PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 930 AM CST TUE NOV 27 2001 STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FOR NOVEMBER 26-27, 2001. SOUTH DAKOTA: ACADEMY 12 ALEXANDRIA 12-14 ARMOUR 12-14 ARTESIAN 14-16 BONESTEEL 10-12 BRANDON 15 BROOKINGS 10 CENTERVILLE 4 CHAMBERLAIN 8-9 COLTON 12 EMERY 12-14 FLANDREAU 13 HOWARD 12-14 HURON 11 KIMBALL 6-8 LAKE ANDES 14 MADISON 12-16 MITCHELL 16 PARKSTON 14 SALEM 11-13 SIOUX FALLS 13 TYNDALL 9-10 VERMILLION 3 WOONSOCKET 14-16 YANKTON 9 MINNESOTA: LAKEFIELD 3 PIPESTONE 15 SLAYTON 18 WINDOM 5-6 WORTHINGTON 8 IOWA: ALTON TRACE EVERLY 1 OCHEYDAN 3 SANBORN 3 SIBLEY 2 SPENCER TRACE SPIRIT LAKE 2 NEBRASKA: NEWCASTLE 2 .END... PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN 110 PM CST TUE NOVEMBER 27 2001 SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL TOTALS AS OF 1 PM... .MINNESOTA CITY COUNTY SNOWFALL IN INCHES WILLMAR KANDIYOHI 27.0 THIS IS AN OFFICAL NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVATION SITE NEW LONDON KANDIYOHI 18.0 PRINCETON MILLE LACS 14-16 (ESTIMATE) MADISON LAC QUI PARLE 14.0 CANBY YELLOW MEDICINE 14.0 MORA KANABEC 13-14 LITCHFIELD MEEKER 13.0 MORA KANABEC 11.0 ROCKFORD HENNEPIN 11.0 HUTCHINSON MCLEOD 10.5 SPRINGFIELD BROWN 10.5 ST. CLOUD STEARNS 9-11 VESTA REDWOOD 10.0 WACONIA CARVER 9.5 WATERTOWN CARVER 9.3 MONTEVIDEO CHIPPEWA 9.0 MADISON LAC QUI PARLE 9.0 GLENWOOD POPE 9.0 NWS CHANHASSEN CARVER 8.0 BUFFALO WRIGHT 8.0 LITTLE FALLS MORRISON 8.0 EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN 8.5 FRIDLEY ANOKA 7.2 ALEXANDRIA DOUGLAS 6.0 CRYSTAL HENNEPIN 6.0 PRIOR LAKE SCOTT 6.0 SAVAGE SCOTT 5.5 MONTOGOMERY LE SUEUR 5.0 MAPLEWOOD RAMSEY 5.0 MORRIS STEVENS 4.9 BURNSVILLE DAKOTA 4-4.5 FARMINGTON DAKOTA 4.0 MSP INTERNATIONAL HENNEPIN 3.0 FARIBAULT RICE 2.0 MANKATO BLUE EARTH 1-2 (ESTIMATE) .WISCONSIN CITY COUNTY SNOWFALL IN INCHES FREDERIC POLK 18.0 RICE LAKE BARRON 8-10 WEYERHAUSER RUSK 9.7 LADYSMITH RUSK 8.0 CUMBERLAND BARRON 8.0 (ESTIMATE) AMERY POLK 4-5 (ESTIMATE) NEW RICHMOND ST CROIX 2-3 (ESTIMATE) CHIPPEWA FALLS CHIPPEWA 2.5 ELLSWORTH PIERCE 2.0 MENOMONIE DUNN 2.0 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 247 PM CST TUE NOV 27 2001 THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST SNOWFALL REPORTS CALLED IN BY SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTERS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. NORTHEAST MINNESOTA SNOWFALL/SNOW DEPTH HINCKLEY 5SW..................13.3 / 13 INCHES BRAINERD 2E...................11.3 / 11 INCHES PILLAGER 1E...................10.0 / 10 INCHES FLOODWOOD..................... 9.0 / 9 INCHES BRAINERD...................... 8.0 / 8 INCHES JACOBSON...................... 8.0 / 8 INCHES HINCKLEY 1.5 SW............... 7.0 / 7 INCHES ISLE 12N...................... 7.0 / 7 INCHES LONGVILLE 5S.................. 7.0 / 7 INCHES MARCELL....................... 6.2 / 6 INCHES SANDSTONE..................... 6.0 / 6 INCHES CROSBY 5NE.................... 6.0 / 6 INCHES HACKENSACK.................... 6.0 / 6 INCHES NWS DULUTH.................... 6.0 / 6 INCHES WALES 2E...................... 6.0 / 6 INCHES BRUNO 7ENE.................... 5.8 / 6 INCHES PALISADE...................... 