Snowfall November 26-27, 2019
Courtesy: La Crosse National Weather Service
Courtesy: La Crosse National Weather Service
A strong winter storm struck central and southern Minnesota, along with areas near Lake Superior, during the overnight and early morning hours on November 26th and 27th. This well-advertised storm produced widespread snowfall totals of six to nine inches, along with wind gusts in excess of 35 mph. The University of Minnesota preemptively closed for Wednesday the 27th, and many schools and business opted to take the day off as well.
The snow hit quickly Tuesday evening, as a strengthening low pressure system moved from the panhandle region of Oklahoma and Texas, up towards Iowa and Wisconsin. Heavy snow was reported at many central and southern Minnesota airport stations late Tuesday evening, with the bulk of the accumulating snow occurring between 8 PM and 6 AM. Moderate snow continued into the afternoon in northeastern Minnesota.
The largest snowfall totals included 9.2 at the Twin Cities International Airport, 8.5 at Kimball in Stearns County, and 8.1 inches at the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen.
Following is a summary of snowfall totals by county in the coverage region of the Twin Cities/Chanhassen office of the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 156 PM CST WED NOV 27 2019 ..SNOWFALL REPORTS THROUGH 1PM WEDNESDAY LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER ..MINNESOTA ..ANOKA COUNTY 1 NE BLAINE 8.5 IN 0855 AM 11/27 PUBLIC FRIDLEY 8.5 IN 0700 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ANDOVER 8.0 IN 0430 AM 11/27 PUBLIC OAK GROVE 7.9 IN 0840 AM 11/27 PUBLIC CIRCLE PINES 7.8 IN 0940 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ST. FRANCIS 4E 7.5 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS CIRCLE PINES 7.5 IN 0730 AM 11/27 PUBLIC FRIDLEY 1.8 SE 7.2 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS EAST BETHEL 2.8 WSW 6.8 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 1 NE BLAINE 6.0 IN 0935 AM 11/27 PUBLIC HAM LAKE 1.9 S 6.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS RAMSEY 6.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 PUBLIC CIRCLE PINES 0.7 NNW 6.0 IN 0645 AM 11/27 COCORAHS BLAINE 6.0 IN 0630 AM 11/27 PUBLIC BLAINE 2NNW 6.0 IN 0600 AM 11/27 COCORAHS OAK GROVE 6.0 IN 0328 AM 11/27 PUBLIC FRIDLEY 5.8 IN 0430 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ANDOVER 5.0 IN 0630 AM 11/27 PUBLIC CIRCLE PINES 5.0 IN 0310 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..BENTON COUNTY 1.2 NE RICE 4.2 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COOP ..BLUE EARTH COUNTY MANKATO 7.0 IN 0825 AM 11/27 BROADCAST MEDIA 3 SSE MADISON LAKE 3.0 IN 0928 AM 11/27 PUBLIC MANKATO 3.0 IN 0950 PM 11/26 BROADCAST MEDIA MANKATO 2.0 IN 0845 PM 11/26 BROADCAST MEDIA ..BROWN COUNTY 2 E HANSKA 5.0 IN 0519 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER SLEEPY EYE 0.8 SW 4.7 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS SPRINGFIELD 1NW 3.5 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ..CARVER COUNTY CHANHASSEN NWS 8.1 IN 1200 PM 11/27 OFFICIAL NWS OBS CHASKA 8.0 IN 0815 AM 11/27 BROADCAST MEDIA CHANHASSEN 1.7 NE 7.0 IN 0600 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 1 WSW CARVER 6.5 IN 1000 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER CHASKA 0.6 E 6.3 IN 0619 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 3 N CHASKA 3.5 IN 1200 AM 11/27 NWS EMPLOYEE ..CHIPPEWA COUNTY 1.0 NE WATSON 4.