Heavy Snow, Anoka
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 12, 2000
A swath of heavy snow fell across a good chunk of southern Minnesota, and generally ranged between 6 and 12 inches. Some snow totals of note include: Six inches at Andover, New Hope, Lino Lakes.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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 swath of heavy snow fell across a good chunk of southern Minnesota, and generally ranged between 6 and 12 inches. Some snow totals of note include: Six inches at Andover, New Hope, Lino Lakes. Seven inches at Plymouth, Cokato, New London, River Falls, Ellsworth and Fridley. Eight inches at Litchfield, Red Wing, Glencoe, St Paul. Nine inches were reported at Minneapolis International Airport, Hastings, Richfield, Mound and Cottage Grove. Ten inches were observed at Hutchinson, Willmar, and Benson. The greatest accumulation of snow (12 inches), occurred over Savage, Bloomington, Burnsville, and at the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen. The Minnesota Highway Patrol responded to more than 325 crashes in the Twin Cities alone, many of them spinouts, but said the crashes were minor with no serious injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Carver
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Carver forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Chippewa
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.022, -95.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Dakota
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dakota forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.672, -93.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Goodhue
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Goodhue forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.410, -92.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Hennepin
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kandiyohi
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.152, -95.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, McLeod
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- McLeod forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Meeker
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.123, -94.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pope
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Pope forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.586, -95.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ramsey
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.017, -93.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Scott
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.649, -93.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sherburne
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sherburne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.444, -93.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stearns
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stevens
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.586, -96.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Swift
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Swift forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.283, -95.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Washington
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wright
- When
- January 12, 5:30 AM CST to 11:45 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
- 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
- Dense Fog in California, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, January 12 to 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 12 to 13, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, January 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: 5127965, 5127966, 5127967, 5127968, 5127969, 5127970, 5127971, 5127972, 5127973, 5127974, 5127975, 5127976, 5127977, 5127978, 5127979, 5128064, 5128065, 5128066.