Blizzard, Traverse
- When
- January 29, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Traverse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.772, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Minnesota, January 29, 1996
Two to five inches of snow had fallen from the early morning of the 28th through the middle morning of the 29th. Blizzard conditions developed in the early morning of the 29th as cold arctic air moved in and northwest winds increased to 25 to 45 mph.
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.
Two to five inches of snow had fallen from the early morning of the 28th through the middle morning of the 29th. Blizzard conditions developed in the early morning of the 29th as cold arctic air moved in and northwest winds increased to 25 to 45 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Big Stone
- When
- January 29, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Big Stone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.426, -96.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in North Dakota, January 29, 1996
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in South Dakota, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 29, 1996
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 29, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Minnesota, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 29, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, January 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 29 to 30, 1996
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, January 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: 5537801, 5537802.