Winter Storm, Traverse
- When
- November 19, 9:00 AM CST to November 20, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Traverse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.772, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 19 to 20, 1996
Widespread freezing rain laid down a layer of ice across Big Stone and Traverse counties before changing over to snow. Snowfall amounts were from 5 to 6 inches across the counties.
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.
Widespread freezing rain laid down a layer of ice across Big Stone and Traverse counties before changing over to snow. Snowfall amounts were from 5 to 6 inches across the counties. Travel was extremely difficult and several schools were closed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Big Stone
- When
- November 19, 9:00 AM CST to November 20, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Big Stone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.426, -96.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, November 19, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 19, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 19 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, November 19, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, November 19, 1996
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, November 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5579086, 5579087.