Overview
A low pressure system exited southeast South Dakota and tracked across southern Minnesota through the day Sunday, December 9th. Snow became widespread across the entire state of Minnesota through the early morning hours of the 9th, persisting into the evening for most areas. Snow lingered in the Minnesota Arrowhead region and across northern Wisconsin overnight. Impressive snowfall amounts were associated with this winter storm. Totals in excess of one foot were found over portions of central Minnesota into west central Wisconsin. By Sunday evening, the Northland saw snowfall amounts ranging from over 8 inches in southern Pine county, around 6 inches in the Brainerd to Aitkin area, and generally 5 to 6 inches across the Twin Ports. As the low pressure center moved southeastward through southern Minnesota and into Wisconsin, northwesterly winds allowed for additional lake effect snow along the southern shore of Lake Superior. Areas along the shore reached storm totals ranging from 6 to 12 inches for both the snow that fell on the 9th during the day and overnight and during the lake effect snow effect on the 10th. Interestingly...a relatively strong meso-vortex (relatively small area of circulation) formed in the general flow over the tip of Lake Superior, creating an area of heavy snow just along the north shore from Two Harbors to Silver Bay. The snow out of this atmospheric disturbance was falling at one inch per hour at one point. |
Snowfall Reports
804 NOUS43 KDLH 101750 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1135 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012 STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...12/8 THROUGH 12/9 SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 9.20 MADELINE ISLAND WI ASHLAND 0541 AM FELL OVERNIGHT. STILL SNOWING 9.10 SARONA WI WASHBURN 0603 AM 2.6 OVERNIGHT. 8.50 1 SW BAYFIELD WI BAYFIELD 0855 AM 8.10 MCGREGOR MN AITKIN 0800 AM 8.00 SARONA WI WASHBURN 0800 AM 8.00 BENNETT WI DOUGLAS 0730 AM 8.00 11 NW GRAND MARAIS MN COOK 0630 AM 7.60 ASHLAND WI ASHLAND 0745 AM ALL FELL OVERNIGHT. BEGAN 1030 PM. 7.50 5 WSW DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 1000 PM 7.30 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0650 AM FINAL STORM TOTAL AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 7.10 5 NW DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0606 AM 6.5 TOTAL AT MIDNIGHT. 0.6 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT. 7.00 3 E WRIGHT MN CARLTON 0900 AM 7.00 3 E WRIGHT MN CARLTON 0607 AM 24 HOURS TOTAL 6.80 5 S DANBURY WI BURNETT 0650 AM 6.50 15 W SANDSTONE MN KANABEC 0745 AM 6.00 SHELL LAKE WI WASHBURN 0745 AM 3 YESTERDAY/3 OVERNIGHT 6.00 MOOSE LAKE MN CARLTON 0738 AM 6.00 8 W PORT WING WI LSZ145 0700 AM 5 INCHES FELL OVERNIGHT. STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. 6.00 HERTEL WI BURNETT 0630 AM 5.80 2 W HAYWARD WI SAWYER 0630 AM MOST OF THE SNOW FELL YESTERDAY. 5.80 MAPLE WI DOUGLAS 0630 AM TOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY. STILL SNOWING. 5.20 BRAINERD MN CROW WING 0800 AM 5.20 4 E CORNUCOPIA WI BAYFIELD 0745 AM 5.00 GORDON WI DOUGLAS 0900 AM 5.00 WEBB LAKE WI BURNETT 0800 AM 5.00 CORNUCOPIA WI BAYFIELD 0630 AM 4.90 HOLYOKE MN CARLTON 0725 AM 4.80 4 W WASHBURN WI BAYFIELD 0730 AM TOTAL. 4.50 12 N ISLE MN AITKIN 0630 AM STORM TOTAL 4.50 HAWTHORNE WI DOUGLAS 0612 AM STILL SNOWING HEAVILY 4.20 CLAM LAKE MN BURNETT 0630 AM 4.00 PORT WING WI BAYFIELD 1100 AM 4.00 6 W TWO HARBORS MN ST. LOUIS 0725 AM 4.00 3 W PHILLIPS WI PRICE 0715 AM 4.00 3 NE NISSWA MN CROW WING 0630 AM 3.80 BEAVER BAY MN LAKE 0951 AM 3.60 KABETOGAMA MN ST. LOUIS 0734 AM 2 DAY TOTAL 3.60 KABETOGAMA MN ST. LOUIS 0700 AM 3.50 7 E SUPERIOR WI LSZ145 0549 AM UPDATED TOTAL. 3.40 ISLAND LAKE MN ITASCA 0855 AM 3.30 2 NW MELLEN WI ASHLAND 0800 AM 3.30 SILVER BAY MN LAKE 0700 AM 3.30 5 S HERBSTER WI BAYFIELD 0650 AM MOST FELL OVERNIGHT 3.20 BRUNO MN PINE 0800 AM 3.10 9 N BAYFIELD WI LSZ147 0630 AM 3.00 GLIDDEN WI ASHLAND 0733 AM FELL OVERNIGHT 3.00 CULVER MN ST. LOUIS 0725 AM 3.00 PARK FALLS WI PRICE 0700 AM 3.00 ORR MN ST. LOUIS 0613 AM 24 HOUR TOTAL 2.90 6 S BIGFORK MN ITASCA 0951 AM 2.80 BABBITT MN ST. LOUIS 0800 AM 2.60 INDUS MN KOOCHICHING 0800 AM 2.60 LITTLE MARAIS MN LAKE 0630 AM 2.50 ELY MN ST. LOUIS 0855 AM 2.50 7 SE GRAND RAPIDS MN ITASCA 0733 AM 2.00 GRAND PORTAGE MN COOK 0900 AM 2.00 UPSON WI IRON 0800 AM 2.00 BUTTERNUT WI ASHLAND 0541 AM OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS 1.70 NORTHOME MN KOOCHICHING 0630 AM 1.60 FEDERAL DAM MN CASS 0900 AM 1.60 GURNEY WI IRON 0734 AM 1.30 12 N GRAND RAPIDS MN ITASCA 0700 AM 0.70 COTTON MN ST. LOUIS 0600 AM $$
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