Heavy Snow, Rock
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.675, -96.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 7, 2000
Snow accumulated 6 to 12 inches, delaying or closing some schools and causing minor tree damage. The heaviest snow, around a foot, was reported in a band that extended east and west through the Luverne area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
Snow accumulated 6 to 12 inches, delaying or closing some schools and causing minor tree damage. The heaviest snow, around a foot, was reported in a band that extended east and west through the Luverne area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Cottonwood
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottonwood forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.007, -95.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -95.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.413, -96.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lyon
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.414, -95.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Murray
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -95.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Nobles
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nobles forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -95.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pipestone
- When
- April 7, 2:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pipestone forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.023, -96.259 (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
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 7, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, April 7, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 7, 2000
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, April 7, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 7 to 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 7, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, April 7 to 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 7, 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: 5141176, 5141622, 5141623, 5141624, 5141625, 5141626, 5141627, 5141628.