Heavy Snow, East Otter Tail
- When
- February 15, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 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 in Minnesota, February 15, 2000
A low pressure system moved across South Dakota into southern Minnesota, with a band of heavy snow extending into Otter Tail and Wadena counties. 6 to 8 inches of snow was reported across this area.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 low pressure system moved across South Dakota into southern Minnesota, with a band of heavy snow extending into Otter Tail and Wadena counties. 6 to 8 inches of snow was reported across this area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Wadena
- When
- February 15, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 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)
Heavy Snow, West Otter Tail
- When
- February 15, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 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)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Colorado, February 15, 2000
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 15, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, February 15, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, February 15 to 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, February 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: 5130474, 5130475, 5130476.