Minnesota, 2022

Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 12 to 14, 2022

April 12 to 14, 2022 · NWS FGF · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

West-central and northwest Minnesota were impacted by a winter storm starting the afternoon of April 12th, and lasting until the evening of April 14th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 FGF wrote it up.

West-central and northwest Minnesota were impacted by a winter storm starting the afternoon of April 12th, and lasting until the evening of April 14th.

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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 11, 5:37 PM CST, 21 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 5:37 PM CST, 21 hours 15 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Kittson

When
April 12, 2:52 PM CST to April 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Kittson forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.777, -96.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall totals were reported across the area, with amounts ranging from 7 inches to 14 inches. Blowing snow reduced visibility at times.

Heavy Snow, Roseau

When
April 12, 2:52 PM CST to April 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Roseau forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall totals were reported across the area, with amounts ranging from 7 inches to 14 inches. Blowing snow reduced visibility at times.

Heavy Snow, West Marshall

When
April 12, 2:52 PM CST to April 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where
West Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall totals were reported across the area, with amounts ranging from 7 inches to 14 inches. Blowing snow reduced visibility at times.

Heavy Snow, East Marshall

When
April 12, 2:52 PM CST to April 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where
East Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall totals were reported across the area, with amounts ranging from 7 inches to 14 inches. Blowing snow reduced visibility at times.

Heavy Snow, West Polk

When
April 12, 2:52 PM CST to April 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where
West Polk forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall totals were reported across the area, with amounts ranging from 7 inches to 14 inches. Blowing snow reduced visibility at times.

Heavy Snow, Red Lake

When
April 12, 5:32 PM CST to April 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Red Lake forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.872, -96.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall totals were reported across the area, with amounts ranging from 7 inches to 14 inches. Blowing snow reduced visibility at times.

Heavy Snow, Pennington

When
April 12, 5:32 PM CST to April 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Pennington forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.066, -96.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall totals were reported across the area, with amounts ranging from 7 inches to 14 inches. Blowing snow reduced visibility at times.

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: 1025542, 1025543, 1025544, 1025547, 1025548, 1025550, 1025551.