Ice Storm, Cottonwood
- When
- April 16, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottonwood forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.007, -95.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Minnesota, April 16, 2000
Freezing rain caused significant ice accumulation on trees, power lines, and other exposed surfaces, although ice accumulation on roads was slight due to warm surfaces. The ice cause tree damage, and a few power lines and poles were also pulled down.
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
- $20,000
- 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 FSD wrote it up.
Freezing rain caused significant ice accumulation on trees, power lines, and other exposed surfaces, although ice accumulation on roads was slight due to warm surfaces. The ice cause tree damage, and a few power lines and poles were also pulled down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Lincoln
- When
- April 16, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.413, -96.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lyon
- When
- April 16, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.414, -95.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Murray
- When
- April 16, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -95.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Nobles
- When
- April 16, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nobles forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -95.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pipestone
- When
- April 16, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pipestone forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.023, -96.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Rock
- When
- April 16, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.675, -96.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and High Wind in California, April 16 to 17, 2000
- Hail in Tennessee, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, April 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Arkansas, April 16, 2000
- Ice Storm in South Dakota, April 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 16, 2000
- Rip Currents in American Samoa, April 16 to 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, April 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, April 2000
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: 5141658, 5141659, 5141660, 5141661, 5141662, 5141663, 5141664.