Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 28, 2000

Name: Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 28, 2000
Start: 2000-12-28T02:00
End: 2000-12-28T23:59
Location: Minnesota

December 28, 2000 · NWS MPX · 33 events in 33 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 33 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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 strong low pressure system over central North Dakota early on the 28th, trekked into southwestern Minnesota during the afternoon, and then moved into northern Iowa during the evening hours. This system deposited heavy snow in the 6 to 10 inch range across much of central and southeast Minnesota (southeast Minnesota's storm data is handled by the Lacrosse National Weather Service office). Some notable snow amounts include: Princeton 10 inches; Owatonna 9.0 inches; Forest Lake 8.0 inches; Chanhassen NWS Forecast Office 7.8 inches; St Cloud 7.5 inches; Hutchinson 7.0 inches; Willmar 7.0 inches; Albany 7.0 inches; Red Wing 7.0 inches; Long Prairie 7.0 inches.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

33 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Anoka

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Anoka forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Benton

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Benton forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.699, -93.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Carver

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Carver forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Chippewa

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 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, Chisago

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Chisago forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.503, -92.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Dakota

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Dakota forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.672, -93.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Douglas

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.934, -95.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Freeborn

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Freeborn forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Goodhue

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Goodhue forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.410, -92.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hennepin

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hennepin forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Isanti

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Isanti forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.562, -93.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Kanabec

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kanabec forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.945, -93.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Kandiyohi

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kandiyohi forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.152, -95.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Le Sueur

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Le Sueur forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.371, -93.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, McLeod

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: McLeod forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Meeker

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Meeker forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.123, -94.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Mille Lacs

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Mille Lacs forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.938, -93.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Morrison

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Morrison forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.013, -94.268 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Pope

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pope forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.586, -95.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ramsey

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Ramsey forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.017, -93.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Renville

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Renville forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.727, -94.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Rice

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Rice forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.354, -93.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Scott

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Scott forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.649, -93.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sherburne

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Sherburne forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.444, -93.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sibley

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Sibley forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.580, -94.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Stearns

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Stearns forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Steele

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Steele forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Stevens

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 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 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 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, Todd

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Todd forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 46.071, -94.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Waseca

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Waseca forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Washington

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wright

When: December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wright forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.174, -93.963 (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

Every storm in Minnesota in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5166780, 5166781, 5166782, 5166783, 5166784, 5166785, 5166786, 5167172, 5167173, 5167174, 5167175, 5167176, 5167177, 5167178, 5167179, 5167180, 5167181, 5167182, 5167183, 5167184, 5167185, 5167186, 5167187, 5167188, 5167189, 5167190, 5167191, 5167192, 5167193, 5167194, 5167195, 5167196, 5167197.