Heavy Snow — Central St. Louis, Minnesota

2025-01-11 to 2025-01-12 · Central St. Louis, Minnesota

Event narrative

Snowfall ended up in the 4 to 6 inch range for this event across the central part of the county. A high report of 6.3 inches was reported near Payne.

Wider weather episode

A clipper system moved through the Northland on the 11th into the 12th bringing snowfall to much of the region. The track of the system shifted a bit more to the south than expected and brought higher snowfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches from the Brainerd Lakes area eastward into the I-35 corridor with some areas seeing almost 8 inches by the time snow ended during the evening of the 12th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.