Heavy Snow, Northern Cook / Northern Lake
- When
- January 17, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Cook / Northern Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.670, -90.975 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 17, 2000
Heavy lake effect snow, enhanced by the higher terrain along the north shore of Lake Superior, fell between Two Harbors and Grand Portage. The greatest amount was 10 inches at Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 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 DLH wrote it up.
Heavy lake effect snow, enhanced by the higher terrain along the north shore of Lake Superior, fell between Two Harbors and Grand Portage. The greatest amount was 10 inches at Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail. Other amounts were 8 inches 12 miles west of Grand Marais, 7 inches at Two Harbors, and 6.5 inches at Finland.
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, Southern Cook / North Shore
- When
- January 17, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Cook / North Shore forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Lake / North Shore
- When
- January 17, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Lake / North Shore forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.557, -91.935 (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
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Connecticut, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 17, 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: 5127261, 5127262, 5127263.