PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA 630 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001 ...RECORD OCTOBER SNOWFALL AFFECTS THE NORTHERN PLAINS... AN EARLY SEASON STORM HAS DUMPED RECORD SETTING SNOWFALL INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. AS OF 6PM THIS EVENING...GRAND FORKS SNOWFALL HAS INCREASED TO 10.5 INCHES...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IN GRAND FORKS. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 8.2 INCHES WAS SET IN 1926. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. OTHER (UNOFFICIAL) SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM AROUND THE AREA THROUGH 6PM ARE: NORTH DAKOTA: GRAND FORKS 11 INCHES LANGDON 6 CANDO 6 DEVILS LAKE 10 CAVALIER 10 GRAFTON 7 PETERSBURG 10+ COOPERSTOWN 8 HILLSBORO 10 VALLEY CITY 4 WAHPETON 1 (MOST MELTED AS IT FELL) MINNESOTA: HALLOCK 10+ INCHES ROSEAU 7 WARREN 7 THIEF RIVER FALLS 11 CROOKSTON 8 BAGLEY 4 MAHNOMEN 5 MOORHEAD 5 BEMIDJI 1 DETROIT LAKES 1 (MOST MELTED AS IT FELL) ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL REPORTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THURSDAY MORNING. 252100- COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1031 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2001 HIGH TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY LOW TEMPERATURES PAST 24 HOURS PRECIPITATION TOTAL AT 7 AM TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION (24 HRS) MAX MIN PRECIP SNOWFALL DEPTH NORTH DAKOTA SITES GRAND FORKS NWS 33 29 0.92 10.9 11 DEVILS LAKE KDLR 30 26 0.35 5.7 8 LISBON 32 27 0.10 2.0 2 SE GRAND FORKS M M M 6.2 13 EDMORE 29 26 0.15 1.0 5 LANGDON 30 24 0.09 2.0 8 CASSELTON 31 29 0.24 3.0 M COLGATE 30 27 0.16 3.0 M LEEDS 31 26 T M M LIDGERWOOD 34 28 0.03 M 1 PEMBINA 32 27 0.60 5.0 10 CAVALIER 29 26 0.13 1.0 7 HANSBORO 40 27 T 2 MAYVILLE 31 27 0.60 4.2 6 CAYUGA 0.25 2.0 M LARIMORE 0.85 M 10 MINNESOTA SITES ADA 46 28 0.26 4.0 5 BLACKDUCK 39 30 M 5.0 5 DALTON 3S 33 29 0.41 4.1 3 MOORHEAD 31 29 0.85 5.0 5 NEW YORK MILLS 37 26 0.10 1.0 1 RED LAKE FALLS 31 28 0.20 5.9 7 ROSEAU 33 28 M 8.0 8 TAMERAC REFUGE 51 27 M 4.0 4 WADENA M M 0.04 0.5 ARGYLE 4E 1.09 9.7 14 PELICAN RAPIDS 2N 0.70 2.5 2 SNOWFALL REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1000 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2001 THE FOLLOWING ARE TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORING FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. TOTAL TIME OF LOCATION SNOWFALL REPORT SPOONER WI 1.8 INCHES 7:00 AM TOWER 1.0 7:00 GUNFLINT (LOON LAKE) 3.7 7:00 MARBLE LAKE 0.3 7:30 CABLE 1.0 8:00 BUTTERNUT 1.0 8:00 MARCELL 1.6 8:00 COOK 2.5 9:00 BAYFIELD 6N TRACE 10:00 ISABELLA 3.0 10:00 GUNFLINT(TROUT LAKE) 2.5 10:00 HIBBING 0.5 10.00 DULUTH NWS 0.7 10:00 788 ABUS34 KDLH 252302 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 602 PM CDT THU OCT 25 2001 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 6PM THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST MINNESOTA SNOWFALL/SNOW DEPTH NWS DULUTH.................... 1.6 / T INCHES SAWBILL LAKE.................. 6.0 / M INCHES ALONG GUNFLINT TRAIL.......... 2-4 / M INCHES MARBLE LAKE................... 1.0 / M INCHES COOK.......................... 2.5 / M INCHES KABETOGAMA.................... 2.5 / M INCHES MARCELL....................... 1.6 / M INCHES NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SNOWFALL/SNOW DEPTH BUTTERNUT..................... 1.0 / M INCHES PARK FALLS.................... 5.0 / M INCHES MELLEN........................ 3.0 / M INCHES GLIDDEN....................... 2.0 / M INCHES CABLE......................... 4.0 / M INCHES SAXON......................... 3.0 / M INCHES PENCE......................... 8.0 / 6.0 INCHES 10 WEST CLAM LAKE............. 5.0 / 0 INCHES PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 750 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2001 THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL SPOTTER REPORTS CALLED IN BY SPOTTERS THROUGH 645 AM FOR SNOW THAT FELL YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL / TOTAL SNOW SINCE YESTERDAY OVERNIGHT LOON LAKE ON THE GUNFLINT .... 2.2 / 5.5 INCHES BRIMSON MN .................. M / 6.0 INCHES HURLEY WI .......... 8 / 10.0 INCHES BUTTERNUT WI................... M / 8.0 INCHES PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1048 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2001 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS AND TOTAL SNOWDEPTH ACROSS THE AREA LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL SNOWDEPTH ...MINNESOTA... PRESTON FILLMORE T 0 ROCHESTER AP 2NE OLMSTED T 0 ...WISCONSIN... ARCADIA TREMPEALEAU T 0 CUBA CITY 2NW GRANT T 0 LA CROSSE 4NNW LA CROSSE T 0 LA CROSSE NWS LA CROSSE T NEILLSVILLE CLARK T 0