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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | SCOTT |
| WFO | MPX |
| Begin Date | 12/08/2009 11:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/09/2009 13:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A powerful winter storm developed across the central plains Tuesday afternoon, and quickly intensified as it moved across the southern Great Lakes by Wednesday morning. A broad area of light snow developed across southern Minnesota Tuesday afternoon, but heavier snowfall developed during the evening and overnight hours as the storm intensified. Several locations in south central and east central Minnesota reported nearly a foot of snow by Wednesday morning, with the heaviest report at Zumbrota in the southeastern part of Goodhue County. Faribault, Owatonna and Northfield all reported around 10 inches as the storm departed Wednesday evening. Snowfall amounts tapered off rapidly to the northwest of the Twin Cities, where a few inches occurred from St. Cloud to Alexandria. In addition to the heavy snowfall reports, strong winds developed and caused blizzard or near blizzard conditions for a large area of southwest and south central Minnesota. Frequent gusts of 40 to 50 mph were reported during the height of the storm including 54 mph at Blue Earth, and 50 mph along I-35 south of Owatonna. Several county highway crews were taken off the roads due to poor visibility and blocked roads during the height of the storm. |
| Event Narrative | The local county highway department reported white-out conditions for several hours across mainly far southern Scott County. Wind speeds increased from the northwest at 25 to 35 mph, with gusts of 40 mph at times. This created blizzard conditions that continued until winds subsided during the early afternoon. Total snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 7 inches across the county. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| FREEBORN (ZONE) | FREEBORN (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FARIBAULT (ZONE) | FARIBAULT (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAC QUI PARLE (ZONE) | LAC QUI PARLE (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| YELLOW MEDICINE (ZONE) | YELLOW MEDICINE (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHIPPEWA (ZONE) | CHIPPEWA (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WASECA (ZONE) | WASECA (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARTIN (ZONE) | MARTIN (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| STEELE (ZONE) | STEELE (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RENVILLE (ZONE) | RENVILLE (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WATONWAN (ZONE) | WATONWAN (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BROWN (ZONE) | BROWN (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| REDWOOD (ZONE) | REDWOOD (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BLUE EARTH (ZONE) | BLUE EARTH (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GOODHUE (ZONE) | GOODHUE (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LE SUEUR (ZONE) | LE SUEUR (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NICOLLET (ZONE) | NICOLLET (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SIBLEY (ZONE) | SIBLEY (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RICE (ZONE) | RICE (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DAKOTA (ZONE) | DAKOTA (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HENNEPIN (ZONE) | HENNEPIN (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WASHINGTON (ZONE) | WASHINGTON (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARVER (ZONE) | CARVER (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RAMSEY (ZONE) | RAMSEY (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCLEOD (ZONE) | MCLEOD (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SCOTT (ZONE) | SCOTT (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SHERBURNE (ZONE) | SHERBURNE (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WRIGHT (ZONE) | WRIGHT (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ANOKA (ZONE) | ANOKA (ZONE) | MN | 12/08/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