5.0 / 5 INCHES GULL LAKE DAM................. 5.0 / 5 INCHES MOOSE LAKE.................... 5.0 / 5 INCHES BRIMSON....................... 5.0 / 5 INCHES GRAND MARAIS 12W.............. 4.5 / 4 INCHES WINNY DAM 5N...10W............ 4.5 / 6 INCHES ISABELLA...................... 4.5 / 5 INCHES FEDERAL DAM................... 4.5 / 5 INCHES CLOQUET....................... 4.5 / 4 INCHES CROSS LAKE.................... 4.3 / 4 INCHES SAWBILL LANDING............... 4.0 / 4 INCHES HIBBING 5E.................... 4.0 / 4 INCHES FINLAND....................... 4.0 / 4 INCHES TWO HARBORS 7NW............... 4.0 / 4 INCHES COTTON........................ 4.0 / 4 INCHES GUNFLINT LOON LAKE............ 3.8 / 4 INCHES MARBLE LAKE 20N TWO HARBORS... 3.0 / 3 INCHES BABBITT....................... 3.0 / 3 INCHES DEER RIVER 12N................ 3.0 / 3 INCHES VIRGINIA 1.5SW................ 3.0 / 3 INCHES HIBBING 2S.................... 3.0 / 3 INCHES NISSWA 3N..................... 3.0 / 3 INCHES COOK 5 E...................... 3.0 / 3 INCHES GRAND PORTAGE................. 3.0 / 3 INCHES SILVER BAY.................... 2.5 / 3 INCHES INTERNATIONAL FALLS........... 2.5 / 3 INCHES LITTLE BOWSTRING.............. 2.0 / 3 INCHES TOWER 3S...................... 2.0 / 3 INCHES LITTLE FORK 10SW.............. 0.9 / 6 INCHES NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SNOWFALL/SNOW DEPTH GRANTSBURG....................17.0 / 17 INCHES CABLE.........................16.0 / 16 INCHES 10SW CLAM LAKE................16.0 / 16 INCHES MASON.........................14.0 / 14 INCHES GRAND VIEW....................14.0 / 14 INCHES SHELL LAKE....................13.0 / 12 INCHES DANBURY.......................13.0 / 13 INCHES GURNEY........................12.9 / 12 INCHES PARK FALLS 20NE...............12.5 / 13 INCHES BUTTERNUT.....................12.0 / 12 INCHES HAYWARD.......................12.0 / 12 INCHES PARK FALLS....................12.0 / 12 INCHES PENCE.........................11.0 / 11 INCHES MERCER........................11.0 / 11 INCHES IRON RIVER 1S.................10.5 / 10 INCHES PHILLIPS 5SW..................10.6 / 11 INCHES SPOONER.......................10.0 / 10 INCHES BAYFIELD FISH HATCHERY........10.0 / 1O INCHES GLIDDEN.......................10.0 / 10 INCHES CORNUCOPIA.................... 9.0 / 9 INCHES ASHLAND....................... 9.0 / 9 INCHES BAYFIELD 1.5N................. 9.0 / 9 INCHES BAYFIELD 6N................... 8.5 / 8 INCHES PRENTICE...................... 8.0 / 8 INCHES HURLEY........................ 8.0 / 10 INCHES SOLON SPRINGS................. 7.0 / 7 INCHES BARNES 3W..................... 6.0 / 6 INCHES MOUTH OF THE BRULE............ 5.0 / 5 INCHES SUPERIOR...................... 5.0 / 5 INCHES BRULE......................... 