Heavy Snow — Roseau, Minnesota

2024-01-09 to 2024-01-11 · Roseau, Minnesota

Event narrative

Storm total snowfall (48 hour). Public report including picture of ruler in snow relayed by broadcast media.

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 1157384. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.