Winter Weather — Sherburne, Minnesota

2023-02-27 · Sherburne, Minnesota

Event narrative

CoCoRaHS observations reported a very slight (< 1/16) glaze of ice on road and sidewalk surfaces north and south of St. Cloud, MN and also reports of freezing drizzle in Anoka County, MN.

Wider weather episode

A strong area of low pressure advanced across the Central United States. Given its track, the northern sector of this storm contained plentiful moisture and supply of warm air advection from the south. Mixed precipitation types were observed with this storm. For Eastern Minnesota, most areas would observe a mix of rain and snow in the overnight hours Sunday night which transitioned to freezing rain during the daytime hours Monday. A winter weather advisory was issued for freezing rain, occasionally mixed with snow. Total snow accumulations of up to 1-3 inches, ice accumulations ranging from a tenth to two tenths of an inch, and winds gusting to 35 mph were reported.

Using CoCoRaHS reports and Mn511 road condition reports, social media reports, and traffic cameras, areas mainly from the Twin Cities metro and northward received freezing rain. A few photos shared on social media showed ice accretion on small tree branches, as well as sidewalks/driveways having a thin layer of ice. Farther north, a few spinouts were captured on Mn511 traffic cameras near Hwy 610 at Elm Creek Blvd, and spinouts were reported along the I-94 corridor between Maple Grove, MN and Clearwater, MN.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1081685. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.