A very powerful low pressure system trekked from southeast Kansas to northeast Wisconsin on February 20th. As the storm system deepened, it produced a shield of heavy snow and embedded thunderstorms on its northwestern flank, which produced snow rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour at times.
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The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
A very powerful low pressure system trekked from southeast Kansas to northeast Wisconsin on February 20th. As the storm system deepened, it produced a shield of heavy snow and embedded thunderstorms on its northwestern flank, which produced snow rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. A rain/snow mix began across much of the area during the morning of the 20th as temperatures hovered in the middle 30s, but precipitation quickly transitioned to heavy snow by early afternoon. The snow continued through the early morning hours of the 21st before tapering off.
As the low tracked through Wisconsin and into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, northwest winds increased to between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts to between 40 and 50 mph. Blizzard conditions developed overnight across the vast open terrain of southern Minnesota. Visibility dropped to near zero at times with winds producing snow drifts up to three feet deep. These drifts closed numerous roads and highways across Southern Minnesota (including portions of I-90 and I-35).
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 20, 5:19 AM CST, 4 hours 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
519 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 310 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014
A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE OF A PANHANDLE/OKLAHOMA HOOKER-TYPE MID-
LATITUDE CYCLONE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE U.S.
WHICH MEANS THE COLD SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY
SNOWFALL.
THE MAIN WX CONCERNS REMAIN THE ORIENTATION OF THE SFC
FEATURES...ONSET OF PRECIPITATION...AND CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY
LEADING TO ENHANCED SNOWFALL RATES.
ONSET OF PRECIPITATION REMAINS THE BIGGEST SHORT TERM PROBLEM AS
MODELS HAVE BEEN TOO FAST ON PRECIPITATION EXPANDING N/NE ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST. LATEST REGIONAL RADAR SHOWED THE MAIN PRECIPITATION
FIELD ACROSS SE IA WITH ANOTHER AREA ACROSS NEBRASKA/KS/COLORADO.
THERE HAS BEEN A SMALL BAND THAT DEVELOPED NORTH OF KOMA TO NORTH OF
KDSM IN THE PAST TWO HRS. THIS BAND MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE SECONDARY WAVE BUILDING ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS.
EVENTUALLY ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT BOTH THE SECONDARY WAVE IN KS AND
THE EXPANDING AREA OF MOISTURE ACROSS SE IA WILL MERGE ACROSS S MN
BY MID-LATE MORNING. WET BULB TEMPS INITIALLY ACROSS SC MN /+1 TO
+2C/ WILL EXPAND NE TO INTO EC MN/WC WI LEADING TO A MIXTURE OF
RAIN/SLEET THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE...LOWER WET BULB TEMPS WILL
HELP WITH THE FASTER TURN OVER TO SNOW.
AFT 18Z...THE SFC LOW WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI...
NNE TO NEAR KGRB BY 6Z/21. THIS CORRELATION OF THE SFC LOW TRACK
KEEPS ALMOST ALL OF MPX CWA IN THE COLD SECTOR...MAKING FOR ALL
SNOW AS THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE. THIS TRACK WILL TAKE THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACROSS SE MN...NNE INTO WC WI. A CROSS SECTION
BETWEEN WC MN SE INTO NORTHERN IL HAS A VERY STRONG FRONTAL SLOPE
WITH AN ENHANCED AREA OF SLANTWISE OR UPRIGHT INSTABILITY BETWEEN
21Z AND 03Z. THIS MEANS THAT THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF
DEVELOPING THUNDERSNOW...OR CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS ENHANCING SNOWFALL
RATES. EVEN THE LATEST SREF HAD A SMALL AREA OF 3 IN/HR SNOWFALL
RATES IN WC WI DURING THIS TIME FRAME. CURRENT SNOWFALL AMTS COULD
BE CONSERVATIVE IF THESE CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS DEVELOP. AS PER THE
STRONG DEEPENING OF THE SFC LOW...WIND SPDS WILL BECOME VERY
STRONG THIS AFTN...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE
BLIZZARD WARNING AREA. GUSTS COULD EXCEED 50 MPH AT TIMES DURING
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. NOT UNTIL AFT 12Z FRIDAY WILL THESE WINDS
SLOWLY BEGIN TO DECREASE.
DUE TO A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL TO THE WEST...
