Heavy Snow, Southern Lake / North Shore
- When
- December 16, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 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 in Minnesota, December 16, 2005
Snow bursts at the head of Lake Superior and north shore areas resulted in a fast and furious 6 to 8 inches of new snow. Most of the snow fell from 6 am to 12 pm in the head of the lake, but the snow along the north shore had been falling most the the night.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Snow bursts at the head of Lake Superior and north shore areas resulted in a fast and furious 6 to 8 inches of new snow. Most of the snow fell from 6 am to 12 pm in the head of the lake, but the snow along the north shore had been falling most the the night.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southern Cook / North Shore
- When
- December 16, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 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 St. Louis / Carlton
- When
- December 16, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM 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)
Heavy Snow, Central St. Louis
- When
- December 16, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM 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)
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
- Freezing Fog in Georgia, December 16, 2005
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm in New York, December 16, 2005
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 16, 2005
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm in New York, December 16, 2005
- Freezing Fog in North Carolina, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm in Kansas, December 16 to 17, 2005
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, December 2005
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: 5483874, 5483875, 5483876, 5483873.