A strong and slow moving winter storm moved from Kansas to Milwaukee where it stalled. The sluggish movement of the storm provided Minnesota with a prolonged off-and-on snow event that lasted portions of four days. The total snowfall at the Twin Cities International Airport for the storm through 10am on Monday, February 26 was 9.1 inches. This included the sleet during the evening of February 23.
Farther to the south, Iowa was plagued by an ice storm that knocked out power to a quarter of a million customers, possibly the most in that state's history.
On the plus side, this storm brought some badly needed moisture to central Minnesota, with some locations reporting over one inch of liquid equivalent in the snow. Far northern Minnesota counties received between 0.25 and 1.00 inch of water equivalent with this snowfall.
Listed below are snowfall totals courtesy the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1000 AM CST MON FEB 26 2007 ...WINTER STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS... ...FEBRUARY 23 THROUGH 26... LOCATION COUNTY STATE SNOWFALL WINONA WINONA MN 29.5 DAKOTA 5NW WINONA MN 26.0 WINONA 3SSE WINONA MN 26.0 GALESVILLE 1S TREMPEALEAU WI 25.0 LANESBORO FILLMORE MN 25.0 ONTARIO VERNON WI 24.0 WEST SALEM LA CROSSE WI 23.9 PRESTON FILLMORE MN 22.8 LA CROSSE NWS LA CROSSE WI 22.4 WINONA DAM 5A WINONA MN 22.0 ETTRICK TREMPEALEAU WI 21.9 FRENCH ISLAND LA CROSSE WI 21.5 BUFFALO CITY BUFFALO WI 21.0 COCHRANE BUFFALO WI 21.0 HOLMEN 2S LA CROSSE WI 21.0 LA CROSSE AIRPORT LA CROSSE WI 21.0 LA CRESCENT 1N HOUSTON MN 20.9 COON VALLEY VERNON WI 20.6 ARCADIA TREMPEALEAU WI 20.5 FOUR CORNERS MONROE WI 20.0 HARMONY FILLMORE MN 20.0 HOLMEN 2NW LA CROSSE WI 20.0 LA CROSSE 5SE LA CROSSE WI 19.8 STODDARD 3NE VERNON MN 19.8 GOODVIEW WINONA MN 19.5 WESTBY VERNON WI 19.3 RENO 3SW HOUSTON MN 19.1 FRIENDSHIP 10NE ADAMS WI 19.0 WARRENS 5WSW MONROE WI 19.0 ALTURA 5W WINONA MN 18.8 DECORAH 10NE WINNESHIEK IA 18.0 PLAINVIEW WABASHA MN 18.0 ST CHARLES WINONA MN 17.0 WADENA FAYETTE IA 17.0 WILTON 3E MONROE WI 17.0 FRIENDSHIP ADAMS WI 16.9 DORCHESTER ALLAMAKEE IA 16.4 GRAND MEADOW MOWER MN 16.3 CHATFIELD FILLMORE MN 16.0 LANSING 4SE ALLAMAKEE IA 16.0 MINDORO LA CROSSE WI 16.0 NECEDAH JUNEAU WI 16.0 VIROQUA VERNON WI 16.0 GAYS MILLS CRAWFORD WI 15.9 ELGIN 2SSW WABASHA MN 15.8 SPRING GROVE HOUSTON MN 15.6 OSSEO TREMPEALEAU WI 15.3 STEUBEN 4SE CRAWFORD WI 14.9 WABASHA WABASHA MN 14.8 BLAIR TREMPEALEAU WI 14.7 RICHLAND CENTER RICHLAND WI 14.7 LA FARGE VERNON WI 14.2 ORONOCO OLMSTED MN 14.1 HAMMOND 1S WABASHA MN 14.0 THEILMAN WABASHA MN 13.7 HILLSBORO VERNON WI 13.5 MUSCODA 6S GRANT WI 13.4 NECEDAH 2SE JUNEAU WI 13.1 LEROY 1S HOWARD IA 13.0 READS LANDING 1W WABASHA MN 13.0 ROCHESTER AIRPORT OLMSTED MN 12.8 OWEN CLARK WI 12.6 WAUKON 8NW ALLAMAKEE IA 12.0 MONDOVI BUFFALO WI 11.0 STEUBEN CRAWFORD WI 11.0 OSAGE MITCHELL IA 10.1 AUSTIN MOWER MN 10.0 CUBA CITY GRANT WI 9.4 BYRON OLMSTED MN 9.3 MEDFORD TAYLOR WI 9.3 VOLGA CLAYTON IA 8.9 CHARLES CITY FLOYD IA 8.3 ELKADER 6SSW CLAYTON IA 8.0 FAYETTE FAYETTE IA 7.7 OELWEIN 1E FAYETTE IA 6.8 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 TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 802 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...SNOWFALL FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH TODAY... 