Dome Buster: 5th biggest snowstorm for Metro
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Congratulations, you've just witnessed (and survived) a top 5 record Twin Cities snowstorm.
An official, Dome collapsing, storm total of 17.1" piled up at Twin Cities Airport. That's the 5th highest storm total snowfall on record in the Twin Cities dating all the way back to 1891.
Top Fourteen Largest Snowfalls for Twin Cities
1. 28.4 inches: 1991 October 31 - November 3 (Halloween Blizzard)
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2. 21.1 inches: 1985 November 29 - December 1
3. 20.0 inches: 1982 January 22 - 23
4. 17.4 inches: 1982 January 20 - 21
5. 17.1 inches: 2010 December 10 - 11
6. 16.8 inches: 1940 November 11 - 12 (Armistice Day)
7. 16.7 inches: 1985 March 3 - 4
7. 16.7 inches: 1940 March 11 - 14 (tie)
9. 16.5 inches: 1982 December 27 - 28
10. 16.0 inches: 1917 January 20 - 21
10. 16.0 inches: 1999 March 8 - 9 (tie)
12. 14.7 inches: 1985 March 31
13. 14.3 inches: 1991 November 29 - 30
14. 14.1 inches: 1952 March 22 -23
In some places the sky actually is falling! Check out the epic video of the Metrodome roof collapse.
It is also the biggest snowstorm in the Twin Cities in 19 years....since the Halloween Mega Storm dumped an all time record 28.4" on the Twin Cities.
Osceola, WI takes the golden snow shovel award with an amazing 23"! Here are the final storm totals.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
214 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010
...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TOTALS DECEMBER 10-11...
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
------ ----------------------- -- -------------- -------
23.00 5 SE OSCEOLA WI POLK 0900 AM
21.50 NEW MARKET MN SCOTT 0942 PM
21.50 SHAKOPEE MN SCOTT 0654 PM
21.00 OAKDALE MN WASHINGTON 0335 AM
20.00 RED WING MN GOODHUE 0802 AM
20.00 MAPLEWOOD MN RAMSEY 0337 AM
19.20 EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 0100 PM
2624 ARTHUR STREET
18.50 4 NNE MENOMONIE WI DUNN 0945 PM
STORM TOTAL.
18.00 MENOMONIE WI DUNN 0802 AM
18.00 EAST FARMINGTON WI POLK 0630 PM
17.50 3 NW MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 0100 PM
17.40 LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 0906 PM
17.20 WOODBURY MN WASHINGTON 0855 AM
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
17.20 1 W CARVER MN CARVER 1000 PM
STORM TOTAL.
17.10 MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 0124 AM
MEASURED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. STORM TOTAL SNOW
17.00 EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 1100 AM
OTTER CREEK COURT
17.00 2 N MENOMONIE WI DUNN 0620 PM
STORM TOTAL.
16.50 SAVAGE MN SCOTT 1133 PM
16.30 HASTINGS MN DAKOTA 0826 PM
16.00 RIDGELAND WI DUNN 0100 PM
16.00 DURAND WI PEPIN 1031 PM
15.50 CHANHASSEN MN CARVER 0124 AM
MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE. STORM TOTAL SNOW.
15.20 ST LOUIS PARK MN HENNEPIN 1036 PM
15.00 1 SSW DELANO MN WRIGHT 0620 PM
STORM TOTAL
14.70 WACONIA MN CARVER 0748 AM
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
14.50 3 SSW WHITE BEAR LAKE MN RAMSEY 1030 PM
STORM TOTAL.
14.20 STANLEY WI CHIPPEWA 0920 AM
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
13.70 LESTER PRAIRIE MN MCLEOD 0935 AM
STORM TOTAL
13.50 1 ESE CHASKA MN CARVER 0700 PM
STORM TOTAL.
13.50 ELK MOUND WI DUNN 0655 PM
13.00 STILLWATER MN WASHINGTON 1200 PM
13.00 JIM FALLS WI CHIPPEWA 0935 AM
STORM TOTAL
12.50 NORTH BRANCH MN CHISAGO 1100 AM
STORM TOTAL
12.50 1 ENE CAMBRIDGE MN ISANTI 0630 PM
STORM TOTAL.
12.00 FARIBAULT MN RICE 0909 PM
11.50 ANDOVER MN ANOKA 0145 AM
STORM TOTAL.
11.00 HAUGEN WI BARRON 1130 AM
STORM TOTAL
10.00 ST JAMES MN WATONWAN 1228 PM
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. DRIFTS 5 FEET HIGH.
10.00 WELCOME MN MARTIN 1228 PM
DEEP DRIFTS
10.00 CUMBERLAND WI BARRON 0730 AM
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
9.00 VESTA MN REDWOOD 1228 PM
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
8.00 MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0715 PM
STORM TOTAL.
7.00 4 S ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 0635 PM
6.00 WINTHROP MN SIBLEY 0820 PM
Here's the NWS map.
This weekend's storm is also the largest December snowfall on record in the Twin Cities, according the Minnesota Climate Working Group.
"The former record was the December 27-28, 1982 storm. This was a heavy wet snow that fell mostly at night. The nighttime sky took on a pink and orange hue with heavy falling snow and occasional flashes of lightning. The Twin Cities Airport was closed for 19 hours due to this storm, the first time the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport was closed because of snow since March, 1965. The total snowfall was 16.5 inches."
I remember cross country skiing down Minnetonka Blvd. at the height of that storm with wildly colored lightning flashing overhead in thundersnow.
Enjoy the cold but quiet weather in the wake of the storm!
PH