Minnesota, 2012Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, April 10 to 13, 2012
April 10 to 13, 2012 · NWS MPX · 20 events in 20 counties and zones
According to the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association newsletter, most Minnesota apple orchards escaped relatively well, or less than 30% bloom loss, especially the larger orchards from the freezes in early April. However, there were some spotty pockets that suffered large losses.
Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $460,000
- Events
- 20
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.
According to the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association newsletter, most Minnesota apple orchards escaped relatively well, or less than 30% bloom loss, especially the larger orchards from the freezes in early April. However, there were some spotty pockets that suffered large losses.
The worse losses according to Minnesota Apple Growers Association was a local grower near Webster, Minnesota, where Nelson’s Apple Farm in Webster, south of the Twin Cities, had 80 to 90 percent of his crop damaged. The damage occurred after a balmy March jump-started the bloom cycle, then freezing temperatures in April nipped the delicate blossoms at a critical stage.
Southern Minnesota growers were hit harder than northern ones because more of their trees were already in bloom when temperatures plunged.
Frost/Freeze, Carver
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carver forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Dakota
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dakota forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.672, -93.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Chisago
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chisago forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.503, -92.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Goodhue
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Goodhue forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.410, -92.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Hennepin
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hennepin forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Kanabec
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kanabec forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.945, -93.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Kandiyohi
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.152, -95.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Le Sueur
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Le Sueur forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.371, -93.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Martin
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -94.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, McLeod
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- McLeod forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Meeker
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Meeker forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.123, -94.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Mille Lacs
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.938, -93.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Redwood
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Redwood forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.404, -95.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Rice
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rice forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.354, -93.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Scott
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.649, -93.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Stearns
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stearns forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Steele
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Steele forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Washington
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Wright
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wright forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.174, -93.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
Frost/Freeze, Blue Earth
- When
- April 10, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 44.035, -94.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The freezing temperatures caused some apple orchards to lose some of their crop.
- Frost/Freeze
- Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
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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: 378685, 378686, 378687, 378688, 378689, 378690, 378691, 378692, 378693, 378694, 378695, 378696, 378697, 378698, 378699, 378700, 378701, 378702, 378703, 378704.