Heavy Snow, Wilkin
- When
- March 31, 5:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.357, -96.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
Bands of heavy snow fell as wrap-around precipitation from a low pressure system tracking toward the Great Lakes. Several bands became nearly stationary, extending from southeast Richland county in North Dakota to southern Clearwater county in Minnesota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 FGF wrote it up.
Bands of heavy snow fell as wrap-around precipitation from a low pressure system tracking toward the Great Lakes. Several bands became nearly stationary, extending from southeast Richland county in North Dakota to southern Clearwater county in Minnesota. Heavy snow fell across this line, with a sharp cutoff to little snow on either side of the line. The snow finally let up around 10 am on April 1st. 10 inches fell near Bass Lake in Mahnomen county, 11 inches fell near Tulaby Lake in Becker county, and 9 inches fell at Waubun in Mahnomen county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, East Becker
- When
- March 31, 5:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- East Becker forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Becker
- When
- March 31, 5:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- West Becker forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Otter Tail
- When
- March 31, 5:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- West Otter Tail forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Mahnomen
- When
- March 31, 5:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mahnomen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.325, -95.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, South Clearwater
- When
- March 31, 5:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- South Clearwater forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.578, -95.379 (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
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, March 31, 1998
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 31, 1998
- Funnel Clouds and Waterspouts in California, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
More
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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: 5634754, 5634755, 5634756, 5634757, 5634758, 5634759.