MN Arrowhead Ice Storm Summary

Ice Storm & Heavy Rain Summary
2009 March 23rd-24th

Storm Total Ice Amounts  2-day Rainfall Amounts

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A powerful low pressure system brought significant rain, ice and a few thunderstorms to the Northland Monday and Tuesday. The Minnesota Arrowhead region, including Lake and Cook counties in far northeast Minnesota, received heavy icing with widepspread amounts of an inch or more. The ice accumulations lead to widespread power outages and tree damage across the north shore of Lake Superior region. The power outages lasted several days and affected 2000 residents in Lake County, including the communities of Two Harbors, north to Finalnd and Grand Marais, where Red Cross shelters were put in place. A 24 hour rainfall total of 1.35 inches was recorded at the Duluth National Weather Service office. This set a new daily rainfall record for the date of March 24, breaking the old record of 0.73 inches that was set in 1893.

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23Z March 23rd  23Z March 22nd 23Z March 22nd
00Z March 24th  01Z March 23rd 06Z March 23rd
14Z March 24th 18Z March 23rd 09Z March 23rd
 18Z March 24th  19Z March 23rd  12Z March 23rd
21Z March 24th  20Z March 23rd 18Z March 23rd
15Z March 25th   21Z March 23rd 22Z March 23rd
21Z March 25th 00Z March 24th 00Z March 24th
  03Z March 24th 06Z March 24th
    09Z March 24th
    18Z March 24th

 
  image courtesy Dan Miller



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