Heavy Snow, Southern Lake
- When
- April 29, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM 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, April 29 to 30, 2019
An area of low pressure moved over the Northland on the 29th bringing light snow to much of the region. Winds off Lake Superior led to enhanced snow totals along the North Shore of Lake Superior 8 to 12 inches were recorded.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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.
An area of low pressure moved over the Northland on the 29th bringing light snow to much of the region. Winds off Lake Superior led to enhanced snow totals along the North Shore of Lake Superior 8 to 12 inches were recorded. The highest amount was 15.5 inches 18 miles NNW of Lutsen. Aside from this lake enhancement, it was otherwise an unremarkable system.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northern Cook / Northern Lake
- When
- April 29, 3:00 AM CST to April 30, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Cook / Northern Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.670, -90.975 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Cook
- When
- April 29, 3:00 AM CST to April 30, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Cook forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in Washington, April 29, 2019
- Flooding in Iowa, April 29 to 30, 2019
- Tornado in Kansas, April 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, April 29 to 30, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 29, 2019
- Strong Wind in Arizona, April 29, 2019
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, April 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Colorado, April 29 to 30, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, April 29 to 30, 2019
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 29 to 30, 2019
- Flood and High Wind in California, April 29 to 30, 2019
- Hail in Texas, April 29, 2019
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, April 2019
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 820984, 820982, 820985.