Heavy Snow, Traverse
- When
- February 26, 9:00 PM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Traverse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.772, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 26 to 27, 1996
A strong area of low pressure brought five to ten inches of snow from the middle evening of the 26th to the late evening of the 27th. Along with the snow came cold north winds of 20 to 35 mph, lowering visibilities to blizzard conditions at times.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
A strong area of low pressure brought five to ten inches of snow from the middle evening of the 26th to the late evening of the 27th. Along with the snow came cold north winds of 20 to 35 mph, lowering visibilities to blizzard conditions at times. Wind chills were from 40 below to 60 below. Some schools started late and some were closed on the 27th. Also, some activities were canceled on the 27th. A few snowfall amounts include, 5 inches at Wheaton and Browns Valley, and 8 to 10 inches in the Ortonville area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Big Stone
- When
- February 26, 9:00 PM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Big Stone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.426, -96.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 26 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Texas, February 26, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 26 to 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, February 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 26 to 27, 1996
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 26, 1996
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5542136, 5542137.