SpartyOn Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 But, in any event, I'm just happy we're getting into a stormier pattern and SOMEONE SOMEWHERE in the Midwest is seeing appreciable snows. The rest of us will get ours between now and April 15th, I'm not even worried about that. This... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 6.3" IMBY... Worst modeled storm ever? Nice...enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Freezing rain advisory for the northern DTX CWA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathergy Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Congrats to all those who who received snow. Some of you got more than you've bargained for. Biggest totals I've seen so far: 0900 PM SNOW HUGO 45.16N 92.96W 12/09/2012 M15.8 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0830 PM SNOW 1 ESE CAMBRIDGE 45.56N 93.21W 12/09/2012 M14.9 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER 1030 PM SNOW 2 N MAPLEWOOD 45.02N 93.02W 12/09/2012 M14.7 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER Here are some storm reports I dug up. I bolded every report with 6"+. It dropped a load on MPX's CWA. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 344 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0758 PM SNOW 3 WSW BLAINE 45.15N 93.26W 12/09/2012 M13.1 INCH ANOKA MN PUBLIC STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. 0759 PM SNOW NORTH ST PAUL 45.01N 93.00W 12/09/2012 M11.7 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SNOWING 0811 PM SNOW 3 N LAKEVILLE 44.72N 93.24W 12/09/2012 M10.8 INCH DAKOTA MN PUBLIC STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. 0812 PM SNOW SHOREVIEW 45.08N 93.14W 12/09/2012 M11.0 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. 0830 PM SNOW 1 ESE CAMBRIDGE 45.56N 93.21W 12/09/2012 M14.9 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY 0835 PM SNOW MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.80W 12/09/2012 M13.1 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY 0837 PM SNOW DARWIN 45.10N 94.40W 12/09/2012 M12.5 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY...WITH BLOWING SNOW NOW AS WELL 0856 PM SNOW 5 WNW MORA 45.91N 93.39W 12/09/2012 M6.5 INCH KANABEC MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0859 PM SNOW 1 W RED WING 44.58N 92.62W 12/09/2012 M11.3 INCH GOODHUE MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0900 PM SNOW HUGO 45.16N 92.96W 12/09/2012 M15.8 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY 0901 PM SNOW AUGUSTA 44.68N 91.12W 12/09/2012 M9.3 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI PUBLIC 0904 PM SNOW FALCON HEIGHTS 44.99N 93.18W 12/09/2012 M14.0 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER STILL LIGHTLY SNOWING 0906 PM SNOW 1 E ST MICHAEL 45.21N 93.64W 12/09/2012 M12.7 INCH WRIGHT MN COCORAHS 0936 PM SNOW ZIMMERMAN 45.44N 93.59W 12/09/2012 M11.6 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0942 PM SNOW 4 ESE CLAYTON 45.31N 92.10W 12/09/2012 M7.3 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER STILL LIGHTLY SNOWING 0945 PM SNOW FARIBAULT 44.30N 93.27W 12/09/2012 M8.5 INCH RICE MN TRAINED SPOTTER SINCE 9 AM. 0945 PM SNOW ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W 12/09/2012 M10.2 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL. 0945 PM SNOW MENOMONIE 44.89N 91.91W 12/09/2012 M13.8 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER NEAR STORM TOTAL. 1000 PM SNOW 2 SSE FRIDLEY 45.06N 93.24W 12/09/2012 M13.6 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL. 1000 PM SNOW BLAINE 45.17N 93.21W 12/09/2012 M11.5 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL. 1000 PM SNOW 5 NW ROSEVILLE 45.07N 93.23W 12/09/2012 M13.6 INCH ANOKA MN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL. 1008 PM SNOW RUSH CITY 45.68N 92.97W 12/09/2012 M13.0 INCH CHISAGO MN TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED SNOWFALL 1030 PM SNOW 2 N MAPLEWOOD 45.02N 93.02W 12/09/2012 M14.7 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL WITH 1.11IN OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT 1030 PM SNOW 2 W SHAKOPEE 44.77N 93.51W 12/09/2012 M10.3 INCH SCOTT MN TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED AMOUNTS....STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY... 1037 PM SNOW LAKEVILLE 44.68N 93.24W 12/09/2012 M10.1 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 1105 PM SNOW EAU CLAIRE 44.82N 91.49W 12/09/2012 E13.0 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI PUBLIC PUBLIC REPORTED 13 INCHES IN EAU CLAIRE...RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY ARX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 105 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012 ...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1238 AM SNOW TUNNEL CITY 44.00N 90.57W 12/10/2012 M5.6 INCH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 24 HOURS. 1100 PM SNOW GALESVILLE 2 WSW 44.07N 91.39W 12/09/2012 M6.0 INCH TREMPEALEAU WI NWS EMPLOYEE 24 HOURS. ================== PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 931 PM CST SUN DEC 09 2012 ...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0749 PM SNOW LA CRESCENT 1N 43.83N 91.31W 12/09/2012 M6.4 INCH HOUSTON MN PUBLIC 24 HOURS. 0759 PM SNOW READS LANDING 1W 44.40N 92.17W 12/09/2012 M10.2 INCH WABASHA MN PUBLIC 24 HOURS. 0927 PM SNOW RENO 3SW 43.53N 91.33W 12/09/2012 M6.7 INCH HOUSTON MN PUBLIC 24 HOURS. 