Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota

Events

18

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, February 7 to 9, 20104 eventsHeavy lake effect snow fell along the north shore of Lake Superior. The snow migrated south from Shroeder to the Duluth area. The snow totaled of 15.4 inches in Finland, 8 inches in Shroeder, and 7 to 9 inches fell just inland from Duluth.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, January 11 to 13, 20083 eventsHeavy lake effect snow developed in extreme northeast Minnesota, especially along the North Shore, during the early morning hours of January 11 and persisted through late afternoon January 13.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, January 16 to 17, 20113 eventsA combination of synoptic forcing, up slope flow and lake effect caused heavy snow over the tip of the Minnesota Arrowhead. Amounts ranged from 6 to 17 inches, with highest amounts inland from Lake Superior. The 17 was measured 11 miles northeast of Grand Marais.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, April 19 to 21, 20092 eventsA low pressure area combined with easterly winds off Lake Superior caused heavy snow to fall across the tip of the Arrowhead of Minnesota. Up to 10 inches of snow fell across the upper Gunflint Trail. Six inches of snow fell at Devil's Track Lake near the Cook County Airport.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, December 4, 20071 eventHeavy lake effect snow developed over the Duluth area during the morning hours of December 4 and persisted through early evening. Snowfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour were common during the afternoon, especially in the immediate Duluth area.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, December 10 to 11, 20081 eventLake enhanced snow fell over the Minnesota Arrowhead region. The highest amounts, around 6 inches, fell in the Grand Marais area. Snow fell at the rate of over one inch per hour at times during the day.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, February 26, 20091 eventLake effect snow fell over north shore of Lake Superior. The heaviest snow, 6 to 10 inches, fell in the Finland and Silver Bay areas.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, March 6 to 7, 20111 eventAn east to west high pressure ridge between Hudson Bay and Lake Superior resulted in an onshore flow across the Minnesota Arrowhead.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, January 30 to 31, 20111 eventA small convective snow shower formed over the tip of Lake Superior late at night on January 30th. The tiny storm dumped 9 inches on the Park Point section of Duluth MN, just east of downtown Duluth.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, March 13, 20171 eventA very narrow lake effect snow band developed over West Duluth and gradually shifted to Superior, WI during the wee hours of the morning of March 13th. The snow came down fast, at one point dropping 7 in just a few hours.

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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.