Winter Storm, Northern St. Louis
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Northern St. Louis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 1997
A strong winter storm moved across southern Wisconsin to northern Lake Michigan, producing a variety of precipitation types over northeastern Minnesota. Mainly snow fell north of Duluth, with a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the south.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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 DLH wrote it up.
A strong winter storm moved across southern Wisconsin to northern Lake Michigan, producing a variety of precipitation types over northeastern Minnesota. Mainly snow fell north of Duluth, with a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the south. Some of the heavier snowfalls were 23 inches at Pequot Lakes, 17-21 inches in the Duluth metro area, 19 in Crosby, 18 in Finlayson, 16 in Two Harbors, and 12 in Babbitt.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northern Cook / Northern Lake
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Cook / Northern Lake forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.670, -90.975 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Itasca
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Itasca forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Central St. Louis
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Central St. Louis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Lake
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Lake forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.557, -91.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Cook
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Cook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Cass
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Cass forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Itasca
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Itasca forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Cass
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Cass forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crow Wing
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crow Wing forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Aitkin
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Aitkin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Aitkin
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Aitkin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern St. Louis / Carlton
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern St. Louis / Carlton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.091, -92.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pine
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.121, -92.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Koochiching
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to January 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Koochiching forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.245, -93.783 (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
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 4, 1997
- Blizzard in Nebraska, January 4, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 4, 1997
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 4, 1997
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 4, 1997
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 1997
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, January 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: 5600012, 5600013, 5600014, 5600015, 5600016, 5600017, 5600018, 5600019, 5600020, 5600021, 5600022, 5600023, 5600024, 5600025, 5600026.