Blizzard — West Marshall, Minnesota

2024-01-11 · West Marshall, Minnesota

Event narrative

Mesonet site reports 3 hours of 1/4SM visibility or less around Warren. Still ongoing at time of criteria.

Wider weather episode

A wave propagating along the Canadian border brought strong cold air advection into the area, increasing wind speeds along with falling snow. In addition, snowfall in Canada was easily lofted and blown into our CWA by the high winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1157383. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.