Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- February 3, 8:00 AM CST to February 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.413, -96.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 3 to 4, 1997
Snow accumulated 5 to 12 inches, curtailing travel and closing some schools for a day. The greatest amount of 12 inches was reported southwest of Luverne.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 FSD wrote it up.
Snow accumulated 5 to 12 inches, curtailing travel and closing some schools for a day. The greatest amount of 12 inches was reported southwest of Luverne.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Murray
- When
- February 3, 8:00 AM CST to February 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -95.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Nobles
- When
- February 3, 8:00 AM CST to February 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nobles forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -95.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pipestone
- When
- February 3, 8:00 AM CST to February 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pipestone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.023, -96.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Rock
- When
- February 3, 8:00 AM CST to February 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.675, -96.253 (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
- Flash Flood in California, February 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, February 3, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 3 to 4, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 3 to 4, 1997
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, February 1997
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: 5588666, 5588667, 5588668, 5588669, 5588670.