First Snow Of The Season!

The first measurable snow of the season packed quite a punch for the Northland.  Following the passage of a record low pressure storm, cold air blasted in behind the storm system and quickly changed the rain to snow Tuesday evening.

The daily snowfall amounts from Tuesday and Wednesday at Duluth (National Weather Service office) were new daily snowfall records.  On Tuesday 3.4 inches fell, which broke the old record of 1.7 inches set in 1969, and on Wednesday 4.3 inches fell, which broke the old record of 4.0 inches set in 2003.

 The map below shows the snowfall amounts from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. 
 Click the map for a larger image. 

 Below is a listing of the latest snowfall from the storm.

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1129 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 AM     SNOW             5 NW TWO HARBORS        47.08N 91.75W
10/27/2010  M5.0 INCH        LAKE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 INCHES ON PAVEMENT.

0600 AM     SNOW             BUTTERNUT               46.01N 90.50W
10/27/2010  M1.0 INCH        ASHLAND            WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

0605 AM     SNOW             CULVER                  46.93N 92.56W
10/27/2010  M2.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0605 AM     SNOW             SAWYER                  46.67N 92.63W
10/27/2010  M4.5 INCH        CARLTON            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 AM     SNOW             3 NE BRAINERD           46.39N 94.15W
10/27/2010  M3.8 INCH        CROW WING          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SNOW DEPTH 3 INCHES ON GRASS AND 1 INCH ON PAVEMENT AT
            630AM.

0630 AM     SNOW             SAGINAW                 46.86N 92.44W
10/27/2010  M4.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0640 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 SW TWIG               46.87N 92.39W
10/27/2010  M9.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   NWS EMPLOYEE

0700 AM     HEAVY SNOW       1 N ADOLPH              46.79N 92.28W
10/27/2010  M8.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM     SNOW             4 W CLAM LAKE           45.79N 92.41W
10/27/2010  M0.2 INCH        BURNETT            WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

0726 AM     SNOW             4 WNW CLOQUET           46.75N 92.57W
10/27/2010  M5.0 INCH        CARLTON            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ACCUMULATED SNOW SINCE LAST NIGHT. BEEN WITHOUT POWER
            SINCE 1030 PM LAST NIGHT.

0750 AM     SNOW             MOOSE LAKE              46.45N 92.77W
10/27/2010  M1.0 INCH        CARLTON            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0752 AM     HEAVY SNOW       7 NW TWO HARBORS        47.10N 91.78W
10/27/2010  M7.1 INCH        LAKE               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     SNOW             FLOODWOOD               46.93N 92.92W
10/27/2010  M4.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            LAST 24 HOURS - 2.69 INCHES LIQUID PRECIPITATION AND 4
            INCHES OF SNOW.

0800 AM     SNOW             WRENSHALL               46.62N 92.38W
10/27/2010  M0.8 INCH        CARLTON            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.75 INCHES OF LIQUID...RAIN SNOW MIX.

0800 AM     SNOW             2 E FLOODWOOD           46.93N 92.87W
10/27/2010  M4.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     SNOW             5 W TWO HARBORS         47.03N 91.78W
10/27/2010  M3.0 INCH        LAKE               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 AM     SNOW             2 WNW DULUTH            46.79N 92.16W
10/27/2010  M4.8 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   NWS EMPLOYEE

0802 AM     SNOW             FORT RIPLEY             46.17N 94.36W
10/27/2010  M3.0 INCH        CROW WING          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            CURRENTLY 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.

0840 AM     HEAVY SNOW       12 NNW HERMANTOWN       46.97N 92.34W
10/27/2010  M6.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       8 E FREDENBERG          46.97N 92.05W
10/27/2010  M7.1 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL MEASURED 4 MILES EAST OF ISLAND LAKE.

0900 AM     SNOW             14 W ISABELLA           47.62N 91.66W
10/27/2010  M1.5 INCH        LAKE               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0900 AM     SNOW             SOLON SPRINGS           46.35N 91.82W
10/27/2010  M0.2 INCH        DOUGLAS            WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

0926 AM     SNOW             LEADER                  46.52N 94.65W
10/27/2010  M4.5 INCH        CASS               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0931 AM     SNOW             N SAGINAW               46.86N 92.44W
10/27/2010  M6.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CURRENTLY 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.

1030 AM     SNOW             CLOQUET                 46.73N 92.49W
10/27/2010  M3.0 INCH        CARLTON            MN   NWS EMPLOYEE

1034 AM     SNOW             2 SE TWIG               46.87N 92.33W
10/27/2010  M8.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   PUBLIC

            PIKE LAKE

1040 AM     HEAVY SNOW       3 NE HERMANTOWN         46.84N 92.21W
10/27/2010  M7.7 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            SNOWFALL SINCE 530PM TUESDAY AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
            SERVICE.

1120 AM     SNOW             5 N GRAND MARAIS        47.83N 90.34W
10/27/2010  M0.5 INCH        COOK               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER 

 


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