Minnesota, 2022Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 21 to 22, 2022
February 21 to 22, 2022 · NWS ARX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow fell across portions of southeast Minnesota from the evening of February 21st into the evening of the 22nd. This left roads across the region snow and ice covered.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow fell across portions of southeast Minnesota from the evening of February 21st into the evening of the 22nd. This left roads across the region snow and ice covered. A two vehicle accident in Winona (Winona County) was fatal when the driver lost control and slammed into the rear of a parked semi.
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 21, 5:24 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 5:24 PM CST, 26 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Winona
- When
- February 21, 5:50 PM CST to February 22, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Winona forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 43.987, -91.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One person was killed in a two vehicle accident in Winona. The driver lost control on snow and ice covered roads and slammed into the rear of a parked semi. A mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow occurred from the evening of February 21st into the evening of the 22nd and was responsible for creating the hazard driving conditions.
- 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.
- Dust Storm and High Wind in Nevada, February 21 to 24, 20221 death · 9 injured · 65 kt wind · 3 events
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 21 to 22, 20221 death · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 21 to 22, 2022$784,000 · 2 in hail · 36 events
- Winter Weather in Washington, February 21, 2022$200,000 · 1 event
- Dust Storm and High Wind in Arizona, February 21 to 23, 2022$100,000 · 57 kt wind · 4 events
- Ice Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 2022$35,000 · 6 events
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 21 to 23, 202229 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 21 to 22, 20223 injured · 2 events
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 25, 202262 kt wind · 20 events
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 21 to 22, 202220 events
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, February 21 to 22, 202217 events
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 21 to 22, 202211 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1009991.