Winter Weather — Mille Lacs, Minnesota

2025-02-14 to 2025-02-15 · Mille Lacs, Minnesota

Event narrative

An estimated 2 to 4 inches of snowfall was measured across the county. This highest report was 3.8 inches of snowfall near Isle, MN.

Wider weather episode

A burst of afternoon/evening snow led to travel impacts, including within the Twin Cities metro. This was a particularly busier than normal evening commute due to it being Friday and Valentine's Day.

Snow totals ranged from a trace in southwest MN, 1-3' in east-central MN, and 2-5' in western WI.

Some of the highest snowfall amounts were:

5.1 inches in Turtle Lake, WI (Polk).

5.0 inches in Ellsworth, WI (Pierce).

4.5 inches in Bruce, WI (Rusk).

4.1 inches in Robbinsdale, MN (Hennepin).

4.0 inches in Rushy City, MN (Chisago).

3.8 inches in Isle, MN (Mille Lacs).

3.5 inches in Chetek, WI (Barron).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1231839. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.