A blanket of light snow fell across central and southern Minnesota, as well as west central Wisconsin the evening of Saturday, January 26th. Locally 2 to 5 inches of snow fell during a 6 to 12 hour period before ending early Sunday morning.
Every event with a place to put it; 26 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
A blanket of light snow fell across central and southern Minnesota, as well as west central Wisconsin the evening of Saturday, January 26th. Locally 2 to 5 inches of snow fell during a 6 to 12 hour period before ending early Sunday morning. The snow was light and easily blown due to the high snowfall ratio.
The light snow was associated with an area of low pressure that moved from the Dakotas, southeast across southern Minnesota, and into the Great Lakes region by Sunday morning. As high pressure built across the Northern Plains Sunday morning, the pressure gradient strengthened, causing wind speeds to increase and develop blizzard conditions. The high winds continued through the afternoon, and into Sunday evening before slowly decreasing after midnight, allowing for conditions to improve.
Numerous highways, including I-90 and I-94, closed during the height of the storm. The blizzard conditions developed Sunday morning from the Red River Valley, south and eastward across portions of central and southern Minnesota. The worst areas occurred in the southwest where in a period of 3 hours, from 3 pm to 6 pm, over 15 county roads, and Interstate 90 closed due to white out conditions, along with snow over the roadway. Wind gusts over 50 mph occurred over a wide area of west central, south central into southeast Minnesota. Sustained winds of 35 to 40 mph occurred between 2 and 6 pm which was the worst time in terms of drifting snow over the highways. The Minnesota Department of Transportation advised travelers as early as 2 pm Sunday that roads were becoming hazardous, and no travel was advised.
At one point, 52 stranded travelers were sheltered overnight at the Olivia Armory & 69 were sheltered in Albert Lea.
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 Jan 26, 6:29 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
629 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 408 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
EVERYTHING REMAINS ON TRACK FOR AN IMPRESSIVE BLIZZARD TODAY AND
EARLY TONIGHT TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE TWIN CITIES. THE FIRST
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER SOUTHERN MN AT 3 AM WITH WINDS
ALREADY HITTING 50 MPH IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. THIS IS THE
ATMOSPHERIC FORESHADOWING OF WHAT IS COMING THIS AFTERNOON WHEN
THE REAL ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE STRONG WINDS CURRENTLY
OVER SW MN WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT WAVE.
THIS SHOWS UP WELL IN THE HOPWRF. IN FACT...MUCH OF TODAY WAS
MODELED AFTER TRENDS SEEN IN THE HOPWRF AND NMM WRF. A CONVECTIVE
LOOKING SQUALL LINE DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE SECOND WAVE LATE THIS
MORNING ACROSS EASTERN SD AND WEST CENTRAL MN AND PROGRESSES INTO
NORTHERN NE/IA BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED
WILL FOLLOW WITH GUSTS HITTING AT LEAST 55 MPH. THE HOPWRF
ENSEMBLE WIND GUSTS SHOW 60-65 MPH IN THE VICINITY OF REDWOOD
FALLS...WINDOM AND NEW ULM DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. EVEN THE
WEST METRO HAS POTENTIAL FOR 50 TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS. SNOWFALL
REPORTS OVERNIGHT HAVE BEEN UP TO 4 INCHES AT SACRED HEART IN
RENVILLE COUNTY...WITH EVEN 2.3 INCHES AT MIDNIGHT AT MSP. GIVEN
THE SNOW AND WIND WE PUSHED THE BLIZZARD WARNING INTO THE WEST
METRO AND ADDED WRIGHT...CARVER...SCOTT AND RICE. WE ALSO EXPANDED
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE TWIN
CITIES TO INCLUDE KANABEC...ISANTI...CHISAGO AND POLK COUNTIES.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EARLY TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE WITH WINDS
DECREASING INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE HEADED WELL BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK MONDAY.
LOOKING BACK AT VERIFICATION FROM JAN 6TH AND 7TH...WE WERE TOO
COLD ON THE LOWS WITH CONSRAW HAVING THE BEST SCORE. WE TEMPERED
THE LOWS FOR MONDAY MORNING USING RAWBLEND. THIS PLACED LOWS FROM
NEAR 25 BELOW ACROSS PORTIONS CENTRAL MN TO NEAR 15 BELOW IN THE
MN RIVER VALLEY TO KEAU. THE LONG TERM FORECASTER DID A SIMILAR
ADJUSTMENT HEADING FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS BY NO WAY
DIMINISHED THE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO NOON ON TUESDAY DUE TO STRONGER WINDS BEING FORECAST. IN
FACT...WE PUSHED AHEAD WITH A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR ALL OF THE FA
FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON ON TUESDAY WITH WIND CHILL VALUES
FROM 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 408 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
COMPARED TO THE SHORT TERM...THE LONG TERM PERIOD IS
COMPARATIVELY QUIET. WE WILL START OF WITH THE BONE CHILLING COLD
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES MODIFYING
WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...THOUGH STILL REMAINING WELL BELOW
NORMAL. THERE LOOKS TO ONLY BE A COUPLE OF SHOTS FOR LIGHT SNOW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE MAIN STORY THIS WINTER WITH THE WEATHER PATTERN OF RIDGING WEST
AND TROUGHING EAST WILL REMAIN MORE OR LESS THE SAME WITH ONLY
MODEST MODIFICATIONS EXPECTED. THOSE MODIFICATIONS WILL COME IN TWO
AREAS. ONE...A WRLY PACIFIC JET WILL UNDERCUT THE WRN RIDGE...