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP ..CHISAGO COUNTY FOREST LAKE 5NE 6.7 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COOP NORTH BRANCH 4.0 IN 0750 AM 11/27 PUBLIC NORTH BRANCH 1NNW 3.2 IN 0600 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ..DAKOTA COUNTY FARMINGTON 9.0 IN 0755 AM 11/27 PUBLIC FARMINGTON 8.5 IN 0645 AM 11/27 PUBLIC APPLE VALLEY 8.0 IN 1200 PM 11/27 PUBLIC BURNSVILLE 8.0 IN 0615 AM 11/27 PUBLIC LAKEVILLE 7.8 IN 0900 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 4 SW EAGAN 7.5 IN 0215 AM 11/27 PUBLIC BURNSVILLE 7.3 IN 0230 AM 11/27 BROADCAST MEDIA SOUTH ST. PAUL 7.0 IN 0928 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 NNE FARMINGTON 7.0 IN 0740 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 2 NNE LAKEVILLE 7.0 IN 0700 AM 11/27 PUBLIC INVER GROVE HEIGHT 7.0 IN 0615 AM 11/27 PUBLIC FARMINGTON 2ESE 6.5 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 4 SSW EAGAN 6.5 IN 0550 AM 11/27 PUBLIC NORTHFIELD 2NE 6.3 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 2 NE ROSEMOUNT 6.0 IN 0610 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 NNW BURNSVILLE 6.0 IN 1253 AM 11/27 PUBLIC MIESVILLE 4NNE 4.7 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS HASTINGS 4.2 IN 0600 AM 11/27 COOP 3 SSE LAKEVILLE 3.8 IN 1228 AM 11/27 PUBLIC INVER GROVE HEIGHT 2.9 IN 1200 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..DOUGLAS COUNTY ALEXANDRIA 2.8 IN 1120 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ALEXANDRIA 2.6 IN 0630 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ..FARIBAULT COUNTY 0.6 W WELLS 8.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP BRICELYN 6.6 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COOP 1.0 W WINNEBAGO 6.5 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP BLUE EARTH 1S 4.2 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP ..FREEBORN COUNTY ALBERT LEA 8.0 IN 0609 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 8 NE MYRTLE 4.8 IN 0600 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ALBERT LEA 4.5 IN 0245 AM 11/27 PUBLIC GLENVILLE 2.5 IN 0900 PM 11/26 PUBLIC 8 NE MYRTLE 2.0 IN 0840 PM 11/26 PUBLIC ..GOODHUE COUNTY NERSTRAND 4E 6.1 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS CANNON FALLS 0.5 SE 6.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS RED WING 6.0 IN 0700 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER RED WING 4.0 IN 0608 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ZUMBROTA 3.8 IN 1015 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 NE RED WING 3.5 IN 0800 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ..HENNEPIN COUNTY MINNETONKA 9.5 IN 0620 AM 11/27 PUBLIC MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL AIRPORT 9.2 IN 1200 PM 11/27 OFFICIAL NWS OBS ST. LOUIS PARK 8.8 IN 0835 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 2 NE MINNEAPOLIS 8.5 IN 0730 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 2 SE PLYMOUTH 8.5 IN 0729 AM 11/27 PUBLIC MINNEAPOLIS 0.4 NE 8.2 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 1 S GOLDEN VALLEY 8.0 IN 1125 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 SSW BLOOMINGTON 8.0 IN 0815 AM 11/27 PUBLIC EDEN PRAIRIE 8.0 IN 0715 AM 11/27 BROADCAST MEDIA 3 SSW PLYMOUTH 8.0 IN 0655 AM 11/27 PUBLIC EDEN PRAIRIE 3SE 7.8 IN 0901 AM 11/27 COCORAHS CRYSTAL 7.7 IN 0600 AM 11/27 PUBLIC NEW HOPE 2S 7.5 IN 0550 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ROBBINSDALE 7.1 IN 0900 AM 11/27 PUBLIC MAPLE GROVE 7.0 IN 0900 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 SE MAPLE GROVE 7.0 IN 0825 AM 11/27 FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 2 NE EXCELSIOR 7.0 IN 0720 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 ESE MAPLE GROVE 7.0 IN 0650 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 S MAPLE GROVE 7.0 IN 0600 AM 11/27 PUBLIC RICHFIELD 6.9 IN 0617 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ST. BONIFACIUS 1SW 6.8 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS PLYMOUTH 6.8 IN 0629 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 ENE EDEN PRAIRIE 6.8 IN 0415 AM 11/27 BROADCAST MEDIA RICHFIELD 6.5 IN 0330 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 2 SSW EDINA 6.4 IN 0740 AM 11/27 