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