Heavy Snow — Kittson, Minnesota

2023-10-25 to 2023-10-27 · Kittson, Minnesota

Event narrative

CoCoRaHS station MN-KT-2 reports 6.2 inches of snow in Karlstad.

Wider weather episode

In late October, a winter storm dumped heavy snow in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota over a period of 2 days. Due to mesoscale forces at play, some areas received a foot of snow or more where the band stalled. In addition to heavy snow, there was also blowing snow, reducing visibility across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145887. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.