COCORAHS MAPLE GROVE 6.0 IN 1030 AM 11/27 PUBLIC BLOOMINGTON 6.0 IN 0952 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER BLOOMINGTON 6.0 IN 0545 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 N MINNETONKA 5.9 IN 0900 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 N BLOOMINGTON 5.9 IN 0800 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER EDINA 1 N 5.8 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS BLOOMINGTON 5.8 IN 0609 AM 11/27 PUBLIC MOUND 5.5 IN 0645 AM 11/27 PUBLIC BROOKLYN PARK 5.0 IN 0600 AM 11/27 PUBLIC RICHFIELD 5.0 IN 1211 AM 11/27 PUBLIC MINNEAPOLIS DWTN 4.5 IN 0600 AM 11/27 COOP 1 NNE CORCORAN 4.0 IN 0311 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..ISANTI COUNTY 1 SSW CAMBRIDGE 8.0 IN 0900 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ISANTI 7.0 IN 0900 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER CAMBRIDGE 7.0 IN 0709 AM 11/27 PUBLIC BRAHAM 1ENE 6.8 IN 0930 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ..KANABEC COUNTY MORA 6.8 IN 0800 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..KANDIYOHI COUNTY 5 N WILLMAR 7.0 IN 0600 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER WILLMAR 4.0 IN 0945 PM 11/26 PUBLIC ..LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY MADISON 2.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP DAWSON 2.0 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COOP MADISON 1.5 IN 0610 AM 11/27 BROADCAST MEDIA ..LE SUEUR COUNTY MONTGOMERY 7.0 IN 0650 AM 11/27 PUBLIC LE CENTER 6.0 IN 1030 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..MARTIN COUNTY FAIRMONT 7.0 IN 0615 AM 11/27 PUBLIC FAIRMONT 0.7 E 6.5 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ..MCLEOD COUNTY HUTCHINSON 6.8 IN 0630 AM 11/27 PUBLIC GLENCOE 0.3 WSW 4.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ..MEEKER COUNTY GROVE CITY 6.0 IN 0930 AM 11/27 PUBLIC DARWIN 6.0 IN 0805 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..MILLE LACS COUNTY 1 SSW MILACA 7.5 IN 0730 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ..MORRISON COUNTY LITTLE FALLS 1.2 SW 5.0 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 2 W UPSALA 4.5 IN 1245 PM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 N LITTLE FALLS 4.0 IN 1015 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ..NICOLLET COUNTY ST. PETER 7.9 IN 0624 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER 4 SW KASOTA 5.9 IN 0752 AM 11/27 COCORAHS NEW ULM 3SE 5.1 IN 0513 AM 11/27 COOP 4 SW KASOTA 2.5 IN 0953 PM 11/26 COCORAHS ..POPE COUNTY STARBUCK 2.8 IN 0600 AM 11/27 PUBLIC GLENWOOD 2.3 IN 0730 AM 11/27 COOP GLENWOOD 7.6 SE 2.2 IN 0600 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ..RAMSEY COUNTY ROSEVILLE 8.8 IN 0740 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 4 NNW MENDOTA HEIGHTS 8.5 IN 0750 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 ESE FALCON HEIGHTS 8.0 IN 1030 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 2 W ST. PAUL 7.8 IN 0350 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ST. PAUL (UMN-AG EXP FRM) 7.6 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP ROSEVILLE 0.7 SSE 7.6 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 2 NNW MENDOTA HEIGHTS 7.5 IN 0750 AM 11/27 PUBLIC VADNAIS HEIGHTS 7.5 IN 0745 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ST. PAUL 7.4 IN 0816 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 NNW FALCON HEIGHTS 7.3 IN 0540 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 3 SE FALCON HEIGHTS 7.0 IN 0814 AM 11/27 PUBLIC NORTH ST. PAUL 6.0 IN 0700 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 3 WSW ST. PAUL 4.6 IN 1230 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..REDWOOD COUNTY LUCAN 0.2 ESE 3.8 IN 0914 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 0.8 NE REDWOOD FALLS 3.7 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COOP