Snowstorm and Blizzard:
January 21-22, 2005
A strong Alberta Clipper brought heavy snow for the first time this season to east central Minnesota. The storm began with a finger of light snow into western Minnesota during the morning hours of January 21. By early afternoon, the snow became heavy over the Twin Cities. Six to nine inches fell in a 100 mile wide swath from Alexandria, through the Twin Cities and southeast to Rochester and la Crosse. Strong winds whipped up behind the storm to case a ground blizzard over western Minnesota overnight on the 21st and into the early morning of the 22nd. I-94 was closed for a time between Alexandria and Moorhead because of the low visibility.
Not to be outdone, Northern Minnesota also saw from four to nine inches of snow and even higher amounts were reported along the Lake Superior snowbelt.
Listed below are National Weather Service Statements about the snowstorm.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1125 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2005
HERE ARE THE LATEST AVAILABLE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR
THE WINTER STORM WHICH BEGAN FRIDAY MORNING. THESE REPORTS ARE
FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SNOWFALL OBSERVING NETWORK
SPOTTERS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
AT THE END ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS MEASURED IN THE
GROUND BLIZZARD IN WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
THESE ARE PEAK WIND GUSTS AS MEASURED BY AUTOMATED OBSERVING
STATIONS AND MNDOT ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
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LOCATION COUNTY AMOUNT
EAU CLAIRE EAU CLAIRE (WI) 11.5
DURAND PEPIN 9.5
BRANDON DOUGLAS 9.0
GLENWOOD CITY ST. CROIX (WI) 9.0
RIVER FALLS ST CROIX (WI) 8.5
OWATONNA STEELE 8.5
WINSTED MCLEOD 8.4
ALBERT LEA FREEBORN 8.0
STILLWATER WASHINGTON 8.0
AMERY POLK (WI) 8.0
BROWNTON MCLEOD 8.0
NERSTRAND RICE 8.0
MORA KANABEC 8.0
BELGRADE STEARNS 8.0
NEW HOPE HENNEPIN 8.0
WOODBURY WASHINGTON 7.5
CARLOS DOUGLAS 7.5
CHASKA CARVER 7.5
VADNAIS HEIGHTS RAMSEY 7.5
CUSHING POLK (WI) 7.5
MENOMONIE DUNN 7.5
ST.PAUL RAMSEY 7.0
ZUMBROTA GOODHUE 7.0
EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN 7.0
WATERVILLE LE SUEUR 7.0
WACONIA CARVER 7.0
AFTON WASHINGTON 7.0
ST CLOUD STATE UNIV STEARNS 7.0
LITTLE FALLS MORRISON 7.0
BALDWIN ST CROIX (WI) 7.0
ANNANDALE WRIGHT 7.0
CHANHASSEN NWS CARVER 6.9
BLOOMER, WI CHIPPEWA 6.5
RAMSEY RAMSEY 6.5
FOREST LAKE WASHINGTON 6.5
GOLDEN VALLEY HENNEPIN 6.5
PRIOR LAKE SCOTT 6.5
EDINA HENNEPIN 6.5
FOLEY BENTON 6.5
WATERTOWN CARVER 6.3
MONTGOMERY LA SUEUR 6.3
STANLEY CHIPPEWA (WI) 6.2
BAY CITY PIERCE (WI) 6.0
NEW LONDON KANDIYOHI 6.0
RICHFIELD HENNEPIN 6.0
ANDOVER ANOKA 6.0
CAMBRIDGE ISANTI 6.0
GLENCOE MCLEOD 6.0
KIRKHOVEN SWIFT 6.0
BUFFALO WRIGHT 6.0
SAUK RAPIDS BENTON 6.0
BENSON SWIFT 6.0
ALBANY STEARNS 6.0
ST PETER NICOLLET 6.0
CUMBERLAND BARRON (WI) 6.0
NORTH BRANCH CHISAGO 6.0
MEDINA HENNEPIN 6.0
SAUK CENTRE STEARNS 6.0
JIM FALLS, WI CHIPPEWA 5.7
MPLS/ST PAUL APT HENNEPIN 5.5
