Minnesota, 2020Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 2020
February 12 to 13, 2020 · NWS ARX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Two people were killed and two more were injured in a single vehicle accident on Interstate 90 near Dexter (Mower County) on February 13th. The driver of the vehicle lost control when encountering an icy stretch of road, went through the median before stopping in the opposing lanes of traffic.
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- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Two people were killed and two more were injured in a single vehicle accident on Interstate 90 near Dexter (Mower County) on February 13th. The driver of the vehicle lost control when encountering an icy stretch of road, went through the median before stopping in the opposing lanes of traffic. The two people killed where thrown from the vehicle. A period of light snow during the evening of February 12th followed by northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph created some blowing and drifting snow that led to the icy road conditions.
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 La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 12, 5:27 PM CST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:27 PM CST, 33 minutes before
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- When
- February 12, 6:00 PM CST to February 13, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Mower forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 2 indirect
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 2 indirect
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 43.672, -92.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two people were killed and two more were injured in a single vehicle accident on Interstate 90 near Dexter. Light snow fell during the evening of February 12th followed by northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph into the morning of the 13th. This created some blowing and drifting snow and caused icy conditions to develop on some roads. The driver of the vehicle lost control on an icy spot, went through the median before coming to a stop in the opposite lanes of traffic. The two people killed were thrown from the vehicle.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Blizzard in South Dakota, February 12, 20201 death · 15 events
- Flood in Kentucky, February 12 to 26, 20201 death · 1 event
- Tornado and Flood in Tennessee, February 12, 2020$116,000 · EF0 · 18 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 12, 2020$2,000 · EF1 · 21 events
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 202040 events
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Mississippi, February 12, 2020$54,000 · 3 events
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, February 12 to 13, 202034 events
- Winter Weather in Indiana, February 12, 20202 injured · $20,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 12 to 13, 2020EF1 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, February 12, 202025 events
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 202024 events
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 12, 202023 events
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: 875856.