Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 24 to 27, 2024

Snowfall began during the early morning hours of the 24th and continued into the evening of the 26th across southern Cass County. Around 6 to 8 inches of snow fell during the first 18 hours of the event with snowfall totals of 13-17 inches by the time it ended. A high report of 18.4 inches was received from East Gull Lake.

Snowfall began during the early morning hours of the 24th and continued into the evening of the 26th across Crow Wing County. Around 6 to 10 inches of snow fell during the first 24 hours of the event with snowfall totals of 14-18 inches by the time it ended. A high report of 20.5 inches was received from Brainerd.

Snowfall began the morning of the 24th and continued through the afternoon of the 26th across southern Lake County. Totals were enhanced across the area with both lake and terrain enhancement. Strong wind gusts to around 30 mph lead to near blizzard conditions at times throughout the event as well. Snowfall totals of 12-18 inches were reported with a high report of 21.2 inches north of Two Harbors.

Snowfall began during the morning of the 24th and continued into the evening of the 25th across northern Aitkin County. Around 7 to 9 inches of snow fell during the first 24 hours of the event with snowfall totals of 11-15 inches by the time it ended. A high report of 16.4 inches was received from near McGregor.

Snowfall began during the morning of the 24th and continued through the afternoon of the 26th across southern St. Louis and Carlton counties. Some lake and terrain enhancement was observed in the Duluth area during the event with most of the city seeing anywhere from 14 to 16 inches plus. Snowfall totals of 14-18 inches were reported with a high report of 21 inches along the top of the hill in Duluth.

Snowfall started a bit earlier across northern Cook and Lake counties thanks to winds off Lake Superior. While the main portion of the storm ended the evening the 25th, more snow occurred the next day as the storm departed. Snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches were reported with a high report of 16.4 inches near Sea Gull Lake.

Snowfall began the morning of the 24th and continued into the evening of the 25th across southern Cook County. Totals were enhanced across the area with both lake and terrain enhancement. Strong wind gusts to around 30 mph lead to near blizzard conditions at times throughout the event as well. Snowfall totals of 10-14 inches were reported with a high report of 15.8 inches near Tofte.

Snowfall began during the morning of the 24th and continued through the morning of the 25th across southern Aitkin County. A dry slot worked into the southern part of the county and brought an end to snowfall earlier than other nearby areas. Snowfall totals of 8-12 inches were reported with a high report of 13 inches near McGrath.

Snowfall began during the morning of the 24th and continued into the afternoon of the 25th across Pine County. A dry slot worked into the county and brought an end to snowfall earlier than other nearby areas. Snowfall totals of 8-14 inches were reported with a high report of 16.5 inches near Sandstone.

Snowfall began on the afternoon of the 24th and continued through the evening on the 25th. Snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches were reported across the central portion of St. Louis County with a high report of 14.8 inches near Payne.

Snow began during the early afternoon of the 24th and continued into the evening of the 25th across southern Itasca County. Snowfall totals were slightly higher than initially forecast with temperatures remaining cool enough to keep precipitation as snow for longer. Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were reported with a high report of 13.2 inches near Cohasset.

Snow began during the early afternoon of the 24th and came down heavy for about 6 hours before a break of around 12 hours. Just over 6 inches of snow fell in some areas during that initial burst of snow. By the time the event ended later on the 25th, snowfall totals of 7 to 10 inches were reported with a high report of 11.6 inches near Northome.

A large spring storm brought heavy snowfall to much of northeastern Minnesota the 24th into the 26th. Dry air at the surface let to a delayed start across northern St. Louis County, but snow ended up being a bit heavier than expected when temperatures remained cooler and mixed precipitation did not really occur. Most of the snow fell during the day on the 25th. Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were reported across the northern part of the county with a high report of 14.3 inches in Ely.

Snowfall began the morning of the 25th and continued into the evening of the 26th across northern Cass County. Totals were enhanced across the area with temperatures remaining cool enough to limit mixed precipitation and keep things all snow through much of the event. Snowfall totals of 6-10 inches were reported with a high report of 11.8 inches near Backus.

A large spring storm brought heavy snowfall to much of northeastern Minnesota the 24th into the 26th. Dry air at the surface let to a delayed start across Koochiching County, but snow ended up being a bit heavier than expected when temperatures remained cooler and mixed precipitation did not really occur. Snowfall totals of 7 to 11 inches were reported across the county with a high report of 11.7 inches in International Falls.