Moderate to heavy rain with a risk for flooding will continue for northern and central California, with heavy mountain snow in the Sierras, southern Cascades, and northern Rockies through midweek. Low pressure tracking through the Ohio Valley and off the Northeast U.S. coast Wednesday into Thursday will bring moderate to locally heavy rain south of it's track and ice and snow to the north. Read More >
Christmas Storm Summary
2009 December 24th-26th
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A very strong low pressure system lifted north over the Central Plains from Texas over the Christmas holiday from Thursday, December 24th, through Saturday the 26th. The storm brought a surge of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico which helped to produce the high snowfall totals that were seen across the Northland. Most locations in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin saw upwards of 8- 10 inches. The greatest snowfall of around 2 feet was recorded in the Duluth, Esko, Proctor, Hermantown and Brimson areas. The storm also packed a punch with wind gusts of 55 mph recorded near downtown Duluth, and 53 mph at the Duluth airport. New daily snowfall records were set at Duluth on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with International Falls setting a snowfall record on Christmas Day. The 24-hour snowfall amounts for Christmas Day were 5.2 inches at International Falls and 12.4 inches at Duluth. This is also the 5th biggest 3-day snowstorm for Duluth, coming in with a total of 24.5 inches, recorded from December 24th through the 26th. However, this amount was nowhere near the 36.1 inches of snow that fell during the famed Halloween storm of 1991.
Storm Summary from Sioux Falls, SD NWS Office |
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Snowfall Reports
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1234 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FROM DECEMBER 24TH THROUGH 26TH.
THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH
LOCATION. THE REPORTS ARE FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SNOW
SPOTTERS AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTS.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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26.00 25 NNE DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 1022 AM
PEQUAYWAN LAKE
24.40 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 1150 AM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...MAX WIND
GUST 53 MPH ON 12/25
24.00 5 NW TWO HARBORS MN LAKE 0847 AM
19.50 CLOQUET MN CARLTON 1100 AM
14.50 4 S BRUNO MN PINE 0800 AM
14.50 ASHLAND WI ASHLAND 0710 AM
14.00 SILVER BAY MN LAKE 0830 AM
14.00 INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN KOOCHICHING 0600 AM
13.00 5 N PILLAGER MN CASS 0905 AM
12.60 ENE FINLAND MN LAKE 0945 AM
WOLF RIDGE ELC
12.40 KABETOGAMA MN ST. LOUIS 0650 AM
12.30 MAPLE WI DOUGLAS 0825 AM
12.00 5 NW GRAND MARAIS MN COOK 1151 AM
6 INCHES FELL OVERNIGHT THROUGH CURRENT
TIME...SNOWING MODERATELY NOW
10.80 SARONA WI WASHBURN 0612 AM
10.50 BRAINERD MN CROW WING 0800 AM
10.30 HAYWARD WI SAWYER 0745 AM
10.00 3 SW LITTLEFORK MN KOOCHICHING 1000 AM
9.30 3 N BRAINERD MN CROW WING 0850 AM
9.30 GRAND RAPIDS MN ITASCA 0640 AM
9.30 3 E ORR MN ST. LOUIS 1220 PM
9.00 14 W ISABELLA MN LAKE 0907 AM
9.00 GRAND PORTAGE MN COOK 0700 AM
9.00 NORTHOME MN KOOCHICHING 0700 AM
8.50 3 NE NISSWA MN CROW WING 0815 AM
7.50 FORT RIPLEY MN CROW WING 1000 AM
7.20 7 S BIGFORK MN ITASCA 0830 AM
7.00 GILE WI IRON 1000 AM
6.30 WINTER WI SAWYER 0900 AM
5.50 20 NNW GRAND MARAIS MN COOK 0850 AM
ROCKWOOD LODGE...MID GUNFLINT TRAIL
4.00 5 N VIRGINIA MN ST. LOUIS 1020 AM
2.00 ELY MN ST. LOUIS 0845 AM
2.00 EMBARRASS MN ST. LOUIS 0608 AM
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Surface Analysis
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Upper Air Maps
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Photos
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| 20" of snow at the office by 6AM Christmas morning! | Forecaster Amanda is out there somewhere. | Forecaster Amanda pauses while shoveling a path to the parking lot. | Cars in the lot buried in the snow. |
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| Looking from the parking lot to the entrance. | Forecaster Dean hard at work on the forecast. | Celebrating making it through the night with a celebratory cup of coffee once the day shift arrived Christmas morning. |
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