4.5 / 4 INCHES PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 330 PM CST TUESDAY NOV 27 2001 ...UPDATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA... MELETTE..............12 INCHES VICTOR...............9 INCHES MURDO................10 INCHES FAULKTON.............10 INCHES ROY LAKE.............8 INCHES HECLA................9 INCHES ROSCOE...............4 INCHES BLUNT................10 INCHES WATERTOWN............7 INCHES CLEAR LAKE...........11 INCHES BROWNS VALLEY MN.....10 INCHES MELETTE..............12 INCHES DOLAND...............4 INCHES VICTOR...............9 INCHES FREDERICK............6 INCHES ONAKA................7 INCHES WILMOT...............4 INCHES MURDO................10 INCHES ROY LAKE.............8 INCHES STEPHAN..............6 INCHES BRISTOL..............12 INCHES MCINTOSH.............4 INCHES TIMBER LAKE..........7 INCHES EAGLE BUTTE..........7 INCHES SELBY................7 INCHES ORTONVILLE MN........9 INCHES EUREKA...............4 INCHES BRITTON..............4 INCHES GETTYSBURG...........5 INCHES IPSWICH..............6 INCHES HIGHMORE.............5 INCHES WEBSTER..............6 INCHES CLARK................6 INCHES SISSETON.............9 INCHES THESE REPORTS REPRESENT SNOWFALL FOR THE ENTIRE STORM UP TO 12 PM. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 340 PM CST TUE NOV 27 2001 ...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FOR THE VALLEY REGION... AS A WEAKENING STORM LINGERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALLS HAD CONTINUED TO ACCUMULATE. CALLS TO NWS COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVERS IN THE VALLEY REGION THIS AFTERNOON INDICATED 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND THE FACT THE SNOW IS PRETTY FLUFFY...MANY OBSERVERS INDICATE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING HAS OCCURRED. BELOW IS A TABLE OF SNOWDEPTHS THROUGH 330 PM FROM OBSERVERS ACROSS THE VALLEY REGION. NORTH DAKOTA CITY SNOWDEPTH S. FARGO 8 INCHES W. FARGO 6 TO 8 INCHES LISBON 5 TO 6 INCHES FORMAN 6 INCHES HARWOOD DRIFTS TO 3 FEET WAHPETON 10 TO 12 INCHES LAKOTA 1 INCH HAVANA 4 INCHES LAKE ASHTABULA 3 INCHES VALLEY CITY 4 INCHES MINNESOTA CITY SNOWDEPTH BRECKENRIDGE 14 TO 15 INCHES BATTLE LAKE 7 TO 8 INCHES 15 NE. DETROIT LAKES 4 TO 5 INCHES 2 E. FOSSTON 2 INCHES 3 N. 5 1/2 E. ADA 6 INCHES 9 NE. CLIMAX 2 TO 3 INCHES BELTRAMI 3 INCHES HIGHLANDING 3 INCHES BEMIDJI 5 TO 6 INCHES TWIN VALLEY 2 TO 3 INCHES LAKE ITASCA 4 TO 5 INCHES WADENA 8 INCHES PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 405 PM CST TUE NOV 27 2001 THE AREAL LIFT BRIDGE AT DULUTH PASSED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT DULUTH. THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE REGION HAS PRODUCED WINDS GUSTING TO 52 MPH AT THE LIFT BRIDGE AROUND 9 AM. THE WAVES CREATED BY THESE WINDS WASHED OUT A PORTION OF THE LAKEWALK...NEAR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL. THEREFORE...PORTIONS OF THE LAKEWALK HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR REPAIRS. WINDS AT 3 PM HAD DECREASED TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...CREATING WAVES THROUGH THE CHANNEL ESTIMATED AT 10 FEET IN HEIGHT. THE WAVES WERE WASHING OVER THE WALLS AND COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO SPECTATORS. