Low pressure moved from the Northern Rockies the morning of the 12th to the Upper Great Lakes the morning of the 13th and deepened as it moved east. This brought heavy snowfall to the region starting the afternoon/evening of the 12th and continued into the morning of the 13th.
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The episode as NWS DLH wrote it up.
Low pressure moved from the Northern Rockies the morning of the 12th to the Upper Great Lakes the morning of the 13th and deepened as it moved east. This brought heavy snowfall to the region starting the afternoon/evening of the 12th and continued into the morning of the 13th. Snowfall totals of 5 to 10 inches were seen across the area with a high report of 11 inches in Gile.
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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 12, 5:54 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.
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5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall totals across the county were in the 4 to 8 inch range for the event with the highest totals across the northern part of the county. A high report of 10 inches was received from just southwest of Washburn.
Snowfall totals for the event were in the 5 to 8 inch range. A high report of 9 inches was reported from the Foxboro area.
Snowfall totals were in the 4 to 8 inch range for the event with the highest amounts in the northern part of the county. A high report of 8 inches was received from Ashland.
Snowfall totals for the event were in the 4 to 7 inch range across the county. A high report of 8 inches was received from Phillips.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 4 to 7 inch range for the event. Higher totals were reported along the State Highway 77 corridor with a high report of 11 inches in Gile.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1325781, 1325784, 1325786, 1325792, 1325791.