Winter Storm — Chisago, Minnesota

2023-03-05 to 2023-03-06 · Chisago, Minnesota

Event narrative

A heavy band of snow produced multiple reports of 5 to 7 inches of snow across the county.

Wider weather episode

A band of heavy snow fall from the southwest metro up through north central Wisconsin. This was driven primarily by frontogenesis. Snowfall rates exceeded 1 inch per hour at times. A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect for much of the area. A few counties ended up getting 6 to 7 inches of snow in less than 12 hours.

A few noteworthy snowfall totals are:

7.1 inches near Norwood Young America in Carver County.

6.6 inches near North Branch in Chisago County.

6.3 inches near Mahtomedi in Washington County.

6.2 inches near Minneapolis in Hennepin County.

6.0 inches near North St Paul in Ramsey County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1088122. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.