRAY             MN   AMATEUR RADIO    
0700 AM     SNOW             1 S MARSHALL            44.44N 95.79W 
12/02/2018  M7.0 INCH        LYON               MN   COCORAHS                              
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 
0700 AM     HEAVY SNOW       MARSHALL                44.45N 95.79W 
12/02/2018  M6.0 INCH        LYON               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER           
0840 AM     HEAVY SNOW       WESTBROOK               44.04N 95.43W 
12/02/2018  M6.0 INCH        COTTONWOOD         MN   PUBLIC           
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 
0700 AM     SNOW             MINNEOTA                44.56N 95.98W 
12/02/2018  M5.7 INCH        LYON               MN   PUBLIC           
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.           
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 
0800 AM     SNOW             4 NW CURRIE             44.11N 95.72W 
12/02/2018  E4.5 INCH        MURRAY             MN   PUBLIC           
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 
0700 AM     SNOW             2 NNE WORTHINGTON       43.65N 95.58W 
12/02/2018  M4.0 INCH        NOBLES             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER      
0800 AM     SNOW             PIPESTONE               44.00N 96.31W 
12/02/2018  M3.0 INCH        PIPESTONE          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER   
0700 AM     HEAVY SNOW       EDGERTON                43.87N 96.13W 
12/02/2018  M2.8 INCH        PIPESTONE          MN   COCORAHS         
Public Information Statement 
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 
1021 AM CST Mon Dec 3 2018 
...WEEKEND SNOWFALL REPORTS... 
Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider             
...Minnesota... 
...Anoka County... 
Blaine                       3.3 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
Ramsey 3NE                   2.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Coon Rapids                  2.1 in    0838 AM 12/02                        
2 NNE Ramsey                 1.6 in    0830 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Anoka 1SE                    1.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Blaine 2NNW                  1.2 in    0600 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
East Bethel 4ENE             1.0 in    0315 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Benton County... 
Rice                          T in     0700 AM 12/02   COOP                 
...Blue Earth County... 
Lake Crystal                 8.5 in    0655 AM 12/02                        
Mankato 1ESE                 8.3 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Amboy                        8.0 in    1030 AM 12/02                        
Mankato                      8.0 in    0620 AM 12/02                        
...Brown County... 
Springfield 1NW              6.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Sveadahl 5NNW                4.1 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
New Ulm                      4.0 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
Sleepy Eye                   4.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
New Ulm                      3.0 in    0500 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Carver County... 
Chanhassen (NWS)             5.3 in    0600 AM 12/02   OFFICIAL NWS OB                 
Carver 1W                    4.6 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Victoria                     4.5 in    1039 AM 12/02                        
Victoria 1WSW                4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Chaska                       3.8 in    0641 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Victoria 2ENE                3.5 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Waconia                      3.2 in    0600 AM 12/02   UCOOP                
1 NNW Watertown              2.5 in    0500 AM 12/02                        
...Chippewa County... 
Milan 1NW                    2.5 in    0600 PM 12/02   COOP                 
Maynard                      2.0 in    0728 PM 12/02                        
Montevideo                   1.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Clara City                   1.0 in    0320 PM 12/02                        
...Chisago County... 
Chisago City 2ENE            1.8 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
North Branch 1NNW            1.7 in    0600 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Stacy 1W                     1.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Wild River                   1.5 in    0800 AM 12/02   COOP                 
Harris 5WNW                  1.2 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Dakota County...                
Northfield 2NE               4.7 in    0730 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Hastings 1W                  4.6 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Burnsville                   4.5 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
Hastings (L/D 2)             4.0 in    0600 AM 12/02   COOP                 
2 NE Northfield              4.0 in    0238 PM 12/02                        
Rosemount 3WNW               4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
1 SW Rosemount               3.8 in    1033 PM 12/01                        
1 W Hastings                 3.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Apple Valley 3ESE            3.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
2 SW Eagan                   3.5 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
Lakeville 2WSW               3.5 in    0810 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Mendota Heights              3.5 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
Apple Valley 3SSE            3.0 in    0720 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Faribault County... 
Winnebago                    9.0 in    0911 AM 12/02                        
Blue Earth                   8.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Blue Earth 1S                4.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COOP                 
Bricelyn                     3.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP                 
...Freeborn County... 
1 WSW Albert Lea             8.1 in    0700 AM 12/02                        
Albert Lea 1WSW              8.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Albert Lea                   7.8 in    0838 AM 12/02                        
8 NE Myrtle                  4.0 in    0741 AM 12/02                        
...Goodhue County... 
