Winter Storm in Minnesota

Events

5,122

Deaths

10

Injuries

43

Damage

$104 million

• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 10 to 11, 20103 deaths · $18 million · 37 eventsA storm system began to organize across the Upper Midwest Friday afternoon, and intensified late Friday night and into Saturday as it moved across northern Iowa.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 30 to 31, 20062 deaths · 6 injured · 6 eventsStrong low pressure moving from the southern plains through eastern Wisconsin brought copious amounts of precipitation to northeastern Minnesota December 30th and 31st.
• 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.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 20 to 21, 20141 death · 5 injured · $50,000 · 6 eventsSoutheast Minnesota was hit by the second blizzard of the winter on February 20th and 21st as an area of low pressure tracked from southern Kansas to Lake Superior.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 23 to 24, 19961 death · 42 eventsGeneral 4 to 10 inch snowfall across much of the area. Heaviest snowfalls of 6 to 10 inches in central and eastern sections of area while snow amounts were in the 4 to 6 inch range in the north.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 8 to 9, 20121 death · 35 eventsA slow moving storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Upper Midwest, making roads treacherous or impassable and leading to one fatal crash near Red Wing, Minnesota.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 9 to 11, 2013$71 million · 8 eventsHeavy precipitation with rapid cooling produced a combination of freezing rain, sleet, and snow over all of southwest Minnesota from the early morning hours of April 9th, to the morning of April 11th.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 16 to 17, 20141 death · 2 injured · 16 eventsA nearly stationary intense band of snow set up from southwest through northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin as low pressure tracked just to the south.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 23 to 28, 20091 death · $15,000 · 15 eventsProlonged snowfall produced heavy accumulations of 1 to 2 feet in southwest Minnesota. The snowfall took place from two days before to the day after Christmas.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 12, 20091 death · 20 eventsA fast moving, but intense Alberta Clipper system, brought light snowfall across much of southern and portions of west central Minnesota Monday January 12th. However, very strong winds developed as an area of low pressure intensified across central Minnesota.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 3 to 5, 19971 death · 1 injured · 2 eventsA powerful area of low pressure and a deep Arctic High brought all winter elements to Big Stone and Traverse counties. The Winter storm first began with widespread freezing rain, where significant accmumlations of ice occurred on roads, trees, and power lines.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 12 to 13, 20201 death · $10,000 · 5 eventsA significant late season storm system dropped heavy snow on portions of southeast Minnesota on Easter Sunday, April 12th. The driver of a car was killed when they collided with a tow truck parked on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 52 in Rochester.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 14 to 16, 2018$9.0 million · 5 eventsThis was an unusually strong mid-April snowstorm. The area of low pressure tracked slowly from the Central Plains to south of the Great Lakes before lifting into eastern Canada. It brought heavy snow as far north and west as northeast MN.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 27 to 28, 2005$3.9 million · 3 events[see the event description under the West Polk through South Beltrami Winter Storm event above]
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 10 to 11, 2019$2.9 million · 7 eventsA strong early spring storm system produced snow, sleet and freezing rain across southeast Minnesota from April 10th into the 11th. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 3 to 7 inches.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 27, 201312 injured · $20,000 · 7 eventsIce accumulations up to a quarter of an inch from freezing rain were reported across southeast Minnesota from a winter storm that impacted the region on January 27th. The winter storm originated over South Dakota and then moved almost due east into Wisconsin.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 10 to 12, 2019$275,000 · 36 eventsThere were multiple waves of precipitation that occurred with this major winter storm that lasted for more than two days.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 26 to 27, 2001$500,000 · 13 eventsHeavy snow fell overnight with snow accumulations ranging from 6 to 17 inches. The highest amounts occurred from southern Cass County, through southern Crow Wing County and Aitkin County to Pine County. Snowfall in these areas ranged from 8 to 17 inches.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 23 to 24, 2019$548,000 · 7 eventsA strong winter storm dumped 4 to 14 inches of snow across southeast Minnesota from February 23rd into the 24th. As the snow was winding down, the winds increased with sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph common along with gusts of 45 to 55 mph.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 18 to 20, 20244 injured · $40,000 · 7 eventsOn December 19th, a potent winter system brought heavy snow amounts as high as 5 to 8 inches in a narrow band near the Interstate 90 corridor beginning in the morning hours and continuing through the overnight.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 15, 20215 injured · $25,000 · 4 eventsA late season winter storm moved across the region on March 15th. This storm dumped sleet and snow on portions of southeast Minnesota with accumulations ranging from 4 to 10 inches. Roads became snow covered and slippery and numerous schools canceled classes for the day.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 199961 eventsStrong surface low pressure system moved out of the Rockies and into the central Great Plains. The center of this Winter Storm tracked across central Iowa with snow seen as far north as central Minnesota.
• 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.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 202061 eventsA large storm system, which produced heavy snow during the onset, switched over to freezing drizzle, then back to light snow before transitioning to blowing snow and blizzard conditions.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 28 to 30, 20252 injured · $50,000 · 7 eventsA significant and prolonged winter storm moved into the region late on November 28th, bringing moderate snow for a roughly 36 hour period before exiting the region by the early morning hours on November 30th.

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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.