Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 22 to 24, 1996

Name: Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 22 to 24, 1996
Start: 1996-11-22T21:00
End: 1996-11-24T11:00
Location: Minnesota

November 22 to 24, 1996 · NWS MPX · 29 events in 29 counties and zones

Four to seven inch snowfall. Heavier snowfall occurred during the daylight hours of the 23rd.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 29 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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 MPX wrote it up.

Four to seven inch snowfall. Heavier snowfall occurred during the daylight hours of the 23rd. A few of the heavier amounts included almost six inches in the Twin Cities, 6 inches in Chanhassen, Stewart, St. James and Redwood Falls.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

29 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Lac Qui Parle

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Lac Qui Parle forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.996, -96.173 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Chippewa

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Chippewa forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.022, -95.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Kandiyohi

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Kandiyohi forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.152, -95.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Meeker

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Meeker forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.123, -94.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wright

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Wright forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.174, -93.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hennepin

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Hennepin forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Anoka

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Anoka forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ramsey

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Ramsey forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.017, -93.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Washington

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Yellow Medicine

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Yellow Medicine forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.716, -95.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Renville

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Renville forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.727, -94.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, McLeod

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: McLeod forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sibley

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Sibley forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.580, -94.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Carver

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Carver forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Scott

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Scott forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.649, -93.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Dakota

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Dakota forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.672, -93.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Redwood

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Redwood forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.404, -95.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Brown

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.242, -94.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Nicollet

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Nicollet forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.350, -94.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Le Sueur

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Le Sueur forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.371, -93.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Rice

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Rice forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.354, -93.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Watonwan

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Watonwan forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.978, -94.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Blue Earth

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Blue Earth forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.035, -94.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Waseca

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Waseca forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Steele

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Steele forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Goodhue

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Goodhue forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.410, -92.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Martin

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Martin forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.674, -94.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Faribault

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Faribault forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Freeborn

When: November 22, 9:00 PM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Freeborn forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5579912, 5579913, 5579914, 5579915, 5579916, 5579917, 5579918, 5579919, 5579920, 5579921, 5579922, 5579923, 5579924, 5579925, 5579926, 5579927, 5579928, 5579929, 5579930, 5579931, 5579932, 5579933, 5579934, 5579935, 5579936, 5579937, 5579938, 5579939, 5579940.