4 SSE Kenyon                 8.0 in    0359 PM 12/02                        
Nerstrand 4E                 4.3 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Cannon Falls                 4.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Zumbrota                     4.0 in    0620 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Vasa 3ENE                    3.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Red Wing                     3.0 in    0737 AM 12/02                        
Vasa 5NNE                    1.9 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
5 NW Red Wing                1.7 in    0600 AM 12/02                        
...Hennepin County... 
Long Lake 4SW                3.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Minneapolis 2 ESE            3.2 in    0900 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Long Lake                    3.0 in    0900 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
2 WNW Richfield              3.0 in    0400 AM 12/02                        
St. Louis Park 2ESE          3.0 in    0615 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Edina 1SE                    2.8 in    0750 AM 12/02   COCORAHS                 
MSP Airport                  2.8 in    1200 PM 12/02   OFFICIAL NWS OB                
3 S Minnetonka               2.8 in    1036 AM 12/02                        
St. Bonifacius 2ENE          2.8 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Edina 1SW                    2.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Edina 2 ENE                  2.7 in    0900 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Richfield 2NNW               2.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
2 N Golden Valley            2.6 in    0515 AM 12/02                        
Bloomington 1 ESE            2.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Eden Prairie 3SE             2.3 in    0947 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
2 WSW Long Lake              2.3 in    0745 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
3 E Richfield                2.3 in    1200 AM 12/02                        
Minneapolis Dwtn             2.3 in    0600 AM 12/02   COOP                 
2 NE Corcoran                2.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Edina                        2.0 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
1 NE Maple Grove             2.0 in    0730 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Brooklyn Park 2E             1.9 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Plymouth 2ENE                1.8 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Robbinsdale                  1.8 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Brooklyn Center 1E           1.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Osseo 1W                     1.6 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Champlin 1SW                 1.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Maple Grove 1N               1.4 in    1115 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Osseo 1 NW                   1.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Kandiyohi County... 
New London                   2.0 in    0247 PM 12/02                        
4 SE Spicer                  1.5 in    0338 PM 12/02                        
4 S Regal                    1.0 in    0216 PM 12/02                        
Willmar                      1.0 in    0635 PM 12/02                        
Willmar 5N                   1.0 in    0600 AM 12/02   COOP                 
Spicer 3WSW                  0.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Lac qui Parle County... 
Dawson                       3.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP                 
...Le Sueur County... 
Waterville                   8.1 in    0842 AM 12/02                        
4 SSW Kasota                 8.0 in    1020 AM 12/02                        
2 S New Prague               6.0 in    0100 PM 12/02                        
Le Center                    5.6 in    0750 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
New Prague                   5.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Le Center 5NNW               4.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Martin County... 
Sherburn                     11.0 in   0935 AM 12/02                        
Fairmont                     7.5 in    0258 PM 12/02                        
...McLeod County... 
Glencoe                      3.0 in    0629 PM 12/02                        
3 W Hutchinson               3.0 in    0320 PM 12/02                        
Lester Prairie               3.0 in    0723 PM 12/02                        
Glencoe 3NW                  2.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Hutchinson                   2.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Hutchinson 5N                2.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Hutchinson 1NNE              1.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Silver Lake 1NNW             1.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Meeker County... 
5 ENE Cedar Mills            2.8 in    0728 PM 12/02                        
Litchfield                   2.0 in    0316 PM 12/02                        
Dassel                       1.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Watkins 3WSW                 1.1 in    0900 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Morrison County... 
Camp Ripley 4E               0.1 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Little Falls                  T in     0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Nicollet County... 
1 WNW North Mankato          7.3 in    1105 PM 12/01                        
3 ESE New Ulm                4.7 in    0545 AM 12/02                        
St. Peter 6WSW               4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Ramsey County... 
Falcon Hgts                  7.4 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
1 NNW North St. Paul         2.5 in    0800 AM 12/02                        
North St. Paul 1NNW          2.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Roseville 1NW                2.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
North St. Paul               2.1 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
Vadnais Lake                 2.0 in    0200 PM 12/02   COOP                 
Roseville 2WNW               1.5 in    0600 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Redwood County... 
1 NNE Redwood Falls          3.0 in    0648 PM 12/02                        
...Renville County... 
Sacred Heart                 2.8 in    0156 PM 12/02                        
1 NNW Morton                 2.5 in    0220 PM 12/02                        
5 NE Bird Island             2.0 in    0340 PM 12/02                        
Bird Island 7SSE             1.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP                 
Bird Island                  1.5 in    0650 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Danube 2WNW                  1.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Olivia                       1.5 in    0416 PM 12/02                        
...Rice County... 
1 WNW Faribault              7.8 in    1122 AM 12/02                        
1 ENE Faribault              7.5 in    0323 PM 12/02                        
1 ESE Faribault              6.8 in    1200 AM 12/02                        
1 ESE Northfield             5.5 in    0959 AM 12/02                        
Montgomery 3ENE              4.5 in    0600 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Northfield                   4.3 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
1 WNW Veseli                 3.5 in    0500 AM 12/02                        
...Scott County... 
