Springtime Snow: March 17-18, 2008

A wet, sloppy snowstorm blanketed eastern Minnesota and snow stuck to trees, wires and roads. The air temperature during this event hovered right around freezing. The snow began in waves during the early morning hours of March 17th and then a heavier burst moved through eastern Minnesota during the wee hours of the morning of March 18th. It was warm enough that the major highways in the Twin Cities were mainly just wet by 8am, but side streets had icy snow stuck to them. Snowfall amounts were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range across central and eastern Minnesota. The Twin Cities Airport received 3.7 inches, which melted down to .46 liquid. This was the most snow to fall from a single storm since Christmas.

Below are some snowfall totals courtesy the National Weather Service

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
111 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008
...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE MARCH 17TH AND 18TH WINTER EVENT...

THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT 
NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.

SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME
------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
 6.00   7 NW MORA                MN  KANABEC          0839 AM
 5.30   ST CLOUD                 MN  STEARNS          0600 AM
                MEASURED NEAR ST CLOUD REGIONAL AIRPORT.
 5.20   MILACA                   MN  MILLE LACS       0700 AM
 4.70   WASECA                   MN  WASECA           0700 AM
 4.20   5 NE FOREST LAKE         MN  CHISAGO          0800 AM
 4.00   1 ESE ST JOSEPH          MN  STEARNS          1118 AM
                4 INCHES EVENT TOTAL. 2.5 INCHES OVERNIGHT.
 4.00   CARLOS                   MN  DOUGLAS          1029 AM
                LIQUID PRECIPITATION .12 INCHES.
 4.00   BLOOMER                  WI  CHIPPEWA         0951 AM
                THREE AND ONE HALF INCHES FELL DURING THE
                OVERNIGHT.
 4.00   NORTH BRANCH             MN  CHISAGO          0905 AM
 4.00   RUSH CITY                MN  CHISAGO          0846 AM
                THREE INCHES STILL ON THE GROUND.
 4.00   ANDOVER                  MN  ANOKA            0810 AM
 4.00   STILLWATER               MN  WASHINGTON       0800 AM
                THIS INCLUDES 0.63 TOTAL LIQUID
                PRECIPITATION.
 4.00   BELGRADE                 MN  STEARNS          0751 AM
 4.00   FAIRMONT                 MN  MARTIN           0700 AM
 3.90   MINNEAPOLIS              MN  HENNEPIN         0600 AM
                RECORDED AT MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
 3.80   1 S CLEAR LAKE           MN  SHERBURNE        0802 AM
 3.70   WOODBURY                 MN  WASHINGTON       0823 AM
                SINCE 5 PM YESTERDAY.
 3.70   MENOMONIE                WI  DUNN             0808 AM
 3.50   WEST ST PAUL             MN  DAKOTA           0839 AM
 3.50   MURDOCK                  MN  SWIFT            0757 AM
 3.50   ST CROIX FALLS           WI  POLK             0751 AM
                WITH .33 LIQUID PRECIPITATION.
 3.50   CHANHASSEN               MN  CARVER           0600 AM
                MEASURED AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
 3.00   VINELAND                 MN  MILLE LACS       1119 AM
 3.00   4 E RIVER FALLS          WI  PIERCE           1029 AM
 3.00   GILMAN                   MN  BENTON           0905 AM
                SIX INCHES STILL ON THE GROUND.
 3.00   LESTER PRAIRIE           MN  MCLEOD           0757 AM
                INCLUDES 0.35 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT.
 3.00   LADYSMITH                WI  RUSK             0700 AM
 3.00   WILLMAR                  MN  KANDIYOHI        0700 AM
 3.00   REDWOOD FALLS            MN  REDWOOD          0700 AM
 3.00   BUFFALO                  MN  WRIGHT           0700 AM
 2.80   BLOOMINGTON              MN  HENNEPIN         0715 AM
 2.80   HUTCHINSON               MN  MCLEOD           1029 AM
                LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 0.32 INCHES.
 2.60   EDEN PRAIRIE             MN  HENNEPIN         0930 AM
 2.50   MONTGOMERY               MN  LE SUEUR         1029 AM
                LIQUID PRECIPATION EQUALS 0.27 INCHES.
 2.50   PRIOR LAKE               MN  SCOTT            1016 AM
 2.50   ST JAMES                 MN  WATONWAN         0829 AM
 2.50   FRIDLEY                  MN  ANOKA            0821 AM
                2.5 INCHES IN THE LAST 12 HOURS.
 2.50   MONTEVIDEO               MN  CHIPPEWA         0810 AM
                0.27 INCHES OF LIQUID.
 2.50   SPRING VALLEY            WI  PIERCE           0700 AM
 2.50   JORDAN                   MN  SCOTT            0700 AM
 2.50   LITCHFIELD               MN  MEEKER           0641 AM
 2.50   LITTLE FALLS             MN  MORRISON         0614 AM
 2.20   LAKEVILLE                MN  DAKOTA           1121 AM
 2.10   JIM FALLS                WI  CHIPPEWA         0700 AM
 2.00   RAMSEY                   MN  ANOKA            0830 AM
 2.00   HAMMOND                  MN  GOODHUE          0700 AM
 1.90   LONG PRAIRIE             MN  TODD             0700 AM
 1.70   SPRINGFIELD              MN  BROWN            0700 AM
 1.70   GAYLORD                  MN  SIBLEY           0700 AM
 1.60   WINNEBAGO                MN  FARIBAULT        0700 AM
 1.50   RED WING                 MN  GOODHUE          0722 AM
                TWO INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND.
 1.50   RED WING                 MN  GOODHUE          0718 AM
                TWO INCHES ON THE GROUND.
 1.50   DURAND                   WI  PEPIN            0700 AM
 1.50   ZUMBROTA                 MN  GOODHUE          0700 AM
 1.50   MORGAN                   MN  REDWOOD          0700 AM
 1.10   ALBERT LEA               MN  FREEBORN         0700 AM
 1.00   BLOOMER                  WI  CHIPPEWA         0700 AM
 1.00   FARIBAULT                MN  RICE             0700 AM
 1.00   STANLEY                  WI  EAU CLAIRE       0700 AM
 0.90   EAU CLAIRE               WI  EAU CLAIRE       0600 AM
                MEASURED AT WQOW TV.
 0.70   MORRIS                   MN  STEVENS          0700 AM
 0.50   MANKATO                  MN  BLUE EARTH       0718 AM
 0.30   AUGUSTA                  WI  EAU CLAIRE       0700 AM

