Minnesota, 2025

Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 1 to 2, 2025

February 1 to 2, 2025 · NWS DLH · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

An area of low pressure moving across southern Manitoba into northwestern Ontario brought snowfall to the Northland starting around midday on the first and continued into the morning of the second. Snowfall amounts were generally under 6 inches across most of the region with slightly higher amounts to around 8 inches along the North Shore.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 DLH wrote it up.

An area of low pressure moving across southern Manitoba into northwestern Ontario brought snowfall to the Northland starting around midday on the first and continued into the morning of the second. Snowfall amounts were generally under 6 inches across most of the region with slightly higher amounts to around 8 inches along the North Shore. Pockets of higher snowfall were seen across parts of the region as well resulting in totals slightly over 6 inches in some locations. The Duluth area was the recipient of these higher snowfall amounts with 6 to 8 inches reported across town.

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Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern St. Louis

When
February 1, 10:00 AM CST to February 2, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Northern St. Louis forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally under 6 inches across the northern part of St. Louis County. However, a few locations around Ely received right around 6 inches with a high report of 6.1 inches six miles north-northwest of Ely.

Heavy Snow, Central St. Louis

When
February 1, 10:00 AM CST to February 2, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Central St. Louis forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally under 6 inches across the central part of St. Louis County. However, a few locations around the Iron Range received upwards of 6 to 8 inches of accumulation with a high report of 8 inches reported in Chisholm.

Heavy Snow, Northern Aitkin

When
February 1, 11:00 AM CST to February 2, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Northern Aitkin forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally under 6 inches across the northern part of Aitkin County. However, a few locations around Tamarack received right around 6 inches with a high report of 6.4 inches two miles southeast of Tamarack.

Heavy Snow, Southern Lake

When
February 1, 12:00 PM CST to February 2, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Southern Lake forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.557, -91.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were reported across the southern part of Lake County. A high report of 8 inches was received from six miles west-northwest of Two Harbors.

Heavy Snow, Southern St. Louis / Carlton

When
February 1, 12:00 PM CST to February 2, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Southern St. Louis / Carlton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
47.091, -92.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally under 6 inches across the southern part of St. Louis County and Carlton County. However, heavier snowfall of 6 to 8 inches was received around the Duluth area with a high report of 8 inches in Lester Park.

Heavy Snow, Northern Cook / Northern Lake

When
February 1, 4:00 PM CST to February 2, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Northern Cook / Northern Lake forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
47.670, -90.975 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally under 6 inches across the northern parts of Lake and Cook counties. However, a few locations north of Two Harbors received just over 6 inches with a high report of 6.8 inches seven miles north-northeast of Wales.

Heavy Snow, Southern Cook

When
February 1, 4:00 PM CST to February 2, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Southern Cook forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were reported across the southern part of Cook County. A high report of 8 inches was received from Lutsen.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 1227010, 1227012, 1227015, 1227013, 1227016, 1227011, 1227014.