A speedy Alberta Clipper dived to the southeast and dropped some significant snows (for this snow season) across central and southern Minnesota on February 6. Some areas had nearly bare ground before the snow, especially in the Willmar and Alexandria area. The snow began shortly before daybreak in the Twin Cities and visibilities were down to 3/4 of a mile at times during the morning rush hour. By early afternoon the snow had moved into Iowa and Wisconsin. The most snow fell in a line from Breckenridge in Wilkin County to Faribault in Rice County. Some four to six inch totals were in this area. A more general one to three inches fell on either side of this line including the Twin Cities. The most snow was seven inches at Mantorville in Dodge County.
Listed below are snowfall totals courtesy the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 304 PM CST TUE FEB 06 2007 ...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE FEBRUARY 6TH EVENT... 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 FARIBAULT MN RICE 1240 PM 6.00 GLENCOE MN MCLEOD 1120 AM 6.00 2 S GILCHRIST MN POPE 1045 AM 6.00 HUTCHINSON MN MCLEOD 0945 AM 5.00 DONNELLY MN STEVENS 0100 PM 5.00 NEW LONDON MN KANDIYOHI 1130 AM 5.00 LITCHFIELD MN MEEKER 1030 AM 4.20 MONTGOMERY MN LE SUEUR 1100 AM 4.00 STARBUCK MN POPE 1240 PM 4.00 WATERVILLE MN LE SUEUR 1225 PM 4.00 NEW LONDON MN KANDIYOHI 0819 AM 4.00 ST JAMES MN WATONWAN 0800 AM 4.00 WILLMAR MN KANDIYOHI 0800 AM 3.90 BENSON MN SWIFT 0100 PM 3.80 ST PETER MN NICOLLET 0100 PM 3.50 MORGAN MN REDWOOD 0100 PM 3.50 GLENWOOD MN POPE 0855 AM 3.50 MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0809 AM 3.00 MURDOCK MN SWIFT 0200 PM 3.00 PRIOR LAKE MN SCOTT 1225 PM 3.00 ZUMBROTA MN GOODHUE 1130 AM 3.00 NEW ULM MN BROWN 1100 AM 3.00 MORRISTOWN MN RICE 1030 AM 3.00 OWATONNA MN STEELE 1015 AM 3.00 BROWNTON MN MCLEOD 0900 AM 3.00 BELGRADE MN STEARNS 0824 AM 2.60 CHANHASSEN MN CARVER 1200 PM 2.50 5 N LOWRY MN DOUGLAS 0819 AM 2.50 WINNEBAGO MN FARIBAULT 0819 AM 2.50 MONTEVIDEO MN CHIPPEWA 0735 AM 2.30 WATERTOWN MN CARVER 1030 AM 2.00 MADISON MN LAC QUI PARLE 0200 PM 2.00 ST JOSEPHS MN STEARNS 0200 PM 2.00 ALEXANDRIA MN DOUGLAS 0100 PM 2.00 LITTLE FALLS MN MORRISON 1240 PM 2.00 FARMINGTON MN DAKOTA 1020 AM 2.00 ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 0924 AM 1.90 MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 1225 PM OBSERVED AT MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 1.90 BURNSVILLE MN DAKOTA 1200 PM 1.80 ANDOVER MN ANOKA 0130 PM 1.80 EDINA MN HENNEPIN 1045 AM 1.50 EAST BETHEL MN ANOKA 1100 AM 1.50 SPRINGFIELD MN BROWN 1020 AM 1.20 ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 1225 PM 1.00 WOODBURY MN WASHINGTON 0100 PM 1.00 ANOKA MN ANOKA 0100 PM 1.00 2 NW GILMAN MN BENTON 1210 PM 1.00 GOLDEN VALLEY MN HENNEPIN 0900 AM 1.00 CANBY MN YELLOW MEDICINE 0819 AM 1.00 CARLOS MN DOUGLAS 0700 AM 0.60 8 S HILLMAN MN MORRISON 0855 AM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 0148 PM CST TUE FEB 06 2007 ...RECENT REPORTED SNOWFALL TOTALS... LOCATION SNOWFALL TIME LAT/LON MINNESOTA ...DODGE COUNTY... MANTORVILLE 7.0 1105 AM 44.07N 92.75W KASSON 3.5 1023 AM 44.03N 92.75W ...FILLMORE COUNTY... FOUNTAIN 6.5 1156 AM 43.74N 92.14W PRESTON 2E 5.5 1108 AM 43.67N 92.11W SPRING VALLEY 3E 4.7 1109 AM 43.69N 92.43W WHALAN 4.5 1051 AM 43.73N 91.93W SPRING VALLEY 4.0 1038 AM 43.69N 92.39W HIGHLAND 4.0 1037 AM 43.69N 91.89W ...HOUSTON COUNTY... SPRING GROVE 2.5 1109 AM 43.56N 91.64W ...MOWER COUNTY... AUSTIN KAAL TV 3.0 1028 AM 43.68N 92.95W ...OLMSTED COUNTY... STEWARTVILLE 5.9 0135 PM 43.86N 92.49W ROCHESTER AIRPORT 5.7 0112 PM 43.94N 92.50W ROCHESTER KTTC TV 3.8 1030 AM 44.08N 92.51W BYRON 3.8 1103 AM 44.03N 92.65W ORONOCO 2E 2.9 1029 AM 44.16N 92.51W ...WABASHA COUNTY... OAK CENTER 2.0 1122 AM 44.35N 92.4W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA 215 PM CST TUE FEB 06 2007 HERE ARE SOME AREA SNOW FALL TOTALS THROUGH MID MORNING FEB 6 2007 : CAMPBELL MN 5.0 BRECKENRIDGE MN 4.0 MANTADOR ND 4.0 WAHPETON ND 4.0 LISBON ND 3.0 ROTHSAY MN 3.0 FARGO KFGO 2.5 HAVANA ND 2.5 ORWELL DAM MN 2.5 LANKIN ND 1.5 SARLES ND 1.5 SEBEKA MN 1.5 HALSTAD MN 1.0 GRAND FORKS NWS 0.8 PELICAN RAPIDS MN 0.7 ITASCA MN 0.2 VIKING MN 0.2 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 930 AM CST TUE FEB 6 2007 24 HOUR SNOWFALL DATA...FOR SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE SURROUNDING STATES...ENDING AT 9 AM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2007. SOUTH DAKOTA: WATERTOWN 2.0 WILMONT 1.8 ABERDEEN WEATHER SERVICE 1.6 ASTORIA 1.0 MADISON 1.0 ROY LAKE 1.0 CONDE 1.0 SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT 0.9 WINFRED 0.5 HURON AIRPORT 0.5 CARTHAGE 0.5 CANTON 0.4 TYNDALL 0.2 MINNESOTA: WORTHINGTON AIRPORT 2.7 MARSHALL AIRPORT 2.5 PIPESTONE 1.8 JACKSON AIRPORT 1.8 LAKEFIELD 1.7 LUVERNE AIRPORT 1.3 WINDOM AIRPORT 1.3 TRACY AIRPORT 1.1 IOWA: STORM LAKE 1.5 EVERLY 1.5 OCHEYEDAN 1.5 LAKE PARK 1.5 SPENCER AIRPORT 1.0 TRACY 1.0 SHELDON 0.8 ALTON 0.5 SIOUX CITY 0.2