Winter Weather — Buena Vista, Iowa

2025-02-10 to 2025-02-11 · Buena Vista, Iowa

Event narrative

Snowfall totaled 2.0 inches at Storm Lake.

Wider weather episode

A mid-level disturbance from Canada moved southeast across the Dakotas into Minnesota February 10-11, resulting in periods of light snowfall. The highest snow totals, exceeding 6 inches in some places, fell along a narrow west to east band just south of Interstate 90 across southeast South Dakota, coincident with the strongest low level frontogenesis.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1237275. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.