LAMBERTON 3.3 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP ..RENVILLE COUNTY BIRD ISLAND 7SSE 4.7 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS BIRD ISLAND 7SSE 4.6 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COOP OLIVIA 3.0 IN 0615 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..RICE COUNTY FARIBAULT 8.0 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COOP MONTGOMERY 3ENE 7.0 IN 0600 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 1 N FARIBAULT 6.0 IN 0650 AM 11/27 BROADCAST MEDIA VESELI 1W 5.0 IN 0500 AM 11/27 COCORAHS 1 NW FARIBAULT 4.5 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS NORTHFIELD 3.8 IN 0700 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ..SCOTT COUNTY SAVAGE 9.5 IN 0735 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 2 WNW PRIOR LAKE 9.0 IN 0715 AM 11/27 COCORAHS PRIOR LAKE 8.7 IN 0200 AM 11/27 PUBLIC NEW PRAGUE 8.5 IN 1100 AM 11/27 PUBLIC NEW PRAGUE 8.0 IN 0645 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 2 S SHAKOPEE 7.8 IN 0900 AM 11/27 PUBLIC JORDAN 1SSW 7.8 IN 0530 AM 11/27 COOP 3 WNW SAVAGE 7.3 IN 0620 AM 11/27 PUBLIC 1 N PRIOR LAKE 7.0 IN 0900 AM 11/27 PUBLIC BELLE PLAINE 5.0 IN 1045 AM 11/27 PUBLIC NEW PRAGUE 3.0 IN 1000 PM 11/26 TRAINED SPOTTER ..SHERBURNE COUNTY 1 W ZIMMERMAN 6.8 IN 1040 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ST. CLOUD AIRPORT 6.5 IN 0600 AM 11/27 OFFICIAL NWS OBS ELK RIVER 5.3 IN 1200 PM 11/27 PUBLIC PRINCETON 2WSW 3.5 IN 1200 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ..SIBLEY COUNTY WINTHROP 5.0 IN 0730 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..STEARNS COUNTY KIMBALL 8.5 IN 0600 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER SARTELL 1SSE 6.7 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ALBANY 6.0 IN 0630 AM 11/27 BROADCAST MEDIA 1 E ST. STEPHEN 6.0 IN 0600 AM 11/27 PUBLIC SAINT JOSEPH 6.4 N 4.7 IN 0900 AM 11/27 COCORAHS MELROSE 4.0 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COOP ST. CLOUD 4.0 IN 0610 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..STEELE COUNTY OWATONNA 0.8 E 5.9 IN 0630 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ..STEVENS COUNTY MORRIS (AG EXP FRM) 1.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP ..TODD COUNTY HEWITT 1NNW 3.3 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS LONG PRAIRIE 2.8 IN 0600 AM 11/27 COOP 4 S ROUND PRAIRIE 1.5 IN 1045 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ..WASECA COUNTY WASECA 2.0 N 6.5 IN 0700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS ..WASHINGTON COUNTY WOODBURY 6.8 IN 0922 AM 11/27 PUBLIC BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE 6.5 IN 0830 AM 11/27 PUBLIC MAHTOMEDI 6.1 IN 1120 AM 11/27 PUBLIC WOODBURY 0.3 WNW 5.5 IN 0600 AM 11/27 COCORAHS STILLWATER 2 SW 5.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP 2 N BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE 5.0 IN 0645 AM 11/27 PUBLIC OAKDALE 5.0 IN 0640 AM 11/27 PUBLIC BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE 4.0 IN 0700 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..WATONWAN COUNTY 2 NNW DARFUR 6.0 IN 0830 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..WRIGHT COUNTY BUFFALO 8.5 IN 0815 AM 11/27 PUBLIC CLEARWATER 8.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 PUBLIC BUFFALO 8.0 IN 0630 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 NE MONTROSE 7.8 IN 0600 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER CLEARWATER 4SSE 7.0 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS OTSEGO 6.0 IN 0825 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER DELANO 5.8 IN 0715 AM 11/27 PUBLIC ..YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY 1 WSW GRANITE FALLS 6.5 IN 1120 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER CANBY 2.5 IN 0800 AM 11/27 COOP
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