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Event Details
| Event | Winter Storm |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | STEVENS |
| WFO | MPX |
| Begin Date | 12/15/2010 15:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/16/2010 09:00:00 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 | Several weak waves, plus a nearly stationary boundary across southern Minnesota during the afternoon of December 15, through the morning of December 16th, caused a narrow band of 6 to 10 inches from near Benson, southeast to Owatonna. Although most of the snowfall was light during most of the event, the combination of strong forcing at mid levels of the atmosphere, plus temperatures in the favored area (-12 to -18C) of the dendritic zone, caused snowfall to increase before midnight December 15th, and continue through the morning of December 16th. Just northeast of the precipitation area, a very dry arctic air mass allowed for a sharp cutoff from several inches of snow in the southwest Suburbs of the Twin Cities, to only a Trace of snowfall at the international airport, and no snow in the northeast suburbs. Some of the heaviest snow fell in an area where high snowfall ratios of 25-1 combined with strong forcing, allowing for 6 to 8 inches of snow in a 12 hour period. |
| Event Narrative | Occasional light snow Wednesday afternoon became heavier prior to midnight, and continued through the mid morning hours of December 16th. A quick 6 to 10 inches occurred across the eastern part of the county by 9 am. |
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 | |||||||
| SWIFT (ZONE) | SWIFT (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| STEVENS (ZONE) | STEVENS (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WASECA (ZONE) | WASECA (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MEEKER (ZONE) | MEEKER (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KANDIYOHI (ZONE) | KANDIYOHI (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCLEOD (ZONE) | MCLEOD (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SCOTT (ZONE) | SCOTT (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RICE (ZONE) | RICE (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARVER (ZONE) | CARVER (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RENVILLE (ZONE) | RENVILLE (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| STEELE (ZONE) | STEELE (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SIBLEY (ZONE) | SIBLEY (ZONE) | MN | 12/15/2010 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
