Winter Weather — Goodhue, Minnesota

2023-01-11 · Goodhue, Minnesota

Event narrative

MNDOT reported light glazing of ice on roads.

Wider weather episode

An area of light freezing rain developed across central and eastern Minnesota overnight on January 10th through the morning of January 11th. Most locations saw just a glazing of ice, but this was enough to cause travel impacts. This was a true freezing rain event, with a stout warm nose aloft and surface temperatures in the 20s. The quantitative precipitation forecast (total amount) was only a few hundredths, which is exactly what fell across the region. A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for this event.

The Minnesota State Patrol tweeted that statewide there were 120 crashes, and 116 reported vehicle spin outs with 19 jackknifed semis. Metro transit pulled the buses off the roads at 5AM.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1077223. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.