Minnesota, 2024Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 18 to 19, 2024
December 18 to 19, 2024 · NWS FGF · 9 events in 6 counties and zones
A strong clipper and upper low brought widespread moderate to heavy snow to much of the area on December 18th and 19th. Winds ranged from 20 to 30 mph, leading to areas of blowing and drifting snow.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 strong clipper and upper low brought widespread moderate to heavy snow to much of the area on December 18th and 19th. Winds ranged from 20 to 30 mph, leading to areas of blowing and drifting snow.
Heavy Snow, East Marshall
- When
- December 18, 12:15 PM CST to December 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Received a report of 7 inches of snow, still snowing at the time of observation. Holt, MN.
Heavy Snow, East Marshall
- When
- December 18, 12:15 PM CST to December 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Received a report of 8 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 0641 on 12/20 as a delayed report. Holt, MN.
Heavy Snow, East Otter Tail
- When
- December 18, 12:15 PM CST to December 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Otter Tail forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Received a report of 6 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 0710 on 12/20 as a delayed report. One SSW Ottertail, MN.
Heavy Snow, Grant
- When
- December 18, 12:15 PM CST to December 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.934, -96.012 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Received a report of 6 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 2300 on 12/19 as a delayed report.
Heavy Snow, Norman
- When
- December 18, 12:15 PM CST to December 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Norman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.327, -96.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Received a report of 6 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 1900 on 12/19 as a delayed report.
Heavy Snow, East Otter Tail
- When
- December 18, 12:15 PM CST to December 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Otter Tail forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Received a report of 6 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 0901 on 12/20 as a delayed report. Leaf Mountain Township, MN.
Heavy Snow, Wadena
- When
- December 18, 12:15 PM CST to December 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wadena forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.586, -94.969 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Received a report of 6 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 0950 on 12/20 as a delayed report. Wadena, MN.
Heavy Snow, East Otter Tail
- When
- December 18, 12:15 PM CST to December 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Otter Tail forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Received a report of 6.5 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 0955 on 12/20 as a delayed report. Frazee, MN.
Heavy Snow, Clay
- When
- December 18, 12:15 PM CST to December 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Received a report of 6 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 0955 on 12/20 as a delayed report. Ulen, MN.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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: 1229173, 1229174, 1229176, 1229177, 1229179, 1229180, 1229181, 1229182, 1229183.