Heavy Snow, Traverse
- When
- January 25, 1:00 PM CST to January 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Traverse forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.772, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 25 to 26, 2004
Heavy snow of 6 to 10 inches fell across Big Stone and Traverse counties. Some snowfall amounts included, 6 inches at Artichoke Lake and Ortonville, 7 inches at Browns Valley, 9 inches at Tintah, and 10 inches at Wheaton.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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 ABR wrote it up.
Heavy snow of 6 to 10 inches fell across Big Stone and Traverse counties. Some snowfall amounts included, 6 inches at Artichoke Lake and Ortonville, 7 inches at Browns Valley, 9 inches at Tintah, and 10 inches at Wheaton.
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, Big Stone
- When
- January 25, 1:00 PM CST to January 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Big Stone forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.426, -96.411 (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
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 25 to 26, 2004
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 25 to 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in Maryland, January 25 to 26, 2004
- Cold in New Jersey, January 25, 2004
- Cold in Pennsylvania, January 25, 2004
- Cold in Illinois, January 25, 2004
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 25 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 25 to 26, 2004
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 25, 2004
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 25, 2004
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, January 2004
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5383398, 5383399.