HAVE ADDED MILLE LACS COUNTY IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING. IN
ADDITION...DUE TO A SLOWER MOVEMENT AND PROLONGED STRONG WINDS HAVE
EXPANDED THE WARNINGS/ADVISORIES THRU 18Z FRI.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 310 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014
THE POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SHIFT INTO SRN ONTARIO AT THE START
OF THIS PERIOD BUT ITS WELL-WRAPPED NATURE AND SHEER SIZE ALONG
WITH ITS SLOW PROGRESSION WILL MAINTAIN LGT SNOW OVER FAR NERN
PORTIONS OF THE MPX CWFA. ACCUMULATIONS AT THIS POINT WILL BE VERY
LIGHT...ONLY UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE FOR THOSE LOCATIONS
STILL FORECAST TO HAVE LGT SNOW. HOWEVER...THE PROBLEM WILL BE THE
CONTINUED ELEVATED WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH FRESH SNOWFALL. SFC
WINDS WILL STILL BE IN THE 15-30MPH RANGE...WHICH WILL BE PLENTY
SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE BLOWING/DRIFTING ISSUES. THEREFORE...AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...HAVE OPTED TO EXTEND THE END TIME OF THE HAZARDS
AN ADDITIONAL 6 HRS...AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY IT COULD BE
EXTENDED AGAIN OR DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVY FOR BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW
SINCE THERE IS LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED BY THIS
POINT YET BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW WILL STILL BE OCCURRING.
AS WE GO INTO FRI NIGHT AND SAT...THE STORM WILL LIFT TO THE N...
ALLOWING THE FORECAST PROBLEM TO SHIFT FROM HEAVY SNOW TO SHEER
ARCTIC COLD...AND A PROLONGED COLD AT THAT. A EXTENSIVE LONGWAVE
TROUGH WILL SET UP SHOP OVER ERN NOAM THAT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE A FEW
PERTURBATIONS IN ITS FLOW...PARTICULARLY MON INTO TUE WHERE A
SHORTWAVE TROF AXIS WILL SWING THRU THAT MAY GIVE SOME LIGHT SNOW
TO FAR SRN MN. OTHERWISE...THIS FLOW WILL RESULT IN PLENTY OF COLD
DRY AIR FOR THE WEEKEND THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
ARCTIC HIGH PRES...AROUND 1040MB...WILL DEVELOP OVER WRN CANADA
THAT WILL ROUND THE BASE OF THE TROF...RIGHT INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...HELPING BRING IN AFTN HIGHS ONLY IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ABOVE ZERO AND LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS BELOW ZERO. THE OTHER COMPLICATING FACTOR IS THAT THIS
PATTERN WILL NOT ALLOW HIGH PRES TO CENTER ITSELF OVER THE AREA...
WHICH WILL KEEP WINDS IN THE 7-15 MPH RANGE...IF NOT HIGHER...
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. THIS WILL LEAD TO FRIGID WIND CHILLS
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO THE
-15F TO -25F RANGE.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 501 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014
WINTER STORM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THIS AFTN...WITH A MIXTURE OF SLEET/SNOW/RAIN
OR EVEN PATCHY FREEZING RAIN FOR KRNH/KEAU DURING THE MORNING.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ON LIFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SNOW FOR KSTC/KRNH/KEAU
BY THIS AFTN...WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE OF IFR/MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SNOW
AT KAXN/KRWF. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF ON THE LOWER VSBYS AND
HEAVIER SNOW BANDS FROM EASTERN TO WESTERN MN. THERE IS EVEN A
CHANCE OF TSSN LATER THIS AFTN/EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
WI.
BEST SCENARIO IS TO CONTINUE TO LOWER CIGS/VSBYS THIS
MORNING...WITH NEARLY A 6 TO 9 HR PERIOD OF IFR/LIFR CIGS/VSBYS AT
KSTC/KRNH/KEAU AFT 18-21Z. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE E/SE ACROSS
EASTERN MN/WC WI...TO W/NW ACROSS WESTERN MN UNDER 10 KTS. EXPECT
THE WINDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE AFTN/EVENING WITH GUSTS
OF 30 TO 35 KTS AT KSTC/KRWF THIS EVENING. GUSTS OVER 25 TO 30 KTS
WILL BE COMMON AT KRHN/KEAU THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DECREASE AFT 6-9Z...BUT HIGH ENOUGH TO CONTINUING BLSN.
