Winter Weather — Steele, Minnesota

2024-01-12 · Steele, Minnesota

Event narrative

Two to 4 inches of snow fell across the county. A total of 3.2 inches was measured near Owatonna in Steele County.

Wider weather episode

A large storm system just grazed the area with several hours of light snow. This storm ended up trending farther south east than originally forecast, so snowfall amounts were on the lower side of what was expected. A few noteworthy snow totals were:

6.6 inches near Nerstrand in Goodhue County.

4.0 inches near Albert Lea in Freeborn County.

3.2 inches near Owatonna in Steele County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160665. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.