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Event Details
| Event | Winter Storm |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | JACKSON |
| WFO | FSD |
| Begin Date | 12/23/2009 15:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/26/2009 12:00:00 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 | Prolonged snowfall produced heavy accumulations of 1 to 2 feet in southwest Minnesota. The snowfall took place from two days before to the day after Christmas. The snowfall was accompanied by increasing north to northwest winds which caused areas of very low visibilities in blowing snow from Christmas Day through the night of December 27th. The heavy snow and drifting in the winter storm, along the the areas of very low visibilities, made travel impossible for much of the time. |
| Event Narrative | Heavy snow over 3 days produced accumulations of 16 to 22 inches. Increasing north to northwest winds reached sustained speeds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts around 35 mph. This produced areas of visibilities below a quarter mile in blowing snow from Christmas day to the start of the next day, in addition to drifting the heavy snowfall. Most roads were blocked and travel was brought to a standstill, as was the limited holiday commerce. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 1 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| MURRAY (ZONE) | MURRAY (ZONE) | MN | 12/23/2009 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NOBLES (ZONE) | NOBLES (ZONE) | MN | 12/23/2009 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCK (ZONE) | ROCK (ZONE) | MN | 12/23/2009 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PIPESTONE (ZONE) | PIPESTONE (ZONE) | MN | 12/23/2009 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JACKSON (ZONE) | JACKSON (ZONE) | MN | 12/23/2009 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LYON (ZONE) | LYON (ZONE) | MN | 12/23/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COTTONWOOD (ZONE) | COTTONWOOD (ZONE) | MN | 12/23/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LINCOLN (ZONE) | LINCOLN (ZONE) | MN | 12/23/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LINCOLN (ZONE) | LINCOLN (ZONE) | MN | 12/26/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PIPESTONE (ZONE) | PIPESTONE (ZONE) | MN | 12/26/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NOBLES (ZONE) | NOBLES (ZONE) | MN | 12/26/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MURRAY (ZONE) | MURRAY (ZONE) | MN | 12/26/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COTTONWOOD (ZONE) | COTTONWOOD (ZONE) | MN | 12/26/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JACKSON (ZONE) | JACKSON (ZONE) | MN | 12/26/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LYON (ZONE) | LYON (ZONE) | MN | 12/26/2009 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 1 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
