Blizzard, Traverse
- When
- November 9, 8:00 PM CST to November 10, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Traverse forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.772, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Minnesota, November 9 to 10, 1998
Heavy snow of 7 to 9 inches fell across Big Stone and Traverse counties from late in the evening of the 9th to the late in the evening of the 10th. In the morning hours of the 10th, northwest winds increased to 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph which resulted in widespread blizzard conditions into the late evening hours of the 10th.
Where it happened
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- 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.
Heavy snow of 7 to 9 inches fell across Big Stone and Traverse counties from late in the evening of the 9th to the late in the evening of the 10th. In the morning hours of the 10th, northwest winds increased to 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph which resulted in widespread blizzard conditions into the late evening hours of the 10th. Many schools were closed across the area on the 10th and on the 11th. Also, many roads were closed due to ice build up and low visibilities. Many motorists slid off the roads and became stranded. There were some trees and tree limbs brought down by the storm. Power outages also occurred as result of icing and the powerful winds. Some snowfall amounts included, 7 inches at Browns Valley, 8 inches at Artichoke Lake, and 9 inches at Wheaton.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Big Stone
- When
- November 9, 8:00 PM CST to November 10, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Big Stone forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.426, -96.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, November 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, November 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Minnesota, November 9 to 11, 1998
- Tornado in Kansas, November 9, 1998
- Blizzard in South Dakota, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, November 9, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, November 9 to 10, 1998
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, November 1998
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: 5677455, 5677456.