Heavy Snow, Northern Cook / Northern Lake
- When
- January 22, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 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 22, 2000
Heavy lake effect snow fell in the higher terrain of the north shore of Lake Superior, with 12-14 inches reported near Pike Lake, about 12 miles west of Grand Marais.
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
- 2
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 fell in the higher terrain of the north shore of Lake Superior, with 12-14 inches reported near Pike Lake, about 12 miles west of Grand Marais.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southern Cook / North Shore
- When
- January 22, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 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)
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
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Ice Storm in Alabama, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, January 22 to 25, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 22, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 22, 2000
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 22, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, January 22 to 24, 2000
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 22, 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: 5127264, 5127265.