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Snow for April 5-6, 1999
A storm system brought around an inch of rain to southern Minnesota, while snow fell across central and northern portions of the state. Here are some of the total accumulations as reported to the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1045 AM CST TUE APR 6 1999
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL REPORTS CALLED IN BY COOP OBSERVERS
FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN FOR THE PAST
24 HOURS UP TO 1030 AM THIS MORNING.
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
SNOWFALL/SNOW DEPTH
NWS DULUTH.................... 7.6 / 7.0 INCHES
INTERNATIONAL FALLS........... 3.0 / 2.0 INCHES
5NW OF GRAND MARAIS...........10.0 /27.0 INCHES
BRIMSON....................... 8.0 / 8.0 INCHES
PALO.......................... 7.0 / 7.0 INCHES
GRAND PORTAGE................. 6.0 /13.0 INCHES
DEEP PORTAGE.................. 5.0 / 5.0 INCHES
FEDERAL DAM AT LEECH LAKE..... 2.0 / 2.0 INCHES
POKEGAMA DAM.................. 2.6 / 2.0 INCHES
TOWER 3 S..................... 6.0 / 6.0 INCHES
MOOSE LAKE.................... 0.2 / INCHES
CROSS LAKE.................... 2.0 / INCHES
BEARSKIN LODGE GUNFLINT TRAIL. 7.0 / INCHES
LITTLE FORK................... 1.7 / 3.0 INCHES
BRAINERD...................... 3.0 / 3.0 INCHES
TWO HARBORS 7NW............... 11.5 /17.0 INCHES
TWO HARBORS 10NNE............. 11.0 /11.0 INCHES
SILVER BAY.................... 10.0 /10.0 INCHES
BRUNO......................... 2.0 / INCHES
EMBARRASS..................... 4.0 / INCHES
WOLF RIDGE NATURE CENTER...... 10.0 /10.0 INCHES
FINLAND....................... 11.0 /11.0 INCHES
MARCELL....................... 2.7 / 3.0 INCHES
CLOQUET....................... 3.0 / 2.0 INCHES
COTTON........................ 4.5 / 4.0 INCHES
LONGVILLE..................... 4.0 / 4.0 INCHES
LITTLE BOW STRING LAKE........ 1.5 / INCHES
ISABELLA...................... 9.0 / 9.0 INCHES
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SNOWFALL/SNOW DEPTH
PATTISON STATE PARK........... 3.0 / 3.0 INCHES
BAYFIELD ..................... 1.2 / 1.0 INCHES
AMNICON FALLS................. 1.0 / INCHES
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 400 AM CDT TUE APR 6 1999 ...APRIL SNOW SHOWERS... HERE ARE SOME TOTALS FROM THE SNOW THAT BEGAN MONDAY EVENING. AS OF 4 AM...MOST OF THE SNOW HAD TAPERED OFF SUBSTANTIALLY... OR EVEN CHANGED BACK TO LIGHT RAIN. DURING THE TIME OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...MANY AREAS REPORTED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 100 FEET. ALEXANDRIA.....4 INCHES LONG PRAIRIE...4 INCHES ST MARTIN......4 INCHES GLENWOOD.......4 INCHES LITTLE FALLS...3 INCHES WILLMAR........2.5 INCHES BENSON.........2 INCHES MORRIS.........1 INCH MOST OF THESE TOTALS ARE COURTESY OF COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.
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