$
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
119 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008
..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
           ..REMARKS..

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
------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
 6.00   EXELAND                  WI  SAWYER           0700 AM
 4.80   8 SW CLAM LAKE           WI  SAWYER           0700 AM
 4.60   HAYWARD                  WI  SAWYER           0600 AM
 4.50   WRENSHALL                MN  CARLTON          0100 PM
 4.50   PARK FALLS               WI  PRICE            0100 PM
 4.50   20 NE PARK FALLS         WI  IRON             0900 AM
 4.50   8 S HAYWARD              WI  SAWYER           0800 AM
 4.50   GURNEY                   WI  IRON             0600 AM
                SNOW DEPTH 4.5
 4.30   4 S BRUNO                MN  PINE             0700 AM
 4.30   SARONA                   WI  WASHBURN         0600 AM
                SNOW DEPTH 12 INCHES
 4.20   OULU                     WI  BAYFIELD         0900 AM
 4.00   2 N GRAND MARAIS         MN  COOK             0100 PM
 4.00   TRADE LAKE               WI  BURNETT          0100 PM
 4.00   MAPLE                    WI  DOUGLAS          0900 AM
 4.00   12 NNE DULUTH            MN  ST. LOUIS        0900 AM
 4.00   GLIDDEN                  WI  ASHLAND          0700 AM
 3.80   5 NW WASHBURN            WI  BAYFIELD         0900 AM
 3.70   DULUTH                   MN  ST. LOUIS        0700 AM
 3.50   4 N GRANTSBURG           WI  BURNETT          0800 AM
 3.50   5 NW KNIFE RIVER         MN  ST. LOUIS        0800 AM
 3.50   3 N PINE CITY            MN  PINE             0700 AM
 3.50   3 W BUTTERNUT            WI  ASHLAND          0700 AM
 3.20   1 W LUTSEN               MN  COOK             0600 AM
 3.20   12 N ISLE                MN  AITKIN           0600 AM
 3.00   5 WSW SOLON SPRINGS      WI  DOUGLAS          0100 PM
 3.00   5 WSW SOLON SPRINGS      WI  DOUGLAS          0900 AM
 3.00   SAGINAW                  MN  ST. LOUIS        0900 AM
 3.00   BEAVER BAY               MN  LAKE             0900 AM
 3.00   10 S SUPERIOR            WI  DOUGLAS          0900 AM
 3.00   MOOSE LAKE               MN  CARLTON          0800 AM
 2.70   SILVER BAY               MN  LAKE             0600 AM
 2.70   KERRICK                  MN  PINE             0500 AM
 2.50   4 SE FINLAND             MN  LAKE             0700 AM
 2.50   3 W GRAND MARAIS         MN  COOK             0700 AM
 2.50   5 S HERBSTER             WI  BAYFIELD         0600 AM
 2.50   LITTLE MARAIS            MN  LAKE             0600 AM
 2.00   ISLAND LAKE              MN  ST. LOUIS        0100 PM
                .21 SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT. SNOW DEPTH 19 IN.
 1.90   7 NW TWO HARBORS         MN  LAKE             0700 AM
                SNOW DEPTH 20 INCHES
 1.50   4 W WENTWORTH            WI  DOUGLAS          0900 AM
 1.50   GILE                     WI  IRON             0600 AM
                AT 0500 AM MODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING
 1.30   15 N GRAND RAPIDS        MN  ITASCA           0700 AM
 1.10   INTERNATIONAL FALLS      MN  KOOCHICHING      0100 PM
 1.00   3 NE NISSWA              MN  CROW WING        0800 AM
 1.00   EMBARRASS                MN  ST. LOUIS        0700 AM

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