Heavy Snow — West Polk, Minnesota

2023-10-25 to 2023-10-27 · West Polk, Minnesota

Event narrative

Public reports 6 inches of storm total snow 7 W of Tabor.

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 1145888. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.