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN 430 PM CST TUE NOV 27 2001 ...MORE INFORMATION ON THE WILLMAR SNOWFALL... CITY COUNTY STORM TOTAL IN INCHES WILLMAR KANDIYOHI 29.1 AS OF 1 PM THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVATION SITE. IT IS LOCATED AT THE STATE HOSPITAL ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF WILLMAR... AND WORKERS THERE HAVE BEEN TAKING OFFICIAL MEASUREMENTS SINCE 1918. IN FACT... THE CURRENT CHIEF OBSERVER HAS BEEN REPORTING WEATHER CONDITIONS AT WILLMAR SINCE 1971. THE TOTAL IS CORROBORATED BY A LIQUID WATER CONTENT OF 1.97 INCHES AT 815 AM WHEN THE TOTAL WAS 21 INCHES. SO THE SNOW/WATER RATIO IS IN LINE WITH RATIOS MEASURED BY OTHERS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... INCLUDING THE NWS AT CHANHASSEN. PHONE CALLS TO NEARBY SITES CORROBORATE THE TOTAL. THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT... ONLY 1/4 MILE NORTH OF THE STATE HOSPITAL... REPORTED ABOUT 30 INCHES AS OF 415 PM. AND THE OFFICIAL NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT NEW LONDON...ONLY 10 MILES NORTH OF WILLMAR... MEASURED 25 INCHES AT 3 PM. HERE ARE THE OTHER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE REPORTED SINCE 1 PM CITY COUNTY STORM TOTAL IN INCHES NEW LONDON KANDIYOHI 25 REDWOOD FALLS REDWOOD 10 BROWNTON MCLEOD 10 VADNAIS HEIGHTS RAMSEY 6 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN 815 PM CST TUE NOVEMBER 27 2001 SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL TOTALS AS OF 8 PM... .MINNESOTA CITY COUNTY SNOWFALL IN INCHES WILLMAR KANDIYOHI 29.1 NEW LONDON KANDIYOHI 28.0 WILLMAR AND NEW LONDON ARE BOTH OFFICIAL NWS COOPERATIVE SITES EDEN VALLEY STEARNS 15.0 MEDINA HENNEPIN 12.0 VADNAIS HEIGHTS RAMSEY 6.0 CHANHASSEN CARVER 8.8 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 912 PM CST TUE NOV 27 2001 THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL REPORTS CALLED IN BY SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTERS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AS OF 900 PM THIS EVENING. TODAYS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA SNOWFALL/STORM TOTAL/SNOW DEPTH INCHES INCHES INCHES NWS DULUTH.................... 4.7 / 7.7 / 6 INTERNATIONAL FALLS........... 5.0 / 8.0 / 13 HINCKLEY 1SW.................. M / 16.7 / 17 BRAINERD 3N................... 5.2 / 8.2 / 8 TWO HARBORS 7NW............... 8.0 / 9.0 / 8 WALES......................... M / 8.2 / 8 LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH 5N........ 1.7 / 7.5 / 8 VIRGINIA 1SW.................. M / 5.5 / 5 TWO HARBORS 10NE.............. 2.0 / 5.0 / 5 DEERWOOD 12N.................. M / 5.0 / 5 NISSWA 3NE.................... 4.0 / 7.0 / 7 PILLAGER...................... 1.0 / 11.0 / 11 LEADER 6E..................... 5.0 / 7.0 / 7 SILVER BAY.................... 4.5 / 5.0 / 4 WOLF RIDGE NATURE CENTER...... 5.6 / 6.0 / 5 CLOQUET....................... 4.5 / 6.0 / 4 COTTON........................ M / 9.0 / 9 TODAYS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SNOWFALL/STORM TOTAL/SNOW DEPTH INCHES INCHES INCHES GRAND VIEW.................... M / 20.0 / 20 CABLE......................... M / 18.0 / 18 10SW CLAM LAKE................ M / 18.0 / 18 BRULE......................... M / 6.0 / 6 IRON RIVER.................... 3.0 / 12.0 / 12 MASON......................... M / 15.0 / 15 CORNUCOPIA.................... 