LEAVING AN UPPER HIGH SET TO DRIFT AROUND ALASKA. THE OTHER CHANGE
WILL COME MORE LATE IN THE PERIOD AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE CURRENTLY
OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC REFORMS ACROSS THE WRN ATLANTIC INTO THE
CARIBBEAN. THE UNDERCUTTING OF THE RIDGE WEST WILL LEAD TO SOME
DEAMPLIFICATION OF THE FLOW ACROSS NOAM...WHILE THE SHIFT IN THE
ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL PRIME AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY AND NEW ENGLAND TO SEE SOME MORE SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION EVENTS AS THE CALENDAR TURNS TO FEBRUARY.
FIRST WITH TEMPERATURES FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS
PERIOD IS VERY REMINISCENT OF WHAT WE SAW BACK BETWEEN THE 5TH AND
7TH OF THIS MONTH. GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT VERIFICATION THAT
PERIOD...OUR FORECAST HIGHS/LOWS WERE CONSISTENTLY RUNNING 5 TO 6
DEGREES TOO COLD. BASED ON THAT...WAS HESITANT TO GET TOO CARRIED
AWAY WITH HOW COLD HIGHS/LOWS WERE IN THIS PERIOD. VERIFICATION FROM
THOSE DAYS SUGGESTED THAT JUST A BLEND OF THE STRAIGHT MODEL
GUIDANCE /NO BIAS CORRECTION/ VERIFIED THE BEST. BLENDED THAT INTO
THE GOING FORECAST...WHICH RESULTED IN A SMALL WARMING IN HIGHS/LOWS
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. DESPITE THE WARMING...WIND SPEEDS THIS
WHOLE PERIOD NEVER SETTLE MUCH BELOW 7 OR 8 MPH...SO FORECAST WIND
CHILLS CONTINUE TO RUN 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY
MORNING AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS DURING
THE AFTERNOON MONDAY ARE STILL AT SOLID ADVISORY LEVELS AT 25 TO 35
BELOW. WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS SIGNAL FOR DAYS WITH THE MODELS AND
WITH CONFIDENCE VERY HIGH IN SEEING WIND CHILLS WHERE THEY ARE
CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE...WENT AHEAD AND UPGRADED TO THE WIND CHILL
WATCH TO A WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT /WHEN THE BLIZZARD AND
ADVISORY HEADLINES DROP OFF/ UNTIL NOON ON TUESDAY. WIND CHILL
VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO GET DOWN INTO WARNING/ADVISORY AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THE CORE OF THE WORST WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOR
THE PERIOD HIGHLIGHTED IN THE WARNING...WE CAN WORRY ABOUT TUESDAY
NIGHT LATER.
FOR PRECIP CHANCES...THE FIRST LOOKS TO COME WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
GFS/GEM/ECMWF BEGINNING TO COME IN TO SOME FORM OF AGREEMENT ON A
SHORT WAVE SHOOTING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS ALONG AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT THAT WILL BE SLIDING W-E ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. ECMWF IS
MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH A BAND OF FGEN SNOW WORKING ACROSS THE I-90
CORRIDOR WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT EVEN THE GFS AND GEM SHOW HINTS OF
THIS BAND AS WELL. THE OTHER POTENTIAL FOR SNOW WOULD COME THIS
WEEKEND. THIS WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY STORM SYSTEMS GRAZING US
AS THEY WORK BY TO THE SOUTHEAST.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 629 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
MVFR OR LOWER CEILINGS THIS MORNING AS THE FIRST CLIPPER EXITS TO
OUR SE. A SECOND MORE POTENT CLIPPER IS ON OUR NW DOORSTEP AND
WILL BRING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO KAXN BY 15Z. THE STRONGEST
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL OCCUR FROM KAXN THROUGH
KRWF TO KAEL WITH 30-35 KNOTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 45-50 KNOTS.
KSTC AND KMSP WILL BE MORE IN THE 25-30 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS
40-45 KNOTS. KRNH AND KEAU WILL SEE MORE 15-25 KNOTS GUSTING 30-35
KNOTS. THE WIND COMING IN THE WAKE OF SEVERAL INCHES OF FRESH SNOW
OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. VSBYS FOR KRWF
SHOULD BE 1/2SM OR LOWER FOR A LONG STRETCH OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. EXPECT CIGS VV005 OR LESS. VSBY AND CIGS A LITTLE
MORE PROBLEMATIC FOR KSTC AND KMSP. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT WITH CEILINGS LIFTING.
KMSP...CEILINGS 010-015 THIS MORNING SHOULD IMPROVE SOME THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVES AS DRIER SWEEPS IN. MAIN
CONCERN IS THE WIND. NEAR 30 KNOT NW WINDS EXPECTED BY 21Z WITH
GUST POTENTIAL TO 45 KNOTS. THIS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING
BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME OVERNIGHT. A BETTER AVIATION DAY ON MONDAY
WITH VFR CONDITIONS.
