Winter Weather — Renville, Minnesota

2024-10-31 · Renville, Minnesota

Event narrative

A band of 2 to 4 inches fell across the northeastern part of the county. 3.5 inches of snow was measured 9.0 miles NNE of Bird Island, MN.

Wider weather episode

A Colorado Low tracked northeast through NE Iowa / SE Minnesota / Wisconsin, bringing a period of rain that changed over to snow across portions of south and east-central Minnesota. The snow was heavy at times, with visibilities dropping to a quarter mile or less at times. Despite warm ground temperatures, snow was able to accumulate up to 5 inches thanks to dynamic cooling associated with strong lift ahead of the upper level low.

Highest snowfall observations for this event were:

5.2 inches 3.8 miles NNW of Howard Lake, MN

4.5 inches 4.3 miles NNE of Maple Lake, MN

4.3 inches in Dassel, MN

4.3 inches 3 miles NNW of Plymouth, MN

4.3 inches 3 miles W of Monticello, MN.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215249. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.