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 ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 17.50 HEWITT MN TODD 1000 AM 16.50 10 N MORA MN KANABEC 1230 PM 15.00 BROWERVILLE MN TODD 0300 PM 14.30 ANDOVER MN ANOKA 0230 PM UPDATED TOTAL FROM THE 13.5 INCHES AT 520 AM. 14.00 3 S ISLAND LAKE WI CHIPPEWA 0430 PM 13.50 DONNELLY MN STEVENS 0530 PM SNOW HAS NOW ENDED. ADDITIONAL 0.5 INCH SINCE THE 10 AM REPORT OF 13 INCHES. 13.50 7 WNW ONAMIA MN MILLE LACS 0400 PM 13.40 ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 0137 PM NEAR COMO PARK. HIGHLAND PARK CAME IN WITH 8.2 INCHES. 13.00 1 E GRANITE FALLS MN CHIPPEWA 0330 PM 13.00 9 SW STARBUCK MN POPE 1136 AM 12.60 EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 0500 PM OBSERVED AT WQOW BY TV METEOROLOGIST. 12.50 LESTER PRAIRIE MN MCLEOD 0330 PM 12.10 CHANHASSEN MN CARVER 1200 PM 12.00 1 N FOSTER WI EAU CLAIRE 0400 PM 7 INCHES FELL BY SATURDAY MIDDAY. 5 MORE SATURDAY NIGHT. 12.00 AUGUSTA WI EAU CLAIRE 0400 PM 8 INCHES BY SATURDAY MIDDAY. 4 MORE SATURDAY NIGHT. 12.00 PRINSBURG MN KANDIYOHI 0400 PM 11.90 ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 1200 PM AT SCSU. MELTED 1.04 INCHES. SNOW DEPTH NOW 10.8 INCHES 11.50 NEW BRIGHTON MN RAMSEY 1115 AM DRIFTING SNOW 11.00 CANBY MN YELLOW MEDICINE 0600 PM 11.00 WATERVILLE MN LE SUEUR 0200 PM 10.80 DURAND WI PEPIN 1210 PM 10.50 MORGAN MN REDWOOD 1245 PM 10.50 MONTEVIDEO MN CHIPPEWA 1114 AM BLOWING SNOW 10.10 NORTH ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 1245 PM 10.00 GLENWOOD MN POPE 0711 PM 10.00 NORTH MANKATO MN NICOLLET 0300 PM AT KEYC TV. 10.00 8 NE WARMAN MN KANABEC 0155 PM 10.00 8 W ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 1230 PM 10.00 CLARKFIELD MN YELLOW MEDICINE 1211 PM 10 INCHES AT NOON. STILL SNOWING 9.30 EDINA MN HENNEPIN 1245 PM BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST. 9.00 APPLETON MN SWIFT 0400 PM 9.00 ALBERT LEA MN FREEBORN 0330 PM 9.00 GLENCOE MN MCLEOD 0100 PM 9.00 4 N MENOMONIE WI DUNN 1000 AM AT CEDAR FALLS. 9.00 2 S RICE LAKE WI BARRON 1000 AM 8.80 FAIRMONT MN MARTIN 0430 PM KSUM RADIO. 8.50 LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 1213 PM 8.00 ELLENDALE MN STEELE 0711 PM 8.00 ROCKFORD MN HENNEPIN 0400 PM LIQUID WATER 0.86 INCHES. 8.00 RICHFIELD MN HENNEPIN 1130 AM 7.50 BLOOMINGTON MN HENNEPIN 1000 AM SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BLOOMINGTON. 7.20 WATERTOWN MN CARVER 1040 AM 7.00 RICE LAKE WI BARRON 0345 PM 6.00 WINNEBAGO MN FARIBAULT 0430 PM ONE INCH ICE FELL BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. 6.00 BELLINGHAM MN LAC QUI PARLE 0430 PM 5.30 5 S FARMINGTON MN DAKOTA 0200 PM 4.80 12 N BRUCE WI RUSK 0430 PM PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 1012 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW NEW YORK MILLS 46.52N 95.37W 02/25/2007 M10.0 INCH OTTER TAIL MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW LAKE ITASCA 47.25N 95.21W 02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH CLEARWATER MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW RED LAKE FALLS 47.89N 96.27W 02/25/2007 M6.5 INCH RED LAKE MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW HAVANA 45.95N 97.62W 02/25/2007 M10.8 INCH SARGENT ND CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW WADENA 46.44N 95.13W 02/25/2007 M14.0 INCH WADENA MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW DALTON 46.17N 95.92W 02/25/2007 M11.6 INCH OTTER TAIL MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW OTTERTAIL 46.43N 95.56W 02/25/2007 E10.0 INCH OTTER TAIL MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW THIEF RIVER FALLS 48.11N 