0925 PM SNOW LA CROSSE 4 NNW 43.88N 91.27W 12/09/2012 M6.6 INCH LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE 24 HOURS. 0815 PM SNOW LA CROSSE 5SSE 43.75N 91.19W 12/09/2012 E4.2 INCH LA CROSSE WI PUBLIC 24 HOURS. 0852 PM SNOW COCHRANE 44.22N 91.82W 12/09/2012 M5.0 INCH BUFFALO WI PUBLIC 24 HOURS. 0856 PM SNOW WINONA 44.05N 91.66W 12/09/2012 M7.7 INCH WINONA MN PUBLIC 24 HOURS. 0857 PM SNOW OSSEO 44.58N 91.21W 12/09/2012 M6.5 INCH TREMPEALEAU WI PUBLIC 24 HOURS. 0859 PM SNOW BLACK RIVERFALLS 2SE 44.28N 90.83W 12/09/2012 M4.8 INCH JACKSON WI PUBLIC 24 HOURS. 0859 PM SNOW HOLMEN 2NW 43.98N 91.29W 12/09/2012 M7.0 INCH LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE 24 HOURS. 0902 PM SNOW CASHTON 43.74N 90.79W 12/09/2012 M5.5 INCH MONROE WI PUBLIC 24 HOURS. 0909 PM SNOW STODDARD 2NE 43.69N 91.18W 12/09/2012 M4.8 INCH VERNON WI NWS EMPLOYEE STORM TOTAL. 0909 PM SNOW STODDARD 5NNE 43.72N 91.17W 12/09/2012 M4.8 INCH VERNON WI PUBLIC STORM TOTAL. 0912 PM SNOW ARCADIA 44.25N 91.49W 12/09/2012 M8.0 INCH TREMPEALEAU WI PUBLIC STORM TOTAL. 0913 PM SNOW COLBY 4SW 44.87N 90.42W 12/09/2012 M5.0 INCH CLARK WI TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL. 0917 PM SNOW MEDFORD 45.14N 90.35W 12/09/2012 M4.0 INCH TAYLOR WI PUBLIC STORM TOTAL. 0921 PM SNOW LA CROSSE NWS 43.82N 91.19W 12/09/2012 M6.8 INCH LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE 24 HOURS. 0921 PM SNOW WEST SALEM 43.90N 91.10W 12/09/2012 M5.3 INCH LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE 24 HOURS. 0922 PM SNOW AUSTIN 1 W 43.67N 92.99W 12/09/2012 M2.3 INCH MOWER MN TRAINED SPOTTER 24 HOURS. DLH PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1016 PM CST SUN DEC 09 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0805 PM SNOW SARONA 45.71N 91.81W 12/09/2012 M6.5 INCH WASHBURN WI TRAINED SPOTTER 1000 PM SNOW 5 S PHILLIPS 45.62N 90.40W 12/09/2012 M4.5 INCH PRICE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 1000 PM SNOW 5 WSW DULUTH 46.75N 92.22W 12/09/2012 M7.5 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0900 PM SNOW 2 W HAYWARD 46.01N 91.52W 12/09/2012 M5.2 INCH SAWYER WI TRAINED SPOTTER 0915 PM SNOW 1 SW HINCKLEY 46.00N 92.95W 12/09/2012 M6.4 INCH PINE MN TRAINED SPOTTER 1010 PM SNOW 5 NW HERMANTOWN 46.86N 92.32W 12/09/2012 M5.0 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Good amount of 12"+ amounts coming out of MPX's CWA. 12.0" officially for MSP, through 6:00pm. hmm....that must have been an error. 10.5" final total for MSP. But several 12"+ reports in the CWA. Im jealous as hell, but as I always say, the upper midwest gets a snowstorm before we do, and now theyve FINALLY gotten theirs. I asked my mom if she heard they were getting a snowstorm in MN, and she said "yeah they were interviewing a family on the radio who had everyone shoveling....said they had 4 feet, I couldnt believe it". I said, they DIDNT have 4 feet, they probably had 1 foot with drifting . Seriously I just HATE how the general public exaggerates things. Like "it didnt snow last winter". yes it did, many times in fact, it just wasnt a true winter. Or "remember that blizzard in the '70s that dropped 4-6 feet?". No, because that never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Run of the mill snow here, too....1/4 inch of snow. I think it is our fifth dusting this year. It snowed for a couple hours but wouldn't lay, then it sleeted and rained for an hour, and the 15 minutes of heavy snow...the end. If Muskegon really didn't get lake effect snow, I wonder how low our avg. snow would be. It is a CRAP spot for synoptic snows, unless it is a clipper. It seems like EVERY storm from the southwest either goes south and we get just missed....or it somehow jumps northwest and we get sloppy crap. Argh. I think Lake Michigan REALLY influences the path of the lows...or the line from Milwaukee to Muskegon to Windsor to Toronto has just been in the BAD zone for the past several years. The thing is, Milwaukee and Windsor have done well in recent years, while Muskegan (synoptically) and Toronto have not. In fact, without even looking up stats Id guarentee that in the last 5 years Windsor and Milwaukee have had more 6"+ snowstorms than Minneapolis. Its really probably more bad luck than anything, as SW MI has had some very good synoptic snowstorms in years past. Lake effect on the backside usually makes it hard to decipher how much was synoptic and how much lake effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 hmm....that must have been an error. 10.5" final total for MSP. 6:00pm climate report last night had 12.0", but they corrected it to 10.2"...unbeknownst to me. CLIMSP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN 629 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 12.0 CLIMSP CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN 629 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 10.2 R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 MSP, though running a few inches below normal to date still, has now seen half of their snowfall total for the entire 2011-12 season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 With an unexpected jog south, it appears the seasons first snowstorm was a bust all the way around. Those in the southern half of MN saw more snow than they were expecting, while northern MN saw less. Can only imagine if that hit a more populated area of our subforum Saw this pic from St Paul, MN. Snow blowing off the trees. They had what we