Winter Storm in Renville, Minnesota

Five to seven inches of snowfall was measured across the county based off of interpolated snowfall analysis. The highest snowfall measured 6.8 inches in Bird Island, MN.

In the late evening hours of December 18th, a surface low pressure system began to move southeast out of the Dakotas. The system, originally characterized as a clipper due to its northwest to southeast motion, was unique in that it was ripe with Pacific moisture. Accumulating snow started during the early morning hours on December 19th, with most of the snow falling during the morning commute. A few deformation bands of light snow continued through the evening of December 19th.The end result was a widespread swath of 5-8' of snow across south central Minnesota.

Some of the highest snowfall amounts were:

8.9 inches of snowfall in Faribault, MN (Rice)

8.3 inches of snowfall 1 mile west of Elko New Market, MN (Scott)

8.0 inches of snowfall 5 miles north-northwest of Le Center (Le Sueur)

7.9 inches of snowfall in Henderson, MN (Sibley)

7.5 inches of snowfall in Excelsior, MN (Hennepin)

7.2 inches of snowfall in Oakdale, MN (Washington)

7.1 inches of snowfall in Welch, MN (Goodhue).