An evolving storm system area brought sloppy weather across Minnesota from January 23-25, 2010. Rain, at times mixed with snow fell over much of central and southern Minnesota on Saturday, January 23rd. St. Cloud set a daily precipitation record on January 23rd of .50 inches, breaking the old record of .27 inches set in 1949.
Northern Minnesota saw more snow than rain that continued right through Monday, January 25th. Windswept snow then spread southward across the state on January 25, prompting blizzard warnings from the Red River Valley to Albert Lea. I-90 was closed from I-35 to the South Dakota border from late in the day of the 25th to the morning of the 26th. In addition, Highway 71 was closed from Willmar to the Iowa boarder due to white out conditions on January 25th. The blizzard conditions were caused by a strengthening area of low pressure over Lake Superior. Wind gusts to 58mph were reported at Morris at 10am, with visibilities of 1/4 mile or less. The heaviest snow fell over northern Minnesota with the highest total reported of 19 inches 20 WNW of Grand Marais. Duluth saw 9.9 inches of snow, Embarrass saw 8 inches of snow and International Falls reported 7.7 inches of snow. Through noon, the Twin Cities International Airport reported .7 (seven-tenths) of an inch.
Below are Public Information Statements from the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1120 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL TOTALS RECEIVED SO FAR FOR THE ONGOING
WINTER STORM. THESE AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY NOT THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH
LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
------ ----------------------- -- -------------- -------
19.00 20 WNW GRAND MARAIS MN COOK 0900 AM
14.00 ADOLPH MN ST. LOUIS 0800 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
14.00 6 E PATZAU WI DOUGLAS 0800 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL 6 IN PAST 24HRS
9.90 ELY MN ST. LOUIS 0900 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
9.90 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0600 AM
1 INCH SINCE MIDNIGHT. SNOW TOTAL SINCE
SATURDAY.
8.80 4 SE FINLAND MN LAKE 0700 AM
8.50 15 N LUTSEN MN COOK 0800 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
8.50 OULU WI BAYFIELD 0800 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
8.00 EMBARRASS MN ST. LOUIS 0600 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
7.70 INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN KOOCHICHING 0643 AM
TOTAL SINCE SATURDAY. 1.7 INCHES SINCE
MIDNIGHT.
7.30 3 E ORR MN ST. LOUIS 0600 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
7.30 3 E ORR MN ST. LOUIS 0549 AM
3.6 INCHES SINCE 8 PM LAST NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW
NOW.
6.50 MAPLE WI DOUGLAS 0800 AM
6.00 CULVER MN ST. LOUIS 0650 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
6.00 COTTON MN ST. LOUIS 0631 AM
2.5 INCHES SINCE 10 PM...6 INCH TOTAL.
5.00 KABETOGAMA MN ST. LOUIS 0700 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
4.80 SILVER BAY MN LAKE 0700 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
4.10 5 NW WASHBURN WI BAYFIELD 0702 AM
0.70 INCHES SINCE 7 PM.
4.00 UPSON WI IRON 0800 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
4.00 4 W CLAM LAKE WI BURNETT 0800 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
3.10 BRUNO MN PINE 0700 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
3.00 3 W BUTTERNUT WI ASHLAND 0800 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
3.00 FLOODWOOD MN ST. LOUIS 0700 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
2.80 MADELINE ISLAND WI ASHLAND 0800 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
2.60 3 S NORTHOME MN ITASCA 0700 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
2.30 4 NE ASKOV MN PINE 0700 AM
TWO DAY TOTAL
1.50 NISSWA MN CROW WING 0700 AM
1.30 3 N BRAINERD MN CROW WING 0559 AM
SNOW SINCE LAST EVENING. STILL SNOWING.
1.10 ILLGEN CITY MN LAKE 0800 AM
1.00 GRANTSBURG WI BURNETT 0800 AM
1.00 1 NW LUTSEN MN COOK 0700 AM
0.80 12 N ISLE MN AITKIN 0800 AM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
120 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW LITTLE FALLS 45.98N 94.36W
01/25/2010 M1.0 INCH MORRISON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW LONG PRAIRIE 45.98N 94.86W
01/25/2010 M1.3 INCH TODD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW JIM FALLS 45.05N 91.27W
01/25/2010 M1.4 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW HOLCOMBE 45.22N 91.12W
01/25/2010 M2.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW BLOOMER 45.10N 91.49W
01/25/2010 M1.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0858 AM SNOW MELROSE 45.68N 94.81W
01/25/2010 M1.0 INCH STEARNS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0858 AM SNOW CARLOS 45.97N 95.29W
01/25/2010 M2.0 INCH DOUGLAS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0858 AM SNOW STANLEY 44.96N 90.94W
01/25/2010 M1.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0956 AM NON-TSTM WND GST MORRIS 45.59N 95.91W
01/25/2010 M58.00 MPH STEVENS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1048 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG E BERTHA 46.27N 95.06W
01/25/2010 TODD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FRONT AWNING BLOWN DOWN AT GAS STATION.
