Minnesota, 2023

Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 30 to 31, 2023

March 30 to 31, 2023 · NWS FGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A winter storm was forecasted to impact the southern part of our area. This system stayed further south than anticipated, leading to limited reports of winter storm impacts.

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 FGF wrote it up.

A winter storm was forecasted to impact the southern part of our area. This system stayed further south than anticipated, leading to limited reports of winter storm impacts.

The radar

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

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Grant

When
March 30, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.934, -96.012 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public reports 6 inches of snow 8 SSW Barrett.

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1087700.