Heavy Snow, Southern Lake
- When
- November 27, 2:00 PM CST to November 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.557, -91.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 27 to 28, 2013
A terrain and lake induced mesoscale low pressure system developed over western Lake Superior on November 27th and brought heavy snow to parts of the North Shore in the Minnesota Arrowhead. Snowfall reports included 7 in Finland, MN (southern Lake County).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 terrain and lake induced mesoscale low pressure system developed over western Lake Superior on November 27th and brought heavy snow to parts of the North Shore in the Minnesota Arrowhead. Snowfall reports included 7 in Finland, MN (southern Lake County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Strong Wind in Georgia, November 27, 2013
- Freezing Fog in Washington, November 27, 2013
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in Massachusetts, November 27, 2013
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, November 27, 2013
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, November 27, 2013
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, November 27, 2013
- Strong Wind in New York, November 27, 2013
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, November 27, 2013
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, November 27, 2013
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, November 27, 2013
- High Wind in Maine, November 27, 2013
- Flooding in New Jersey, November 27, 2013
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, November 2013
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: 483651.