0110 PM SNOW MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
01/25/2010 M0.7 INCH HENNEPIN MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
TAKEN AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
0110 PM SNOW ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.17W
01/25/2010 M0.3 INCH STEARNS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
TAKEN AT THE MEDIUM SECURITY PRISON.
0110 PM SNOW CHANHASSEN 44.86N 93.56W
01/25/2010 M0.7 INCH CARVER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TAKEN AT THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE.
&&
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
------ ----------------------- -- -------------- -------
2.00 CARLOS MN DOUGLAS 0858 AM
2.00 HOLCOMBE WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
1.40 JIM FALLS WI CHIPPEWA 0700 AM
1.30 LONG PRAIRIE MN TODD 0700 AM
1.00 STANLEY WI CHIPPEWA 0858 AM
1.00 MELROSE MN STEARNS 0858 AM
1.00 BLOOMER WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
1.00 LITTLE FALLS MN MORRISON 0700 AM
0.70 CHANHASSEN MN CARVER 0110 PM
TAKEN AT THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE.
0.70 MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 0110 PM
TAKEN AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT.
0.30 ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 0110 PM
TAKEN AT THE MEDIUM SECURITY PRISON.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1207 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS FROM MONDAY MORNING...
AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BOTTOMED OUT MONDAY MORNING OVER
LAKE SUPERIOR...STRONG NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS PREVAILED ACROSS MUCH
OF THE UPPER MIDWEST.
BELOW IS A LISTING OF THE MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS OBSERVED AT AREA
SITES. NOTE THAT MOST OF THESE READINGS ARE FROM 20 MINUTE
INCREMENT OBSERVATIONS AND HIGHER WIND GUSTS MAY HAVE OCCURRED
BETWEEN THESE OBSERVATIONS.
SITE WIND GUST HOUR
-----------------------------------------
ALBERT LEA 35 MPH 11 AM
ALEXANDRIA 40 MPH 11 AM
APPLETON 46 MPH 8 AM
BENSON 48 MPH 11 AM
CANBY 42 MPH 11 AM
CLARA CITY 49 MPH 12 PM
EDEN PRAIRIE 33 MPH 9 AM
FAIRMONT 44 MPH 11 AM
FARIBAULT 33 MPH 8 AM
GLENCOE 35 MPH 4 AM
GLENWOOD 43 MPH 8 AM
GRANITE FALLS 43 MPH 11 AM
HANLEY FALLS 50 MPH 12 PM
HUTCHINSON 38 MPH 7 AM
LAKEVILLE 36 MPH 7 AM
LITCHFIELD 39 MPH 9 AM
LITTLE FALLS 30 MPH 2 AM
LONG PRAIRIE 40 MPH 6 AM
MANKATO 43 MPH 12 PM
MARIETTA 48 MPH 12 PM
MAPLE LAKE 31 MPH 5 AM
MINNEAPOLIS 37 MPH 2 AM
MONTEVIDEO 45 MPH 9 AM
MORRIS 58 MPH 10 AM
NEW ULM 46 MPH 12 PM
OLIVIA 49 MPH 12 PM
OWATONNA 35 MPH 6 AM
PRINCETON 31 MPH 6 AM
REDWOOD FALLS 47 MPH 8 AM
SAUK RAPIDS 36 MPH 8 AM
ST CLOUD 33 MPH 3 AM
ST JAMES 45 MPH 10 AM
STANTON 35 MPH 6 AM
STAPLES 33 MPH 5 AM
TRACY 44 MPH 12 PM
WASECA 47 MPH 7 AM
WILLMAR 45 MPH 11 AM
WINTHROP 49 MPH 12 PM
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FIVE SITES WITH THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS.
SITE WIND GUST HOUR
---------------------------------------------
1. MORRIS 58 MPH 10 AM
2. HANLEY FALLS 50 MPH 12 PM
3. CLARA CITY 49 MPH 12 PM
3T. OLIVIA 49 MPH 12 PM
3T. WINTHROP 49 MPH 12 PM
Last modified: July 5, 2016
For more information contact: [email protected]