96.18W 02/25/2007 M9.0 INCH PENNINGTON MN CO-OP OBSERVER 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW WARROAD 48.91N 95.32W 02/25/2007 M8.2 INCH ROSEAU MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW SEBEKA 46.63N 95.09W 02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH WADENA MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0700 AM HEAVY SNOW GREENBUSH 48.70N 96.18W 02/25/2007 M6.0 INCH ROSEAU MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW BLACKDUCK 47.73N 94.55W 02/25/2007 E8.5 INCH BELTRAMI MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW CAMPBELL 46.10N 96.41W 02/25/2007 M10.5 INCH WILKIN MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW KARLSTAD 48.58N 96.52W 02/25/2007 M9.5 INCH KITTSON MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW FERGUS FALLS 46.28N 96.07W 02/25/2007 M10.0 INCH OTTER TAIL MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW BEMIDJI 47.48N 94.88W 02/25/2007 M9.0 INCH BELTRAMI MN PUBLIC TWO DAY TOTAL 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW KELLIHER 47.94N 94.45W 02/25/2007 M13.0 INCH BELTRAMI MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW ENDERLIN 46.62N 97.60W 02/25/2007 M9.0 INCH RANSOM ND PUBLIC TWO DAY TOTAL 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW COOPERSTOWN 47.44N 98.12W 02/25/2007 M9.0 INCH GRIGGS ND PUBLIC TWO DAY TOTAL 0330 PM HEAVY SNOW PARK RAPIDS 46.92N 95.06W 02/25/2007 E9.0 INCH HUBBARD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATED 9 TO 12 INCHES COUNTY WIDE. TWO DAY TOTAL. 0330 PM HEAVY SNOW FOSSTON 47.58N 95.75W 02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH POLK MN PUBLIC TWO DAY TOTAL 0330 PM HEAVY SNOW ELBOW LAKE 45.99N 95.98W 02/25/2007 E12.0 INCH GRANT MN LAW ENFORCEMENT TWO DAY TOTAL 0330 PM HEAVY SNOW BAGLEY 47.52N 95.40W 02/25/2007 M10.5 INCH CLEARWATER MN TRAINED SPOTTER TWO DAY TOTAL 0330 PM HEAVY SNOW CROOKSTON 47.77N 96.61W 02/25/2007 E9.5 INCH POLK MN BROADCAST MEDIA TWO DAY TOTAL 0600 PM HEAVY SNOW THORHULT 48.23N 95.25W 02/25/2007 M10.0 INCH BELTRAMI MN TRAINED SPOTTER TWO DAY TOTAL 0600 PM HEAVY SNOW 2 E MAYVILLE 47.50N 97.29W 02/25/2007 M9.0 INCH TRAILL ND NWS EMPLOYEE TWO DAY TOTAL 0600 PM HEAVY SNOW GRAND FORKS 47.92N 97.07W 02/25/2007 M7.1 INCH GRAND FORKS ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS AT NWS OFFICE. TWO DAY TOTAL 0600 PM HEAVY SNOW 5 W GRAND FORKS 47.92N 97.18W 02/25/2007 M6.0 INCH GRAND FORKS ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS MEASURED AT AIRPORT. TWO DAY TOTAL. 0600 PM HEAVY SNOW 12 E DETROIT LAKES 46.81N 95.59W 02/25/2007 M11.0 INCH BECKER MN CO-OP OBSERVER TWO DAY TOTAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 935 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 UPDATED TOTALS AND ADDED WHAT TIME OF REPORT WAS ...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AVAILABLE AS OF 6 PM SUNDAY... ...MINNESOTA... ...2 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM CO-OP OBSERVERS THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY... SABIN.....................1.9 INCHES HALSTAD...................4.5 INCHES ROTHSAY...................5.0 INCHES VIKING....................5.0 INCHES GREENBUSH.................6.0 INCHES RED LAKE FALLS............6.5 INCHES ITASCA STATE PARK.........8.0 INCHES SEBEKA....................8.0 INCHES WARROAD...................8.2 INCHES ARGYLE....................8.3 INCHES BLACKDUCK.................8.5 INCHES LONG LOST LAKE............8.5 INCHES