A large storm system just grazed the area with several hours of light snow. This storm ended up trending farther south east than originally forecast, so snowfall amounts were on the lower side of what was expected.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
A large storm system just grazed the area with several hours of light snow. This storm ended up trending farther south east than originally forecast, so snowfall amounts were on the lower side of what was expected. A few noteworthy snow totals were:|6.6 inches near Nerstrand in Goodhue County.|4.0 inches near Albert Lea in Freeborn County.|3.2 inches near Owatonna in Steele County.
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 Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 11, 11:00 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.
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14 winter weather, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
A total of 6.6 inches was measured near Nerstrand in Goodhue County.
Three to four inches of snow fell across the county. A total of 4.0 inches was measured near Albert Lea in Freeborn County.
Two to 4 inches of snow fell across the county. A total of 3.2 inches was measured near Owatonna in Steele County.
A dusting of snow fell across the county.
A dusting to a half inch of snow fell across the county.
A dusting to a half inch of snow fell across the county.
A dusting to a half inch of snow fell across the county.
Two to four inches of snow fell across the county.
One to two inches of snow fell across the county.
One to two inches of snow fell across the county.
One to two inches of snow fell across the county.
One to two inches of snow fell across the county.
Two to three inches of snow fell across the county.
Two to three inches of snow fell across the county.
One to three inches of snow fell across the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, January 2024
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: 1160662, 1160664, 1160665, 1211087, 1211088, 1211089, 1211090, 1211091, 1211093, 1211094, 1211095, 1211096, 1211097, 1211098, 1211099.