Heavy Snow, Southern Lake
- When
- January 6, 8:00 PM CST to January 7, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.557, -91.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 6 to 7, 2019
An area of low pressure moved from southern Minnesota into northwestern Ontario and brought snow to the Northland as it passed. Terrain and lake enhancement along the North Shore of Lake Superior led to heavy snowfall with amounts ranging from 8 inches to nearly a foot along the terrain ridge along the North Shore.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 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 from southern Minnesota into northwestern Ontario and brought snow to the Northland as it passed. Terrain and lake enhancement along the North Shore of Lake Superior led to heavy snowfall with amounts ranging from 8 inches to nearly a foot along the terrain ridge along the North Shore.
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
- January 6, 9:00 PM CST to January 7, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Cook / Northern Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.670, -90.975 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Cook
- When
- January 6, 11:00 PM CST to January 7, 4:00 PM 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 6 to 9, 2019
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 6 to 7, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 6 to 7, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 6 to 7, 2019
- High Wind in Washington, January 6, 2019
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 6 to 7, 2019
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Nevada, January 6 to 7, 2019
- Winter Weather in Washington, January 6 to 7, 2019
- High Wind in Montana, January 6 to 7, 2019
- Dense Fog in Nevada, January 6, 2019
- High Wind in Texas, January 6 to 7, 2019
- Strong Wind and Dense Fog in California, January 6 to 7, 2019
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 798521, 798519, 798523.