Heavy Snow, Southern Itasca
- When
- March 1, 8:00 PM CST to March 2, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Itasca forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 1 to 2, 2006
Snow began in the evening and ended early the following morning. A narrow band of 6 to 12 inches of snow fell from southwest of Grand Rapids through just south of Duluth at Esko.
Where it happened
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- 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 DLH wrote it up.
Snow began in the evening and ended early the following morning. A narrow band of 6 to 12 inches of snow fell from southwest of Grand Rapids through just south of Duluth at Esko. In most areas the snow was preceded by sleet and freezing rain. Some of the higher snowfall totals include 11 inches at Grand Rapids and 7 inches at Warba and Esko.
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, Southern St. Louis / Carlton
- When
- March 1, 8:00 PM CST to March 2, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern St. Louis / Carlton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- 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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- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2006
- Drought in Oklahoma, March 1 to 31, 2006
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, March 1, 2006
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Oregon, March 1 to 2, 2006
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, March 1, 2006
- Drought in Oklahoma, March 1 to 31, 2006
- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2006
- Drought in Colorado, March 1 to 31, 2006
- Drought in Missouri, March 1 to 31, 2006
- Drought in Iowa, March 1 to 31, 2006
- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2006
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, March 2006
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: 5498210, 5498211.