/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
MON...VFR. WINDS NW 15G20KTS.
TUE...VFR. WINDS W 10 KTS.
WED...VFR. WINDS SW 10-15 KTS.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR MNZ041-042-
047>049-054>059-064>069-073>077-082>085-091>093.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
MNZ043>045-050>053-060>063-070-078.
WI...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
WIZ014>016-023>028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR WIZ014-
023>026.
&&
SHORT TERM...RAH
LONG TERM...MPG
AVIATION...RAHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 442 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 271045- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 442 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS NORTHWEST WINDS GUST TO AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SPORADIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT FROM EASTERN MINNESOTA INTO ADJOINING PORTIONS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING BELOW ZERO COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES DECREASING TO BETWEEN 40 BELOW AND 50 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 50 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH WIND VALUES TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
953 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0943 AM SNOW MAPLETON 43.93N 93.95W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH BLUE EARTH MN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AJZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
954 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 AM SNOW EAST FARMINGTON 45.25N 92.70W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AJZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
957 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0249 AM SNOW WSW ST JAMES 43.98N 94.63W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH WATONWAN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM SNOW ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.17W
01/26/2014 M2.2 INCH STEARNS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MEASURED AT THE PRISON.
0600 AM SNOW CHANHASSEN 44.86N 93.54W
01/26/2014 M1.9 INCH CARVER MN NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED AT THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE.
0600 AM SNOW KIMBALL 45.31N 94.30W
01/26/2014 M2.0 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM SNOW MSP INTL AIRPORT 44.89N 93.23W
01/26/2014 M3.4 INCH HENNEPIN MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0615 AM SNOW LITTLE FALLS 45.98N 94.36W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH MORRISON MN COCORAHS
0649 AM SNOW MENOMONIE 44.89N 91.91W
01/26/2014 M5.0 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0656 AM SNOW CAMBRIDGE 45.56N 93.23W
01/26/2014 M3.2 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0724 AM SNOW CARLOS 45.97N 95.29W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH DOUGLAS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0728 AM SNOW HAUGEN 45.61N 91.78W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0733 AM SNOW 1 ENE MINNESOTA LAKE 43.85N 93.81W
01/26/2014 M3.3 INCH FARIBAULT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0739 AM SNOW NEW HOPE 45.04N 93.39W
01/26/2014 M1.7 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW SAUK RAPIDS 45.59N 94.17W
01/26/2014 M2.5 INCH BENTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0824 AM SNOW SAUK RAPIDS 45.74N 94.96W
01/26/2014 M3.2 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0839 AM SNOW WATERTOWN 44.96N 93.85W
01/26/2014 M2.0 INCH CARVER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0839 AM SNOW BLOOMINGTON 44.83N 93.32W
01/26/2014 M2.1 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED BY RETIRED FIRE WEATHER METEOROLOGIST.
0852 AM SNOW ELK MOUND 44.88N 91.69W
01/26/2014 M1.7 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0856 AM SNOW 7 S HILLMAN 45.91N 93.89W
01/26/2014 M2.8 INCH MORRISON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0916 AM SNOW CLEAR LAKE 45.25N 92.27W
01/26/2014 M3.9 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0916 AM SNOW 3 WSW CUMBERLAND 45.52N 92.07W
01/26/2014 M3.8 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0940 AM SNOW EAST FARMINGTON 45.25N 92.70W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0943 AM SNOW MORA 45.88N 93.29W
01/26/2014 M5.5 INCH KANABEC MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0943 AM SNOW MAPLETON 43.93N 93.95W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH BLUE EARTH MN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AJZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1033 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM SNOW VESTA 44.51N 95.41W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH REDWOOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1030 AM SNOW EAU CLAIRE 44.82N 91.49W
01/26/2014 M5.2 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MEASURED AT WQOW TV.
&&
AJZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1042 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 AM SNOW RICHFIELD 44.88N 93.28W
01/26/2014 M2.0 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1015 AM SNOW BLAINE 45.17N 93.21W
01/26/2014 M1.8 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AJZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1051 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1049 AM SNOW 12 N BRUCE 45.63N 91.27W
01/26/2014 M1.4 INCH RUSK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
OCCURRED JUST SOUTH OF EXELAND.
&&
AJZThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
26 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late morning, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late morning, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late morning, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late morning, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th. A 55 year old man perished when he left his stranded car Sunday evening to walk in the storm, probably trying to get home. He was found dead the next morning south of Stewart. Another occupant of the vehicle made it to a neighbor's house. The temperature at Hutchinson at 11 pm was -7 and the wind was 28 mph gusting to 33 mph, yielding a wind chill around -35.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the late afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard, McLeod | 2014-01-26 | 55 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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, January 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: 486311, 486328, 486330, 486321, 486315, 486329, 486310, 486314, 486326, 486333, 486319, 486318, 486320, 486322, 486323, 486325, 486308, 486309, 486316, 486332, 486331, 486312, 486313, 486317, 486324, 486327.