Minnesota, 2013

Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 28 to 29, 2013

January 28 to 29, 2013 · NWS DLH · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A low pressure system tracked across Southern Minnesota January 28th, 2013. This brought some snow across Northern Minnesota with the heaviest snowfall of 8 to 12 inches in a swath from Bemidji to International Falls.

Where it happened

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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 low pressure system tracked across Southern Minnesota January 28th, 2013. This brought some snow across Northern Minnesota with the heaviest snowfall of 8 to 12 inches in a swath from Bemidji to International Falls. The greatest amount in the Northland was 12 inches two miles southwest of Littlefork.

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern Cass

When
January 28, 3:00 PM CST to January 29, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Northern Cass forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trained spotter 1 mile west northwest of the town of Cass Lake, MN measured 10.5 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow, Northern Itasca

When
January 28, 4:00 PM CST to January 29, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Northern Itasca forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trained spotter in Bigfork, MN measured 10.0 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow, Northern St. Louis

When
January 28, 5:00 PM CST to January 29, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Northern St. Louis forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trained spotter 2 miles south southwest of Kabetogama,MN measured 8.0 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow, Koochiching

When
January 28, 5:00 PM CST to January 29, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Koochiching forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trained spotter in Kettle Falls, MN measured 8.0 inches of snow.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 427527, 427529, 427526, 427530.