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Lakeshore Flood — Southern St. Louis / Carlton, MN

Dec 1, 2019

A slow moving and powerful winter storm spread snow across the Northland starting the evening of the 29th and brought a few waves of snow into the afternoon of the 30th. The low then deepened and passed to the south of the region, bringing heavy snowfall and high winds the evening of the 30th into the morning of the 1st. A sustained 10 hour period of blizzard conditions was observed in the Twin Ports with widespread snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches. Heavier amounts to around 2 feet fell downwin

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 865450). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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