Minnesota, 2002

Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 7 to 8, 2002

March 7 to 8, 2002 · NWS DLH · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Six to twelve inches of snow fell in the area. The greatest amounts were just inland from Lake Superior with 12 inches reported near Finland, 11" at Duluth, Silver Bay, and near Two Harbors.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
10

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.

Six to twelve inches of snow fell in the area. The greatest amounts were just inland from Lake Superior with 12 inches reported near Finland, 11" at Duluth, Silver Bay, and near Two Harbors.

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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 7, 10:33 AM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 10:33 AM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1033 AM CST THU MAR 7 2002

NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES FOR THE LATE MORNING UPDATE. SNOW
SPREADING ACROSS CWA AT THE MOMENT WITH WAA AND LIFT FROM FIRST
WAVE. AFTERNOON ACCUMULATIONS STILL SEEM REASONABLE.

.DLH...
   SNOW ADVISORY FOR INTERNATIONAL FALLS AREA (MNZ010-011) THIS
     AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
   WINTER STORM WARNING FOR REST OF DLH CWA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
     FRIDAY.

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The radar

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Event by event

10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Crow Wing

When
March 7, 12:00 PM CST to March 8, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Crow Wing forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Aitkin

When
March 7, 12:00 PM CST to March 8, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Northern Aitkin forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Aitkin

When
March 7, 12:00 PM CST to March 8, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Southern Aitkin forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pine

When
March 7, 2:00 PM CST to March 8, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Pine forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.121, -92.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Cook / Northern Lake

When
March 7, 3:00 PM CST to March 8, 9:00 AM 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, Central St. Louis

When
March 7, 3:00 PM CST to March 8, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Central St. Louis forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Lake / North Shore

When
March 7, 3:00 PM CST to March 8, 9:00 AM 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)

Heavy Snow, Southern Cook / North Shore

When
March 7, 3:00 PM CST to March 8, 9:00 AM 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 Cass

When
March 7, 3:00 PM CST to March 8, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Southern Cass forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern St. Louis / Carlton

When
March 7, 3:00 PM CST to March 8, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Southern St. Louis / Carlton forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.091, -92.569 (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

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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: 5284621, 5284622, 5284623, 5284625, 5284616, 5284617, 5284618, 5284619, 5284620, 5284624.