Minnesota, 2024

Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Behind an arctic front, a narrow band of light to moderate snowfall and winds gusting from 35 to 55 mph resulted in visibility reductions of one-half mile or less. Travel conditions were briefly quite hazardous, but any blizzard or near blizzard conditions typically lasted for a couple of hours or less.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.

Behind an arctic front, a narrow band of light to moderate snowfall and winds gusting from 35 to 55 mph resulted in visibility reductions of one-half mile or less. Travel conditions were briefly quite hazardous, but any blizzard or near blizzard conditions typically lasted for a couple of hours or less.

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Rock

When
February 27, 2:00 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
Where
Rock forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
43.675, -96.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility dropped to one-half mile or less for roughly one to two hours due to a combination of snowfall which was generally around one-half inch at Hills and wind gusts as high as 54 mph at a Minnesota Road Weather Information System site near Beaver Creek and 45 mph near Magnolia. Travel conditions were poor during the lowest visibility.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1165479.