Minnesota, 2019

Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 26 to 27, 2019

November 26 to 27, 2019 · NWS DLH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

An area of low pressure moved from the Texas Panhandle region northeastward to southern Wisconsin from the 26th into the morning of the 27th. Heavy snowfall spread across northeastern Minnesota starting the afternoon and evening of the 26th before tapering off the afternoon of the 27th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 the Texas Panhandle region northeastward to southern Wisconsin from the 26th into the morning of the 27th. Heavy snowfall spread across northeastern Minnesota starting the afternoon and evening of the 26th before tapering off the afternoon of the 27th. Widespread amounts of 6 to 10 inches fell in this area with the highest amounts seen downwind of the head of Lake Superior where lake enhancement occurred.

What forecasters said that day

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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 25, 5:44 PM CST, 16 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 5:44 PM CST, 16 hours 16 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Pine

When
November 26, 10:00 AM CST to November 27, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Pine forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.121, -92.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Cook / Northern Lake

When
November 26, 5:00 PM CST to November 27, 3:00 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 Lake

When
November 26, 5:00 PM CST to November 27, 3:00 PM 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, Southern St. Louis / Carlton

When
November 26, 6:00 PM CST to November 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Southern St. Louis / Carlton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.091, -92.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Aitkin

When
November 27, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Southern Aitkin forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Cook

When
November 27, 4:00 AM CST to 3:00 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

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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: 865441, 865436, 865437, 865440, 865439, 865438.