Heavy Snow — West Otter Tail, Minnesota

2023-03-01 · West Otter Tail, Minnesota

Event narrative

CoCoRaHS station 0.5 E Fergus Falls reports 6 inches of storm total snow at 7 AM on the 1st.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm impacted the southern red river valley and MN Lakes country from February 28th through March 1st, 2023. While warnings were issued in the early morning hours of February 28th, snow did not begin until the afternoon and continued to intensify into March 1st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1083789. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.