Heavy Snow in Minnesota

Events

2,803

Deaths

9

Injuries

14

Damage

$1.3 million

• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 11 to 12, 20212 deaths · 2 injured · 3 eventsA strong fall storm system affected much of the Northland on November 11 into the 12th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, October 26 to 28, 20171 death · $3.5 million · 8 eventsWinter came early for much of the Northland in October. Some areas received upwards of a foot of snow while other areas received very little.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 26 to 27, 20181 death · 6 injured · 8 eventsSnow fell over the forecast area most of the day and evening of the 26th. The heaviest snow fell in a band from southern Cass County through the rest of Cass County, northern Crow Wing County, Itasca County, and into central and northern St. Louis County.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 31, 20081 death · 2 injured · $30,000 · 8 eventsWidepsread snow produced areas of heavy accumulations over southwest Minnesota during the predawn and daytime hours of March 31st. Accumulations varied from a little under 6 inches to a little over 6 inches.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 28 to 29, 20211 death · 3 injured · 10 eventsA low pressure system developed over eastern Colorado early on the 28th and moved northeastward through the day across the Central Plains and into Upper Michigan by sunrise on the 29th.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 19 to 20, 20181 death · 2 injured · 2 eventsA car accident occurred during a snow storm along Highway 61 near Brighton Beach in Duluth. The vehicle crossed the center line and crashed into an oncoming vehicle resulting in a the driver one of the vehicles succumbing to her injuries.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 10 to 11, 20211 death · 12 eventsAbnormally warm temperatures were present across the region leading up to this event with highs in the mid 50s. The warm air near the surface set the stage for a wintry mix followed by heavy wet snow by the evening hours.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 25 to 27, 20251 death · 12 eventsA winter storm produced heavy snow, strong winds, and blizzard conditions across parts of the Northland from Tuesday November 26 through Thanksgiving, Thursday November 27.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 10 to 11, 20161 death · 7 eventsOne person died in Rochester (Olmsted County) after suffering a heart attack while shoveling snow. A winter storm dropped a band of 4 to 10 inches of snow across southeast Minnesota on December 10th and 11th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 21 to 22, 20081 death · 4 eventsLow pressure moved from the central Plains toward the Ohio Valley and produced widespread snow across the Upper Midwest on January 21. In southeast Minnesota, highest snowfall totals reached around 8 inches.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 16, 20231 death · 4 eventsLow pressure moved to the south and east of the region on the 16th and into the 17th leading to snowfall across the Northland. The heaviest amounts were across southern areas where 3 to 7 inches were received.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 11 to 12, 2023$1.0 million · 15 eventsA slow moving area of low pressure brought a long duration snowfall to much of the Northland starting the 11th and continuing into the 12th.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 28 to 29, 2012$1.0 million · 6 eventsLow pressure over Colorado early February 28th deepened rapidly over southern Minnesota during February 29th. Heavy snow fell in 24 hours or less along and south of MN Highway 210 and along the north shore of Lake Superior to Silver Bay.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 13 to 15, 201861 eventsA prolonged snow storm event with historic snowfall totals for the month of April, started Friday, April 13th, and lasted until late Sunday night April 15th.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, May 1 to 5, 2013$120,000 · 6 eventsA narrow but intense band of snow set up across portions of southeast Minnesota during the evening hours of May 1st and continued into the 2nd.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Minnesota, November 9 to 11, 19982 injured · 60 kt wind · 32 eventsIntense low pressure system tracked across southern and central Minnesota bringing heavy snow to parts of the west. Canby reported 13.5 inches of snow with accompanying lightning and thunder. Madison reported 10 inches.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 16 to 17, 20235 injured · $10,000 · 5 eventsA large storm system impacted southeast Minnesota from the evening of Saturday, April 15th into Sunday night, April 16th. Initially, rain and thunderstorms spread through southern Minnesota before switching over to snow during the early morning hours of Sunday, April 16th.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 28, 2000$75,000 · 1 eventBands of heavy snow trained across a US Highway 10 corridor, from Detroit Lakes to Moorhead, depositing 8.6 inches of snow on the Fargo-Moorhead area. As the snow started out quite slushy and then froze to surfaces, numerous traffic accidents were reported.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 23 to 25, 199641 eventsA major winter storm moved from Kansas to southeast Wisconsin during the period. Thunderstorms deposited bursts of heavy snow across the area late 3/23 into the morning of 3/24. Heavy snow redeveloped during the early afternoon of 3/24 across the area along with strong winds.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 20 to 21, 199640 eventsFour to eight inch snowfall over much of the area. Some of the heavier amounts included 8 inches at Montevideo and Gaylord, 7 inches at St. James, Mankato, Madison and Stewart. 6 inches reported in the Twin Cities and Glenwood.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 4 to 5, 202338 eventsAn early April winter storm brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to Northwestern Minnesota. Effects were felt for approximately 2 days.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 14 to 15, 199634 eventsSnowfall exceeding one foot was reported from south central Minnesota through portions of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 1, 1999$35,000 · 7 eventsAn early season snowfall of 4 to 6 inches cause damage to trees and power lines because of the weight of the heavy, wet snow. A few power outages occurred.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 7, 201931 eventsA strong system was well south in the southern Mississippi River region the morning of Thursday February 7th.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 19, 200030 eventsAnother heavy snow event occurred across a wide swath of Minnesota's southern third, witha range of accumulations generally between 6 and 9 inches. Some notable snow totals are asfollows: Six inches reported in Golden Valley, Mankato, Springfield, Waconia.

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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 2026-09-24.