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Old 1st Dec 2019, 16:01
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stevep001
 
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Had same storm here in Minneapolis, it was great snowman snow...not so great for light AC flying. Agree with other poster that there's probably not a proper FBO on the field -- it's just automated fuel. FlightAware shows it overnighting there, hopefully inside a hangar.

In METAR below, note UP precipitation code in period ending at 1515Z -- would likely be rain snow mix based on what I saw locally yesterday

Code:
K9V9 301835Z AUTO 02006KT 1/2SM SN OVC005 01/01 A2930 RMK AO2 T00080008
Code:
K9V9 301815Z AUTO 02007KT 3/4SM -SN OVC005 01/01 A2930 RMK AO2 T00080008
Code:
K9V9 301755Z AUTO 02007KT 3/4SM -SN OVC005 01/01 A2930 RMK AO2 P0003 60006 T00080008 10010 20003
Code:
K9V9 301735Z AUTO 03005KT 3/4SM -SN OVC005 01/01 A2931 RMK AO2 P0002 T00090009
Code:
K9V9 301715Z AUTO 03005KT 1SM -SN OVC005 01/01 A2932 RMK AO2 P0001 T00090009
Code:
K9V9 301655Z AUTO 04006KT 2SM -SN OVC005 01/01 A2933 RMK AO2 T00080008
Code:
K9V9 301635Z AUTO 06006KT 3SM BR OVC005 01/01 A2933 RMK AO2 T00090009
Code:
K9V9 301615Z AUTO 06006KT 2SM UP OVC005 01/01 A2933 RMK AO2 T00080008
Code:
K9V9 301555Z AUTO 07006KT 1 3/4SM UP OVC005 01/01 A2933 RMK AO2 T00090009
Code:
K9V9 301535Z AUTO 07007KT 1 3/4SM -DZ OVC005 01/01 A2933 RMK AO2 T00080008
Code:
K9V9 301515Z AUTO 07007KT 3SM UP OVC005 01/01 A2934 RMK AO2 T00080008
Code:
K9V9 301455Z AUTO 07008KT 2SM UP OVC005 01/01 A2934 RMK AO2 60003 T00070007
Code:
K9V9 301435Z AUTO 07007KT 2SM UP OVC005 01/01 A2935 RMK AO2 T00060006
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