Heavy Snow — Northern St. Louis, Minnesota

2024-01-10 to 2024-01-11 · Northern St. Louis, Minnesota

Event narrative

Persistent light snow fell across parts of northern St. Louis County starting the afternoon of the 10th and continued through the next afternoon. While snowfall rates were light, due to the duration some locations were able to reach 6 to 8 inches of accumulation with 8.3 inches reported near Orr.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved across the Upper Midwest from the 10th into the 11th. The low track set up easterly winds over Lake Superior leading to terrain and lake effect snowfall along the North Shore of Lake Superior. This led to snowfall totals of 7 to 14 inches in this area with a high report of 15 inches in Finland. Additionally, a long duration light snowfall more inland across St. Louis County led to snowfall totals of 6 to 9 inches in some locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1155291. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.