2.0 / 11.0 / 11 AMNICON VALLEY................ 1.5 / 9.5 / 9 PARK FALLS.................... M / 13.0 / 13 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 945 PM CST TUE NOV 27 2001 ...UPDATED SNOW TOTALS FOR FARGO-MOORHEAD AND GRAND FORKS... AS OF 940 PM...THE OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE OBSERVER IN MOORHEAD REPORTED 5.3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE MIDNIGHT...BRINGING THE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 9.0 INCHES. AS OF 600 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GRAND FORKS REPORTED 2.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TODAY...FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 3.9 INCHES. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN 815 PM CST TUE NOVEMBER 27 2001 SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL TOTALS AS OF 8 PM... .MINNESOTA CITY COUNTY SNOWFALL IN INCHES WILLMAR KANDIYOHI 29.1 NEW LONDON KANDIYOHI 28.0 WILLMAR AND NEW LONDON ARE BOTH OFFICIAL NWS COOPERATIVE SITES EDEN VALLEY STEARNS 15.0 MEDINA HENNEPIN 12.0 VADNAIS HEIGHTS RAMSEY 6.0 CHANHASSEN CARVER 8.8 685 ABUS34 KDLH 281505 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 906 AM CST WED NOV 28 2001 THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL REPORTS CALLED IN BY SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTERS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AS OF 900 AM THIS MORNING. 24 HR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA SNOWFALL/STORM TOTAL/SNOW DEPTH INCHES INCHES INCHES NWS DULUTH.................... 5.1 / 8.6 / 7 TWO HARBORS 7NW............... M / 11.5 / SILVER BAY.................... 3.0 / 6.0 / 4 COTTON........................ M / 10.0 / 9 MARCELL....................... 3.4 / 9.0 / 9 TOWER 3S...................... 4.0 / 7.0 / 7 FINDLAND...................... 3.0 / 7.0 / 5 ISLE 12N...................... 4.0 / 11.0 / 8 GRAND MARAIS 12W.............. M / 12.0 / 12 ISABELLA...................... 4.0 / 7.5 / 9 MOOSE LAKE.................... M / 7.0 / 7 24 HRS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SNOWFALL/STORM TOTAL/SNOW DEPTH INCHES INCHES INCHES BUTTERNUT..................... 5.0 / 13.0 / 13 MERCER........................ 2.0 / 13.0 / 13 GLIDDEN....................... 4.0 / 14.0 / 14 GURNEY........................ 3.0 / / 13 SHELL LAKE.................... M / 13.0 / DANBURY....................... M / 16.0 / 14 GRANTSBURG.................... M / 18.0 / 16 MASON......................... M / 17.0 / 17 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN 400 PM CST WED NOV 28 2001 ...RECORD WILLMAR DAILY SNOWFALL... WILLMAR IS AN OFFICIAL NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVATION SITE... AND MEASURED A GRAND TOTAL OF 30.4 INCHES FROM THE SNOW ON NOVEMBER 26 AND 27. 21.0 INCHES FELL FROM 8 AM NOVEMBER 26 TO 8 AM NOVEMBER 27. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD AT WILLMAR OF 18.0 INCHES... SET MARCH 16 1917 AND AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 30 1985. THE TOTAL OF 30.4 DOES NOT BREAK THE WILLMAR RECORD FOR SNOW FROM A SINGLE STORM. THAT REMAINS AT 30.7 INCHES... SET FROM NOVEMBER 29 TO DECEMBER 2 1985.