Snowfall - November 15-16, 2000
An early winter snowstorm dropped up to a half a foot of snow in some areas of extreme southwest
Minnesota. Below you will find various statements issued by the National Weather Service regarding this event.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
930 AM CST THU NOV 16 2000
ACCUMULATING SNOW CONTINUED TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA BUT WILL CONTINUE OVER WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH MID MORNING. HERE ARE SOME SNOWFALL
REPORTS THROUGH 930 AM FROM THE NWS SNOW FALL OBSERVER NETWORK...
6.0 INCHES...ELLSWORTH WI..ST. PETER
5.0 INCHES...NEW ULM..RED WING..ST. JAMES..WASECA..MANKATO
4.0 INCHES...NEW PRAGUE..FARIBAULT..PRIOR LAKE
...DURAND WI..FARMINGTON..CHIPPEWA FALLS WI
3.9 INCHES...NWS CHANHASSEN
3.5 INCHES...OWATONNA..LAKEVILLE..NORTH PRIOR LAKE..SAVAGE
3.3 INCHES...SPRING VALLEY
3.0 INCHES...FAIRMONT..LAFAYETTE
2.5 INCHES...EDEN PRAIRIE
2.0 INCHES...STILLWATER..WEYERHAUSER WI..GOLDEN VALLEY..
...RICHFIELD..BLOOMINGTON
1.5 INCHES...HUTCHINSON..GLENCOE
1.0 INCH.....ALBERT LEA..COKATO
0.9 INCH.....ST CLOUD
0.5 INCH.....VESTA
TRACE........WILLMAR
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1038 AM CST THU NOV 16 2000
SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH 7 AM CST THU 16 NOV 2000
KENNETH MN.......................7 INCHES
CHANDLER MN......................6 INCHES
LEOTA MN.........................6 INCHES
WORTHINGTON MN...................6 INCHES
SOUTHWEST SIOUX FALLS............6.0 INCHES
SOUTH SIOUX FALLS (LINCOLN CO)...5.5 INCHES
SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT (NWS)........5.3 INCHES
LUVERNE MN.......................5 INCHES
RUSHMORE MN......................5 INCHES
HARDWICK MN......................5 INCHES
EDGERTON MN......................5 INCHES
WINDOM MN........................4.5 INCHES
LAKEFIELD MN.....................3.1 INCHES
MARSHALL MN......................2 INCHES
ACADEMY MN.......................2 INCHES
JACKSON MN.......................2 INCHES
PIPESTONE MN.....................2 INCHES
TYLER MN.........................1 INCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
200 PM CST THU NOV 16 2000
SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 2 PM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
MINNESOTA...
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL AMOUNT
MINNESOTA CITY WINONA 1 INCH
STEWARTVILLE OLMSTED 1 INCH
LA CRESCENT 3W HOUSTON 1.5 INCHES
GRAND MEADOW MOWER 2 INCHES
HIGHLAND FILLMORE 2 INCHES
RENO 3SW HOUSTON 2.5 INCHES
AUSTIN MOWER 2 TO 3 INCHES
DODGE CENTER DODGE 2 TO 3 INCHES
PRESTON FILLMORE 2 TO 3 INCHES
ROCHESTER OLMSTED 2 TO 3 INCHES
WINONA WINONA 2 TO 3 INCHES
CALEDONIA HOUSTON 2.5 TO 3 INCHES
SPRING VALLEY FILLMORE 3 INCHES
THEILMAN WABASHA 3 INCHES
MANTORVILLE DODGE 3 TO 4 INCHES
WABASHA WABASHA 4 TO 5 INCHES
WISCONSIN...
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL AMOUNT
NWS LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 2.2 INCHES
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