3 NNE Elko New Market        7.5 in    1130 PM 12/01                        
Jordan 1SW                   4.6 in    0530 AM 12/02   COOP                 
2 W Prior Lake               4.5 in    0659 AM 12/02                        
Prior Lake 1WSW              4.5 in    0600 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Prior Lake                   4.0 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
Shakopee                     3.7 in    0958 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Sherburne County... 
Dayton                       2.0 in    0253 PM 12/02                        
2 WNW Zimmerman              2.0 in    0223 PM 12/02                        
4 N Becker                   1.0 in    0926 AM 12/02                        
Orrock 2SE                   1.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
St. Cloud Airport            0.9 in    1200 AM 12/02   OFFICIAL NWS OB                    
...Sibley County... 
Green Isle 1WNW              4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Winthrop                     4.0 in    0641 AM 12/02                        
1 N New Auburn               3.0 in    0726 PM 12/02                        
...Stearns County... 
3 N Kimball                  2.0 in    0600 AM 12/02                        
Cold Spring                  1.3 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Paynesville                  1.0 in    0651 PM 12/02                        
Paynesville 1SSW             1.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
1 SSW Sauk Rapids            0.5 in    0731 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
St. Joseph                   0.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
2 NNE St. Joseph             0.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
St. Cloud (SCSU)             0.4 in    0600 AM 12/02   UCOOP                
Albany 3SSE                  0.3 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Steele County... 
Owatonna                     8.5 in    1042 AM 12/02                        
Ellendale                    6.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Waseca County... 
Waseca 1NNE                  7.1 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Waseca                       5.5 in    1000 PM 12/01                        
...Washington County... 
Woodbury                     4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Lakeland 2WNW                3.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
St. Paul Park                2.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Afton 1E                     2.0 in    0830 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Mahtomedi                    1.8 in    0630 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
3 N Birchwood Village        1.6 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Stillwater 1NE               1.5 in    0755 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Stillwater 2 SW              1.2 in    0800 AM 12/02   COOP                 
...Watonwan County... 
St. James                    12.0 in   0342 PM 12/02                        
Madelia                      10.2 in   0914 AM 12/02                        
...Wright County... 
Cokato                       2.0 in    0256 PM 12/02                        
St. Michael 1E               2.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Hanover 1WNW                 1.9 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Clearwater 4SSE              1.5 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
St. Michael 2ENE             1.4 in    0630 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Monticello 4WNW              1.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Rockford                     1.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP                 
...Yellow Medicine County... 
2 NW Wood Lake               2.0 in    0326 PM 12/02                        
...Wisconsin... 
...Barron County... 
Chetek 2SE                   3.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Cumberland                   1.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP                 
...Chippewa County... 
1 ESE Chippewa Falls         3.3 in    0700 AM 12/03   COCORAHS             
Eau Claire AP                3.7 in    0600 PM 12/02   OFFICIAL NWS OB               
Jim Falls 3NW                2.2 in    0630 AM 12/02   COOP                 
Bloomer                      2.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COOP                 
Chippewa Falls               1.7 in    0800 AM 12/02   COOP                 
4 W Cornell                  1.5 in    1025 AM 12/02                        
Cornell 4W                   1.5 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Dunn County...                    
Elk Mound                    3.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   UCOOP                
Boyceville 3NNE              2.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Menomonie 1N                 2.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Elk Mound 1ENE               2.4 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Eau Claire County... 
Altoona                      3.4 in    0800 AM 12/03   COCORAHS             
Eau Claire 3SW               2.2 in    1200 AM 12/02   COOP                 
3 SSW Altoona                2.0 in    1200 AM 12/02                        
...Pepin County... 
3 NE Stockholm               4.5 in    0900 PM 12/01                        
Stockholm 2NE                4.5 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Pierce County... 
River Falls                  5.5 in    0913 PM 12/01                        
2 WSW Ellsworth              4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
...Polk County... 
5 SSW Nye                    2.8 in    0858 AM 12/02                        
St. Croix Falls              2.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Luck                         1.5 in    0855 AM 12/02   COOP                             
...Rusk County... 
Ladysmith 2WNW               1.7 in    0700 AM 12/03   COCORAHS             
...St. Croix County... 
1 SE Hudson                  5.6 in    1015 PM 12/01                        
2 W Roberts                  4.8 in    0201 PM 12/02                        
Baldwin                      4.0 in    0730 AM 12/02   COOP                 
Star Prairie                 2.3 in    1030 PM 12/01                        
Deer Park 2SE                2.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS             
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying 
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers 
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. 
Last modified: December 3, 2018

 

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