Heavy Snow, Northern Cook / Northern Lake
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM 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, March 8 to 9, 1999
A strong late season winter storm brought 6 to 12 inches of snow to much of northeastern Minnesota. Later in the event, the snow was primarily lake effect, with the heaviest amounts falling near Lake Superior between Duluth and Tofte.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 late season winter storm brought 6 to 12 inches of snow to much of northeastern Minnesota. Later in the event, the snow was primarily lake effect, with the heaviest amounts falling near Lake Superior between Duluth and Tofte. The maximum amount reported was 15.1 inches near Two Harbors. Strong winds also whipped up the snow into near-whiteout conditions at times.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Central St. Louis
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM 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
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.557, -91.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Cook
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Cook forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Itasca
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Itasca forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Cass
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Crow Wing
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crow Wing forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Aitkin
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Aitkin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Aitkin
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Aitkin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern St. Louis / Carlton
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM 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)
Heavy Snow, Pine
- When
- March 8, 7:00 AM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pine forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.121, -92.741 (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 Flood in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, March 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 8 to 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1999
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 8 to 9, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5692001, 5692002, 5692003, 5692004, 5692005, 5692006, 5692007, 5692008, 5692009, 5692010, 5692011.