A wide swath of 6 to 10 inches, with a few pockets of 11 and 12 inches, swept from southwest Minnesota, across the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, into west central Wisconsin.  Winds across this area were 25 to 30 mph, with blowing and drifting snow in open areas.  Although some parts of far south central Minnesota only picked up 4 to 6 inches, winds in this area were a little stronger, creating near-blizzard conditions. The greatest snowfall totals were in the Twin Cities metro, where Chaska, Chanhassen and New Hope all picked up 11 inches. Ten inches were recorded at Lamberton, Springfield and Gaylord. There was a sharp cutoff on the northern edge of the snow; e.g. Lamberton in southernmost Redwood County, tallied 10 inches, while Belview, 25 miles to the north in far northern Redwood County, only saw 2 inches. Rockford, straddling the Hennepin/Wright County line, received 6 inches, whereas Buffalo, 10 miles to the northwest in central Wright County, noted only 1 inch.

Winter Storm in WASECA, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SIBLEY, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in STEELE, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in RAMSEY, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in REDWOOD, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in RENVILLE, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NICOLLET, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in LE SUEUR, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in ANOKA, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in CARVER, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in CHISAGO, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in MARTIN, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in FREEBORN, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in BROWN, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in RICE, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in GOODHUE, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 09-DEC-03 03:00:00 to 10-DEC-03 00:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER