Winter Storm — Le Sueur, Minnesota

2022-11-29 · Le Sueur, Minnesota

Event narrative

Heavy snow fell across Le Sueur County late Monday evening into Tuesday afternoon, locally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the county. The highest amounts were recorded in the northern half of the county east of Le Sueur, MN and in the city of New Prague, MN.

Wider weather episode

A narrow band of heavy snow fell from southwest Minnesota through the Twin Cities metro and up through northwest Wisconsin on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. This band was caused by strong frontogenesis within the 800 to 900 mb layer.

Snowfall rates within this band were over an inch per hour, with the MSP airport reporting a 2 inch-per-hour snowfall rate between 18 and 19Z. Total snowfall amounts within this band ranged from 5 to 8 inches, with a few locations reporting around 8.5.

The impacts were typical for a winter storm. Schools closed early, and there were many traffic accidents across the Twin Cities metro. At times, interstates were temporarily closed when semis jackknifed across the road.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1058984. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.