Winter Weather — Cottonwood, Minnesota

2024-12-19 to 2024-12-20 · Cottonwood, Minnesota

Event narrative

A couple periods of snowfall totaled 3.4 inches at Windom. While most of the snowfall occurred prior to onset of strongest winds, some visibility of one mile or less occurred during heavier snowfall. Winds gusted at times from 25 to 40 mph.

Wider weather episode

Areas of southwest Minnesota were on the southern edge of a band of snowfall which brushed areas north of Interstate 90, and was heaviest from 3 to 6 inches north of Highway 30. A majority of poor visibility conditions as low as one mile or less was caused by the snowfall which was largely ahead of the stronger winds with this system. Winds were strongest toward the South Dakota and Iowa borders with gusts as high as 35 to 50 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1229697. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.