Minnesota, 2022

Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 5 to 6, 2022

November 5 to 6, 2022 · NWS ARX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

One person was killed in a two vehicle accident southeast of Canton (Fillmore County) on November 5th. Roads were snow covered and slippery at the time of the accident as light snow had been falling for several hours before the accident.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$18,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.

One person was killed in a two vehicle accident southeast of Canton (Fillmore County) on November 5th. Roads were snow covered and slippery at the time of the accident as light snow had been falling for several hours before the accident. The snow persisted into the early morning hours of the 6th as an area of low pressure moved slowly across the region.

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1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Fillmore

When
November 5, 3:15 AM CST to November 6, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Fillmore forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 1 indirect
Property damage
$18,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
43.674, -92.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One person was killed in a two vehicle accident that occurred on U.S. Highway 52 southeast of Canton on November 5th. Roads were snow covered and slippery at the time of the accident. Light snow had been falling for several hours before the accident and continued into the early morning of the 6th.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Winter Weather, Fillmore2022-11-0563MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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: 1064746.