Heavy Snow, Southern St. Louis / Carlton
- When
- January 12, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 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 in Minnesota, January 12, 2005
A winter storm dumped 6 to 10 inches of snow in an area from Hinckley through Duluth and up the north shore of Lake Superior. Some specific snow amounts include: 9 inches from Moose Lake to Duluth and Finland and 10 inches 5 miles west of Grand Marais.
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.
A winter storm dumped 6 to 10 inches of snow in an area from Hinckley through Duluth and up the north shore of Lake Superior. Some specific snow amounts include: 9 inches from Moose Lake to Duluth and Finland and 10 inches 5 miles west of Grand Marais.
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, Pine
- When
- January 12, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM 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
- January 12, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM 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, Southern Cook / North Shore
- When
- January 12, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM 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)
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 in Arkansas, January 12, 2005
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 12, 2005
- Avalanche in Washington, January 12, 2005
- Flash Flood and Flood in Missouri, January 12 to 13, 2005
- Dense Fog in Indiana, January 12, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, January 12 to 13, 2005
- Tornado in Missouri, January 12, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, January 12, 2005
- Dense Fog in Ohio, January 12, 2005
- Tornado in Missouri, January 12, 2005
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 12, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, January 12, 2005
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5436347, 5436348, 5436345, 5436346.