KMSP...
SOME PL/RA OR EVEN FZRA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AIRPORT GROUNDS. BASED
ON CURRENT ACARS INFORMATION TEMPS REMAIN ABV FREEZING TO
APPROXIMATELY 4K S/E OF THE AIRPORT... SO IT SHOULD AT LEAST START
WITH ONLY LIQUID...WITH A PERIOD OF SLEET IF THE PRECIPITATION
FILLS IN ACROSS THE SE METRO AREA. BETTER CHC/S OF WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR AFT 18Z. WILL INTRODUCE 6SM -RAPL CIGS OF
1.5K THIS MORNING...WITH A CHG OVER TO RA/SN BY 15-16Z AS THE
ATMOSPHERE COOLS. BEST TIME FRAME OF LIFR IN SN/+SN WILL OCCUR AFT
19Z...WITH A 3 TO 6 HR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND RATES
AS HIGH AS 1.5"/HR. AN AWW WILL LIKELY BE ISSUE LATER THIS MORNING
RELATING TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTN
AND CHG TO THE NNW...THEN MORE NW/WNW OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
GUSTY. SNOW SHOULD END AFT 6Z WITH BLSN CONTINUING THRU 18Z.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
FRI AFTN...MVFR POSSIBLE EARLY. WINDS WNW 15-25KTS.
SAT...VFR. WINDS NW 10-15KTS.
SUN...VFR. WINDS NW 10 KTS.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST FRIDAY FOR
MNZ067-074>078-082>085-091>093.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST
FRIDAY FOR MNZ043-049-050-058-065-073.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST FRIDAY
FOR MNZ044-045-051>053-059>063-066-068>070.
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST FRIDAY
FOR WIZ014>016-023>028.
&&
SHORT TERM...JLT
LONG TERM...JPC
AVIATION...JLTHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 420 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 MNZ067-074>078-082>085-091>093-211000- SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- 420 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SURGE OF COLDER AIR BEHIND THE WINTER STORM WILL BRING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR LOWS FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MNZ044-045-051>053-059>063-066-068>070-WIZ014>016-023>028-211000- MILLE LACS-KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- 420 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SURGE OF COLDER AIR BEHIND THE WINTER STORM WILL BRING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR LOWS FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MNZ043-049-050-058-065-073-211000- MORRISON-STEARNS-BENTON-MEEKER-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- 420 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SURGE OF COLDER AIR BEHIND THE WINTER STORM WILL BRING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR LOWS FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MNZ041-042-047-048-054>057-064-211000- DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE- 420 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. UP TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SURGE OF COLDER AIR BEHIND THE WINTER STORM WILL BRING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR LOWS FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
21 blizzard, 18 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 9 inches fell near Stacy and Wyoming.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 10 inches fell near Blaine.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 8 inches fell near Rice.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 10 inches fell near Waconia.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 10 inches fell near Burnsville.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 11 inches fell near Minneapolis.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 11 inches fell near the town of Isanti.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 13 inches fell near Woodland.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 6 to 7 inches fell near Hutchinson.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 7 inches fell near Darwin.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 8 inches fell near Milaca.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 8 inches fell south of Hillman.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 10 inches fell near Roseville.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 10 inches fell near Prior Lake.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 11 inches fell near Elk River.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 8 inches fell near Kimball.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 10 inches fell near Oak Park Heights.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured over 6 inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. Locally, 10 inches fell near St. Michael.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the evening with gusts over 45 mph at times. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the evening with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured a few inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the afternoon with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the evening with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the evening with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the evening with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the evening with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the evening with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
Several resources from trained spotters, local public, and county officials measured several inches of snowfall in a 12 hour period. In addition, winds increased significantly during the evening with gusts over 45 mph at times in open country. These winds combined with snow that created whiteout conditions for several hours and causing numerous roads, including state highways to close due to impassable roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, February 2014
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: 491853, 491850, 491851, 491852, 491854, 491855, 491856, 491857, 491859, 491860, 491861, 491862, 491863, 491864, 491865, 491866, 491867, 491868, 492908, 492926, 492936, 492939, 492917, 492928, 491870, 492907, 492909, 492916, 492919, 492920, 492922, 492930, 492938, 491872, 492937, 492918, 492929, 492932, 492934.