WILLMAR KANDIYOHI 5.5
MURDOCK SWIFT 5.5
MILACA MILLE LACS 5.5
RUSH CITY CHISAGO 5.5
ST CLOUD AIRPORT SHERBURNE 5.4
8 S HILLMAN MORRISON 5.3
GLENWOOD POPE 5.0
LONG PRAIRIE TODD 5.0
CHIPPEWA FALLS CHIPPEWA (WI) 5.0
MANKATO BLUE EARTH 5.0
SHELDON RUSK (WI) 4.4
RED WING GOODHUE 4.3
NEW ULM BROWN 4.2
WASECA WASECA 4.0
LITCHFIELD MEEKER 4.0
JANESVILLE WASECA 4.0
SPRINGFIELD BROWN 4.0
STANLEY, WI RUSK 4.0
VESTA REDWOOD 4.0
MONTEVIDEO CHIPPEWA (MN) 3.0
LAMBERTON REDWOOD 3.0
REDWOOD FALLS REDWOOD 2.5
DAWSON LAC QUI PARLE 2.5
CANBY YELLOW MEDICINE 2.0
WINNEBAGO BLUE EARTH 1.0
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PEAK WIND GUSTS
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NEW ULM 64 MPH
CLARA CITY 61 MPH
MADELIA 61 MPH
BLUE EARTH 61 MPH
ST. JAMES 60 MPH
FAIRMONT 60 MPH
STARBUCK 58 MPH
WINTHROP 55 MPH
LESTER PRAIRIE 55 MPH
OLIVIA 55 MPH
MORRIS 55 MPH
APPLETON 54 MPH
MONTEVIDEO 52 MPH
GRANITE FALLS 52 MPH
EDEN VALLEY 51 MPH
WASECA 51 MPH
REDWOOD FALLS 51 MPH
BENSON 51 MPH
ALBERT LEA 51 MPH
LITCHFIELD 49 MPH
HUTCHINSON 48 MPH
MANKATO 47 MPH
OWATONNA 47 MPH
WILLMAR 46 MPH
ALEXANDRIA 46 MPH
HANLEY FALLS 45 MPH
GLENWOOD 46 MPH
MADISON 43 MPH
FARIBAULT 43 MPH
ST. CLOUD 41 MPH
MPLS INTL AIRPORT 40 MPH
EDEN PRAIRIE 38 MPH
NWS CHANHASSEN 38 MPH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1025 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2005
THESE ARE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THE PAST SNOW STORM FROM COOPERATIVE
AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS.
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
ST LOUIS COUNTY SNOWFALL/ SNOW DEPTH
NWS DULUTH.............. 8.8 / 37 IN
DULUTH 18NE............. 8.0 / 29 IN
PROCTOR................. 9.0 / MM IN
BABBITT................. 9.0 / 40 IN
TOWER 3S................ 5.5 / 20 IN
EMBARRASS............... 5.0 / 25 IN
ORR..................... 6.0 / 23 IN
WHITE LAKES............. 6.5 / MM IN
CRANE LAKE.............. 6.0 / MM IN
FLOODWOOD............... 6.5 / 21 IN
CARLTON COUNTY
CLOQUET................. 5.5 / 28 IN
MOOSE LAKE.............. 9.0 / MM IN
KOOCHICHING COUNTY
INTERNATIONAL FALLS..... 5.0 / MM IN
LITTLE FORK............. 6.0 / 23 IN
KABETOGAMA.............. 5.5 / 26 IN
CROW WING COUNTY
PEQUOT LAKES............ 5.0 / 19 IN
EMILY................... 4.0 / MM IN
BRAINERD 8SW............ 4.0 / 12 IN
BRAINERD................ 4.5 / 14 IN
ITASCA COUNTY
DIXON LAKE.............. 7.0 / 23 IN
CASS COUNTY
DIXON LAKE.............. 7.0 / 23 IN
LEADER.................. 9.0 / MM IN
AITKIN COUNTY
ISLE 12N................ 6.2 / 14 IN
PINE COUNTY
ASKOV/BRUNO............. 8.0 / MM IN
ASKOV................... 8.0 / MM IN
PINE CITY............... 5.0 / MM IN
HINCKLEY 18E............ 7.8 / MM IN
LAKE COUNTY
TWO HARBORS 7NW......... 13.5 / 45 IN
SILVER BAY.............. 10.8 / 48 IN
FINLAND................. 15.0 / 38 IN
COOK COUNTY
GRAND MARAIS............. 15.0 / MM IN
END OF GUNFLINT TRAIL.... 6.0 / MM IN
LOON LAKE................ 7.0 / 30 IN
SAWBILL LAKE............ 8.0 / MM IN
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