Minnesota, 2008Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, January 11 to 13, 2008
January 11 to 13, 2008 · NWS DLH · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Heavy lake effect snow developed in extreme northeast Minnesota, especially along the North Shore, during the early morning hours of January 11 and persisted through late afternoon January 13. Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 10 inches at Finland to 26 inches along portions of the Gunflint Trail.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Heavy lake effect snow developed in extreme northeast Minnesota, especially along the North Shore, during the early morning hours of January 11 and persisted through late afternoon January 13. Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 10 inches at Finland to 26 inches along portions of the Gunflint Trail.
Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Cook / Northern Lake
- When
- January 11, 6:00 AM CST to January 13, 5:00 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)
Lake-Effect Snow, Southern Cook
- When
- January 11, 6:00 AM CST to January 13, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Cook forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow, Southern Lake
- When
- January 11, 6:00 AM CST to January 13, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Southern Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.557, -91.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 11, 20082 deaths · 1 injured · $105,000 · 8 events
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, January 11, 20081 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 11, 20081 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, January 11, 20081 injured · $27,000 · 3 events
- Winter Weather in Idaho, January 11, 20082 injured · 1 event
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 11, 20082 events
- Winter Weather in Michigan, January 11, 20082 events
- Waterspouts in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, January 11 to 12, 20082 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, January 11, 20082 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 11, 2008$500 · 1 event
- Flood in Indiana, January 11 to 19, 2008$10,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, January 11, 2008$5,000 · 1 event
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: 74081, 74083, 74084.