Heavy Snow, Clay
- When
- April 10, 11:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 10, 2000
A broad area of snow developed well ahead of a surface inverted trough moving across North Dakota. A band of heavy snow, approximately 25 miles wide, fell from Baker, North Dakota, through the Fargo-Moorhead area, to Wadena, Minnesota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
A broad area of snow developed well ahead of a surface inverted trough moving across North Dakota. A band of heavy snow, approximately 25 miles wide, fell from Baker, North Dakota, through the Fargo-Moorhead area, to Wadena, Minnesota. 8 inches of snow fell at Ottertail, Minnesota.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, East Otter Tail
- When
- April 10, 11:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Otter Tail forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Otter Tail
- When
- April 10, 11:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- West Otter Tail forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wadena
- When
- April 10, 11:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wadena forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.586, -94.969 (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
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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: 5138919, 5138920, 5138921, 5138922.