Winter Storm, Lake of the Woods
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lake of the Woods forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.771, -94.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
An area of low pressure drifting along the North and South Dakota border brought 4 to 6 inches of snow to northwest Minnesota along with gusty north winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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.
An area of low pressure drifting along the North and South Dakota border brought 4 to 6 inches of snow to northwest Minnesota along with gusty north winds.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, East Marshall
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pennington
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pennington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.066, -96.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Red Lake
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Red Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.872, -96.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, East Polk
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, North Clearwater
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- North Clearwater forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, North Beltrami
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- North Beltrami forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.974, -94.938 (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
- High Wind in Iowa, March 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, March 17 to 19, 1999
- High Wind in Ohio, March 17 to 18, 1999
- Flooding in Montana, March 17 to 22, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, March 17 to 18, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 17, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in North Dakota, March 17, 1999
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5688021, 5688022, 5688023, 5688024, 5688025, 5688026, 5688027.