The snowstorm that hit central and southern Minnesota on March 8th-9th, 1999 dropped heavy snow in many areas. The 16 inches measured at the Twin Cities International Airport ties for the tenth place for the all-time snowfall since 1884. Below you will find various statements issued by the National Weather Service regarding this event.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...ADDITIONAL REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 243 PM CST TUE MAR 9 1999 LIGHT SNOW CONTINUED TO ACCUMULATE OVER THE EASTERN SECTION OF MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SO FAR ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN LIGHT IN RETROPECT TO HEAVY SNOW TOTALS YESTERDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS SINCE THIS MORNING HAVE VARIED FROM A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH TO LITTLE LESS THAN TWO INCHES NEAR THE MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN BORDER. CENTRAL MINNESOTA RECEIVED THE BRUNT OF THE SNOW WITH AMOUNTS VARYING FROM 13 TO 17 INCHES IN AND AROUND THE TWIN CITIES. ELSEWHERE...SNOW AMOUNTS RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MINNESOTA WITH AMOUNTS IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW ISOLATED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING TEN INCHES. HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL AND CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF NOON TODAY. TWIN CITIES ARPT...16 BLOOMINGTON........16 TO 17 *WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE* CHANHASSEN.........13 MANKATO............8 TO 10 FOLEY..............10 WASECA.............10 HUTCHINSON.........10 TO 12 ALBERT LEA.........9.5 FAIRMONT...........8 TO 9 NEW ULM............10 ALEXANDRIA.........6 TO 8 MONTEVIDEO.........8 LONG PRAIRIE.......8 BLUE EARTH.........8.5 SPRING LAKE PARK...14 LITTLE FALLS.......8 VESTA..............8 EDEN VALLEY........9 WACONIA............14 SAVAGE.............13 BLOOMER............3 COKATO.............11.2 RICHFIELD..........14 STEWART............8 SW MINNEAPOLIS.....14 NORTH BRANCH.......13 FARIBAULT..........9 NEW PRAGUE.........14 FRIDLEY............14 LAFAYETTE..........11 GLENWOOD...........6 ST PETER...........11 HENDERSON..........12 TO 14 GOLDEN VALLEY......14 BUFFALO............10 WILLMAR............9 ZIMMERMAN..........11 CAMBRIDGE..........10 PRINCETON..........12 RICE...............10 ONAMIA.............6 STILLWATER.........12.5 FOREST LAKE........15 RED WING...........9 ...WISCONSIN... EAU CLAIRE.....4.5 CHIPPEWA.......4.5 LADYSMITH......3 TO 4 RICE LAKE......6 ELLSWORTH......12 DURAND.........12 STANLEY........4 MENOMONIE......6.5 NEW RICHMOND...13 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 830 AM CST TUE MAR 9 1999 THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL REPORTS CALLED IN BY SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTERS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS UP TO 800AM THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST MINNESOTA SNOWFALL/SNOW DEPTH NWS DULUTH.................... 7.1 / 16 INCHES INTERNATIONAL FALLS........... 3.9 / 5 INCHES TOWER 3 S..................... 2.0 / 12 INCHES AITKIN........................ 4.0 / M INCHES TWO HARBORS 2NW...............11.0 / 28 INCHES GRAND MARAIS.................. 4.0 / M INCHES CASS LAKE..................... 2.5 / M INCHES CROSBY........................ 6.5 / M INCHES LUTSEN........................ 6.0 / 26 INCHES FLOODWOOD..................... 6.0 / 14 INCHES PINE CITY.....................11.0 / M INCHES SILVER BAY....................10.0 / M INCHES GRAND RAPIDS.................. 9.0 / M INCHES LITTLR BOWSTRING LAKE......... 5.0 / M INCHES NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SNOWFALL/SNOW DEPTH BUTTERNUT..................... 1.0 / 11 INCHES BAYFIELD 6N................... 2.0 / 15 INCHES SIREN......................... 5.0 / M INCHES SUPERIOR...................... 6.0 / M INCHES HAYWARD....................... 4.0 / M INCHES SPOONER....................... 6.0 / M INCHES GRANTSBURG.................... 7.0 / M INCHES DANBURY....................... 4.0 / M INCHES GORDON........................ 2 0 / 11 INCHES BAYFIELD FISH HATCHERY........ 3.0 / M INCHES RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 115 AM CST TUE MAR 9 1999 ...A COUPLE OF NEW DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET YESTERDAY... YESTERDAY...12.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED IN THE TWIN CITIES. THIS IS A NEW DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD FOR MARCH 8. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS...5.7 IN 1928. YESTERDAY 0.94 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED IN THE TWIN CITIES. THIS IS A NEW DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD FOR MARCH 8. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS...0.80 IN 1990.