Heavy Snow, Big Stone
- When
- April 1, 6:00 AM CST to April 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Big Stone forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.426, -96.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 1 to 3, 2025
Heavy snow developed ahead of a system moving south of the area, and while there was a brief lull and some melting during afternoon of the 1st, wrap around snowfall looped back into western Minnesota. 9 inches respectively.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 ABR wrote it up.
Heavy snow developed ahead of a system moving south of the area, and while there was a brief lull and some melting during afternoon of the 1st, wrap around snowfall looped back into western Minnesota. An observer 4 miles west of Clinton would record a multi day total of 9.5 inches, while the COOP observers 2 miles east southeast of Artichoke and in Wheaton would record 8 and 7.9 inches respectively.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Traverse
- When
- April 1, 6:00 AM CST to April 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Traverse forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.772, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 1 to 3, 2025
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, April 1, 2025
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2025
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 1 to 3, 2025
- Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2025
- Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 1, 2025
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Dust Storm and High Wind in New Mexico, April 1, 2025
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1240652, 1240653.