had Dec 12, 2010....temps hung around 30-32F the entire storm then plummeted afterwards, so the heavy wet snow base instantly froze. This bodes well for them to get their usual winter snowcover, unlike last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 You really had to make a thread? Good thing he did. Congrats to you guys, it was nice to watch on the tv last night during the Green Bay game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 With an unexpected jog south, it appears the seasons first snowstorm was a bust all the way around. Those in the southern half of MN saw more snow than they were expecting, while northern MN saw less. Can only imagine if that hit a more populated area of our subforum Saw this pic from St Paul, MN. Snow blowing off the trees. They had what we had Dec 12, 2010....temps hung around 30-32F the entire storm then plummeted afterwards, so the heavy wet snow base instantly froze. This bodes well for them to get their usual winter snowcover, unlike last year. Breathe-taking picture! If this storm would have been in an area where more members are, i.e. 100 miles either side of I-80 - the complaint thread would have stopped dead in it's track yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Meso Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 11.9" measured IMBY, although that is somewhat misleading because of work commitments. I did not get a chance to measure this at 6 hour intervals as required for a accurate total. Best guess would be 12.5 to 13" Will try and post a couple of pics tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 11.9" measured IMBY, although that is somewhat misleading because of work commitments. I did not get a chance to measure this at 6 hour intervals as required for a accurate total. Best guess would be 12.5 to 13" Will try and post a couple of pics tonight. Cool. I would say 12.5 is a more accurate total then. Cant wait to see pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Breathe-taking picture! If this storm would have been in an area where more members are, i.e. 100 miles either side of I-80 - the complaint thread would have stopped dead in it's track yesterday! Last winter must have been your first on the forums! The complaint thread would have been absolutely HOPPING yesterday, because those who expected the heaviest snow got shafted from a track south (thus why MSP got 9-12" instead of 5-7"). If you thinking complaining about lack of snow early season is bad, you ain't seen nothin yet! Wait til the snows actually DO come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Talking to a guy who was driving from SE MN to Anoka area (MSP)...said the HWY 52 was just littered with cars in the ditch.. Insane people trying to use ropes to pull others out, while cars are flying by...people walking around. First storm... it'll get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Pretty sweet looking snowpack built up over Minnesota and far northern Iowa now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 @Cyclone and the sat map. You can see where Milwaukee got shafted due to the lake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Meso Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 This goes well with the sat map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Meso Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 link to above map http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/snow/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Pixie dust snow flurries earlier this morning, having intermittent clouds and sun now. Cold air advection dominating the temperature trend today, down to 27 °F on top of the meteorology building. Snow cover should last through today at least, though it's melted off in spots. link to above map http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/snow/ Cool link, thanks. I had no idea this was such a major event for Minneapolis and Eau Claire since I was so excited about the 3" we got in Madison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Meso Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Pics from the aftermath of the 12/08 to 12/09 winter weather event (notice I didn't call it a storm, it was a event up here) Note: I just missed the best light by about 20 minutes Again I wished i would have gotten some of these pics 10-20 minutes earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Nice pics...but why do you not call it a storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Game over...nothing here...bank it daddy has 6" on the ground and is shivering. Let this be a lesson for all the future "storm cancel for mby" posts for impending snowstorms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Meso Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Nice pics...but why do you not call it a storm? Storm vs event. Up here a 4 to 8" storm we are well prepared for, MNDOT can move that kind of snow like it was a common occurrence, so I use that as guide. If we get 10+ and MNDOT has a problem , that is a event. Equate it to say Saint Louis, if they had 2 to 4" they may be able to handle it by hiring local snow fall trucks (ie private citizens) to move snow. If they get 6" they are paralyzed and can't move. So to them, they could handle a winter storm around 4" or so, but as it would get to 6" it would be a event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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