Another round of snow hits Minnesota.
A low pressure area over Montana late on March 3rd drifted to the southeast and was located over southern North Dakota by the afternoon of March 4th. By the morning of March 5th the low had weakened and was over southern Minnesota. Snow came in two separate waves across the state. The first wave was during the overnight and morning hours of March 4th. The heaviest snowfall with this first wave fell in southwest Minnesota, where some places saw 3 to 5 inches of snow. It snowed thought the day over northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. 7 inches fell on March 4th at Grand Forks.
The heavier event for southern and central Minnesota began during the evening hours of March 4th and continued through the night and into the day on March 5. One of the heaviest snow totals found so far from both rounds of snow is 12 inches at Karlstad. Generally 7 to 10 inches of snow fell over the Twin Cities. The storm total at the Twin Cities International Airport was 9.3 inches. 3.9 inches fell on March 4 and 5.4 inches fell on March 5.
Listed below are Public Information Statements from the National Weather Service.
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 NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL
AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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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
...TWO DAY SNOWFALL TOTALS...
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THANKS ITS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERS FOR
PROVIDING US WITH THIS DATA.
...LOCATION... ...TIME... ...AMT...
SARLES 5NE (CAVALIER ND) (UCOOP) 600 AM MAR 5 18.0 IN
PARK RIVER 4N (WALSH ND) (ARB) 820 AM MAR 5 16.5 IN
GILBY 2E (GRAND FORKS ND) (UCOOP) 926 AM MAR 5 15.0 IN
STARK WEATHER (RAMSEY ND) (UCOOP) 710 AM MAR 5 15.0 IN
LANGDO EXP FARM (CAVALIER ND) (COOP) 800 AM MAR 5 13.3 IN
PENN 6SE (RAMSEY ND) (1487 FT)(UCOOP) 700 AM MAR 5 13.3 IN
LARIMORE (GRAND FORKS ND) 715 AM MAR 5 12.0 IN
KARLSTAD (KITTSON ND) (UCOOP) 700 AM MAR 5 12.0 IN
GRAND FORKS EAST (GRAND FORKS ND) 700 AM MAR 5 11.3 IN
GRAFTON (WALSH ND) (MEDIA) 945 AM MAR 5 11.0 IN
PEMBINA (PEMBINA ND) (790 FT)(COOP) 715 AM MAR 5 11.0 IN
LANKIN 6E (WALSH ND) (1219 FT)(UCOOP) 647 AM MAR 5 10.0 IN
1 WSW GRAND FORKS (GRAND FORKS ND) 700 AM MAR 5 10.0 IN
GRAND FORKS EAST (GRAND FORKS ND) 700 AM MAR 5 9.9 IN
PEMBINA (PEMBINA ND) (790 FT)(COOP) 715 AM MAR 5 9.0 IN
LANKIN 9SW (WALSH ND) (1502 FT)(UCOOP) 620 AM MAR 5 9.0 IN
GONVICK (CLEARWATER MN) 715 AM MAR 5 8.5 IN
PUPOSKY (BELTRAMI MN) 800 AM MAR 5 8.5 IN
GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 600 AM MAR 5 8.4 IN
MICHIGAN (NELSON ND) (1520 FT)(UCOOP) 600 AM MAR 5 8.3 IN
RED RIVER (POLK MN) (830 FT)(COOP) 800 AM MAR 5 8.0 IN
1 NW EDMORE (RAMSEY ND) (1535 FT)(COOP) 800 AM MAR 5 8.0 IN
UND-NWS (GRAND FORKS ND) (830 FT)(COOP) 607 AM MAR 5 7.6 IN
ROOSEVELT 7NNE (LAKE OF THE WOODS MN) 920 AM MAR 5 7.5 IN
1 E POLAND (WALSH ND) (COCORAHS) 900 AM MAR 5 7.2 IN
BADGER (ROSEAU MN) 920 AM MAR 5 7.0 IN
BALDHILL DAM-POOL (BARNES ND) (COOP) 756 AM MAR 5 7.0 IN
LANCASTER (KITTSON MN) (UCOOP) 600 AM MAR 5 6.7 IN
CLEARWATER R @ RED LAKE FALLS 700 AM MAR 5 6.5 IN
5 NNE MARCH (MARSHALL MN) (COCORAHS) 700 AM MAR 5 6.2 IN
SEBEKA (WADENA MN) (1370 FT)(UCOOP) 757 AM MAR 5 6.0 IN
BEMIDJI 3E (BELTRAMI MN) (EMER MAN) 1115 AM MAR 5 6.0 IN
CROOKSTON (POLK MN) (PUBLIC) 713 AM MAR 5 6.0 IN
LONG LOST LAKE MN (CLEARWATER MN) 700 AM MAR 5 6.0 IN
TWIN VALLEY (NORMAN MN) (COCORAHS) 800 AM MAR 5 5.1 IN
MAYVILLE (TRAILL ND) (COOP) 700 AM MAR 5 5.0 IN
2 S BATTLE LAKE (OTTER TAIL MN) 700 AM MAR 5 5.0 IN
SABIN (CLAY MN) (921 FT)(UCOOP) 605 AM MAR 5 4.7 IN
AGASSIZ REFUGE (MARSHALL MN) (COOP) 800 AM MAR 5 4.5 IN
2 NNE MOORHEAD (CLAY MN) (COCORAHS) 615 AM MAR 5 4.4 IN
MOORHEAD (CLAY MN) (COOP) 700 AM MAR 5 4.4 IN
HECTOR INTERNATIONAL ARPT (CASS ND) 600 AM MAR 5 4.4 IN
OXBOW (CASS ND) 918 AM MAR 5 4.0 IN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
901 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2013
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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8.70 NASHWAUK MN ITASCA 0730 PM
8.50 6 S GRAND RAPIDS MN ITASCA 0611 PM
8.00 6 SW EVELETH MN ST. LOUIS 0642 PM
7.00 FORT RIPLEY MN CROW WING 0803 PM
7.00 REMER MN CASS 0406 PM
6.50 3 NE NISSWA MN CROW WING 0530 PM
6.30 4 S SAWYER MN CARLTON 0533 PM
6.00 FINLAYSON MN PINE 0732 PM
6.00 6 E LEADER MN CASS 0536 PM
5.90 ASKOV MN PINE 0413 PM
5.80 1 SW HINCKLEY MN PINE 0435 PM
5.50 CUMBERLAND WI BARRON 0848 PM
5.50 ALBORN MN ST. LOUIS 0530 PM
5.00 HERTEL WI BURNETT 0652 PM
5.00 6 W TWO HARBORS MN ST. LOUIS 0438 PM
1.60 7 SE SUPERIOR WI DOUGLAS 0824 PM
DAY TOTAL
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