Windy December 12, 2004

On Sunday, December 12, 2004 there was a taste of winter in the form of a powerful Alberta Clipper. Snow fell over northeast Minnesota while the rest of the state had very gusty winds. The peak wind gust was 71 mph near Welch in northern Goodhue County. The National Weather Service issued the following statements about the snow and wind.

 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
953 AM CST MON DEC 13 2004 THESE ARE SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM COOPERATIVE AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS. 

NORTHEAST MINNESOTA              TIME       NEW SNOW   STORM TOTAL   SNOW DEPTH
ITASCA COUNTY
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BIGFORK 20SE.................     0905         2.0          M           M
LITTLE BOWSTRING LAKE........     1000         1.0
DIXON LAKE...................     0940         2.0                     7.0
GRAND RAPIDS 5SE.............     0915         0.5

ST. LOUIS COUNTY
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VIRGINIA 5N...................    0940         2.0           M        10.0
CRANE LAKE....................    0915         4.5
GUNFLINT TRAIL GOLDEN EAGLE LODGE 0916         4.5         10.5       14.0



NORTHWEST WISCONSIN              TIME       NEW SNOW   STORM TOTAL   SNOW DEPTH
BAYFIELD COUNTY
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MASON.........................     0920         6.0           M           M
IRON COUNTY
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GURNEY........................     0840         7.0           M        14.0
HURLEY 5W.....................     0910        17.0           M        30.0
MONTREAL......................     0835        18.0           M           M


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
930 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2004

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF PEAK WIND GUSTS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. 
ALL DATA ARE FROM ASOS AND AWOS EQUIPMENT LOCATED AT AIRPORTS...AND MNDOT ROAD WEATHER SENSORS.
MINNESOTA...

WELCH 3NW           71 MPH AT 147 PM
ALBERT LEA 10S      62 MPH AT 330 PM
ST JAMES            62 MPH AT 235 PM
WINTHROP 2W         62 MPH AT 455 PM
OWATONNA 10S        62 MPH AT 443 PM
LAKE CRYSTAL 5SW    61 MPH AT 1114 AM
HANLEY FALLS        60 MPH AT 125 PM
CLARA CITY          60 MPH AT 323 PM
STARBUCK 9S         60 MPH AT 1236 PM
ALBERT LEA          59 MPH AT 515 PM
NEW ULM             59 MPH AT 1055 AM
MANKATO ARPT        58 MPH AT 155 PM
FAIRMONT            58 MPH AT 1215 PM
ZUMBROTA 5NW        58 MPH AT 212 PM
LESTER PRAIRIE 2N   58 MPH AT 233 PM
RICE 2NW            57 MPH AT 1059 AM
BLUE EARTH          57 MPH AT 351 PM
BELLE PLAINE        57 MPH AT 302 PM
PIERZ 12N           57 MPH AT 645 AM
WASECA              56 MPH AT 351 PM
GLENWOOD            56 MPH AT 1135 AM
BELGRADE 3SE        55 MPH AT 256 PM
ST. CLOUD AIRPORT   55 MPH AT 124 PM
ST. PAUL AIRPORT    55 MPH AT 114 PM
MORRIS              55 MPH AT 335 AM
ALEXANDRIA 2SE      55 MPH AT 732 AM
HUTCHINSON          54 MPH AT 315 PM
OWATONNA            54 MPH AT 435 PM
REDWOOD FALLS       54 MPH AT 1112 AM
GLENCOE             54 MPH AT 256 PM
CLEARWATER 2SE      54 MPH AT 412 PM
SAUK CENTRE 1SE     54 MPH AT 812 AM
LITTLE CHICAGO      54 MPH AT 510 PM
BUFFALO             53 MPH AT 155 PM
MPLS/ST PAUL INTL   52 MPH AT 207 PM
MADISON             52 MPH AT 1115 AM
ALEXANDRIA ARPT     51 MPH AT 216 PM
GRANITE FALLS       51 MPH AT 415 AM
MPLS/CRYSTAL ARPT   51 MPH AT 103 PM
BLAINE              51 MPH AT 1255 PM
LAKEVILLE           51 MPH AT 155 PM
OLIVIA              51 MPH AT 1155 AM
WILLMAR             51 MPH AT 415 AM
INVER GROVE HTS     50 MPH AT 151 PM
MANKATO DOWNTOWN    50 MPH AT 511 AM
APPLETON            49 MPH AT 555 AM
FARIBAULT           49 MPH AT 435 PM
MORA                49 MPH AT 735 AM
MILACA 6N           49 MPH AT 714 AM
MONTEVIDEO          49 MPH AT 1215 PM
STAPLES             49 MPH AT 555 AM
MAPLE LAKE          48 MPH AT 155 PM
BENSON              48 MPH AT 835 AM
EDEN PRAIRIE APRT   48 MPH AT 307 PM
PRINCETON           46 MPH AT 735 AM
LITTLE CANADA       46 MPH AT 1105 AM
SOUTH ST PAUL       45 MPH AT 535 PM
ST PAUL             45 MPH AT 836 AM (35E AND CAYUGA)
LITTLE FALLS        45 MPH AT 735 AM
RUSH CITY 2SW       44 MPH AT 820 AM
RUSH CITY           41 MPH AT 855 AM
CAMBRIDGE           41 MPH AT 115 PM
WISCONSIN...

NEW RICHMOND        48 MPH AT 1157 AM
RED WING MN ARPT    47 MPH AT 155 PM (AIRPORT IS IN HAGER CITY WI)
EAU CLAIRE          45 MPH AT 919 AM
MENOMONIE           45 MPH AT 455 PM
OSCEOLA             41 MPH AT 155 PM
RICE LAKE           39 MPH AT 155 PM

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