Heavy Snow, Northern Cook / Northern Lake
- When
- April 5, 3:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Cook / Northern Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.670, -90.975 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 5 to 6, 1999
Heavy snow fell over parts of the Iron Range and the Arrowhead of northeastern Minnesota. The greatest amounts were reported in the higher elevations along the north shore of Lake Superior, including 11 inches near Two Harbors and Little Marais.
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 DLH wrote it up.
Heavy snow fell over parts of the Iron Range and the Arrowhead of northeastern Minnesota. The greatest amounts were reported in the higher elevations along the north shore of Lake Superior, including 11 inches near Two Harbors and Little Marais.
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, Central St. Louis
- When
- April 5, 3:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Central St. Louis forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Lake / North Shore
- When
- April 5, 3:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Lake / North Shore forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.557, -91.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Cook / North Shore
- When
- April 5, 3:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Cook / North Shore forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern St. Louis / Carlton
- When
- April 5, 3:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern St. Louis / Carlton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.091, -92.569 (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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 5, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 5 to 9, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 5, 1999
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 5, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 5, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, April 5, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 5, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 5, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 5, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 5, 1999
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 5, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, April 5, 1999
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, April 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5695669, 5695670, 5695671, 5695672, 5695673.