Heavy Snow, Lyon
- When
- November 26, 6:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.381, -96.210 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Iowa, November 26, 2001
6 to 12 inches of snow accumulated over the northwestern half of Lyon County, resulting in school and business closures. Difficulties were reported in clearing the snow because of its heavy and wet nature.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 FSD wrote it up.
6 to 12 inches of snow accumulated over the northwestern half of Lyon County, resulting in school and business closures. Difficulties were reported in clearing the snow because of its heavy and wet nature.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Tennessee, November 26 to 27, 2001
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, November 26 to 27, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, November 26, 2001
- Tornado in Arkansas, November 26, 2001
- Tornado in Arkansas, November 26, 2001
- Tornado in Arkansas, November 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 26 to 27, 2001
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, November 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 26 to 27, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 26, 2001
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, November 26, 2001
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 26, 2001
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, November 2001
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5272104.