Heavy Snow — Southern Lake, Minnesota

2022-01-04 to 2022-01-05 · Southern Lake, Minnesota

Event narrative

Snowfall totals were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range across southern Lake County, but a few reports to around 6 inches were received from the Two Harbors area.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved from the Central Plains to northern Lower Michigan on the 4th into the 5th. This storm track brought an area of heavy snowfall to parts of northeastern Minnesota starting the evening of the 4th before lingering into the afternoon hours of the 5th. Most of the region received under 6 inches of accumulation, but lake-effect snow along the North Shore of Lake Superior at the beginning of the storm contributed to higher snowfall totals in that area of 6 to 8 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1001008. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.