Minnesota, 2001

Winter Storm in Minnesota, October 24 to 25, 2001

October 24 to 25, 2001 · NWS FGF · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

An early season winter storm brought 4 to 7 inches of snow to the area along with gusty northwest winds.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

An early season winter storm brought 4 to 7 inches of snow to the area along with gusty northwest winds.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 24, 3:50 PM CST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 3:50 PM CST, 45 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Roseau

When
October 24, 4:35 PM CST to October 25, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Roseau forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lake of the Woods

When
October 24, 4:35 PM CST to October 25, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Lake of the Woods forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
48.771, -94.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, North Beltrami

When
October 24, 4:35 PM CST to October 25, 3:00 AM CST
Where
North Beltrami forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
47.974, -94.938 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, South Beltrami

When
October 24, 4:35 PM CST to October 25, 3:00 AM CST
Where
South Beltrami forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
47.974, -94.938 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, North Clearwater

When
October 24, 4:35 PM CST to October 25, 3:00 AM CST
Where
North Clearwater forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, South Clearwater

When
October 24, 4:35 PM CST to October 25, 3:00 AM CST
Where
South Clearwater forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Minnesota in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, October 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: 5270720, 5270721, 5270722, 5270723, 5270724, 5270725.