Winter Storm, Chippewa
- When
- December 20, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.022, -95.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 20, 2000
A storm system which entered northwestern Minnesota during the morning hours tracked east southeast into Northern Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening hours. Little snowfall occurred with this storm, but sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph caused significant blowing snow and near zero visibility throughout the region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 MPX wrote it up.
A storm system which entered northwestern Minnesota during the morning hours tracked east southeast into Northern Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening hours. Little snowfall occurred with this storm, but sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph caused significant blowing snow and near zero visibility throughout the region. Wind chills in the -40 to -50 range were common.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- December 20, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.996, -96.173 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Stevens
- When
- December 20, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.586, -96.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Swift
- When
- December 20, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Swift forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.283, -95.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Yellow Medicine
- When
- December 20, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Yellow Medicine forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -95.868 (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
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 20, 2000
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 20, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, December 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 20, 2000
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 20, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 20 to 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 20 to 22, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, December 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: 5166645, 5166776, 5166777, 5166778, 5166779.