THIEF RIVER FALLS.........9.0 INCHES KARLSTAD..................9.5 INCHES LANCASTER.................9.5 INCHES NEW YORK MILLS...........10.0 INCHES OTTERTAIL................10.0 INCHES DALTON...................11.6 INCHES BIG PINE LAKE............12.0 INCHES WADENA...................14.0 INCHES ..2 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM OBSERVERS THROUGH 2 PM SUNDAY... GEORGETOWN................3.5 INCHES DETROIT LAKES.............8.0 INCHES WASKISH...................8.0 INCHES BLACKDUCK.................8.0 INCHES BEMIDJI...................9.0 INCHES KARLSTAD..................9.5 INCHES FERGUS FALLS..............10.0 INCHES CAMPBELL..................10.5 INCHES KELLIHER..................13.0 INCHES ...2 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM OBSERVERS THROUGH 330 PM SUNDAY... ADA/BORUP.................4.0 INCHES BARNESVILLE 5 NE..........4.0 INCHES TWIN VALLEY 5 NE..........4.5 INCHES MAHNOMEN..................6.0 INCHES (SHERIFF OFFICE) NIELSVILLE/SHELLY.........7.0 INCHES FOSSTON...................8.0 INCHES CROOKSTON.................9.5 INCHES (RADIO STATION) PARK RAPIDS...............9-12 INCHES COUNTY WIDE (SHERIFF OFFICE) BAGLEY....................10.5 INCHES ELBOW LAKE................12.0 INCHES (SHERIFF OFFICE) ...2 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM OBSERVERS THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY... BARNESVILLE...............4.0 INCHES FARGO/MOORHEAD............5.3 INCHES HAWLEY 7 SE...............6.0 INCHES DETROIT LAKES 12 E........11.0 INCHES THORNHULT.................10.0 INCHES ...NORTH DAKOTA... ...2 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM CO-OP OBSERVERS THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY... SARLES PORT OF ENTRY......2.5 INCHES CAVALIER 7 NW.............3.0 INCHES STARKWEATHER..............3.0 INCHES EDMORE....................3.0 INCHES VALLEY CITY...............3.0 INCHES MICHIGAN..................3.5 INCHES LANGDON...................4.0 INCHES LANKIN....................4.0 INCHES LIDGERWOOD................5.0 INCHES CAYUGA....................5.0 INCHES FORMAN....................6.0 INCHES MCHENRY...................6.0 INCHES MAYVILLE..................6.0 INCHES LISBON....................6.2 INCHES PEMBINA...................7.0 INCHES GRAND FORKS SE............7.0 INCHES MANTADOR..................8.0 INCHES HAVANA....................10.8 INCHES ...2 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM OBSERVERS THROUGH 2 PM SUNDAY... BISBEE....................1.5 INCHES ESMOND....................2.0 INCHES OBERON....................2.5 INCHES FINLEY....................4.0 INCHES ROGERS....................5.0 INCHES MCHENRY...................6.0 INCHES ECKELSON..................7.0 INCHES ORISKA....................7.0 INCHES HOPE......................7.5 INCHES SHARON....................8.0 INCHES FINGAL....................8.0 INCHES ENDERLIN..................9.0 INCHES COOPERSTOWN...............9.0 INCHES ..2 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM OBSERVERS THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY... FARGO/MOORHEAD (OFFICIAL)....5.3 INCHES WEST FARGO...................5.5 INCHES GRAND FORKS AIRPORT..........6.0 INCHES NWS GRAND FORKS..............7.1 INCHES MAYVILLE (2 E)...............9.0 INCHES ...PLEASE NOTE: WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL... THE FINAL STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE HIGHER THAN THOSE LISTED ABOVE...