Winter Weather — Pipestone, Minnesota

2025-03-15 · Pipestone, Minnesota

Event narrative

After rain during the evening, a change to a period of moderate snowfall totaled 1.5 inches at Edgerton and 1.0 inch at Pipestone. Northwest winds become strong and gusty with sustained winds from 30 to 37 mph at times with gusts as high as 51 mph at Trosky. The combination of wind and snowfall led to a brief period of visibility of one mile or less.

Wider weather episode

Intense low pressure spread from the Central Plains early on March 14 to central Minnesota by the morning of March 15. After a period of rainfall and thunderstorms in the evening, precipitation switched over the a band of moderate to heavy snow later in the overnight and early morning of March 15. Very strong winds developed on the back side of the system, with sustained winds from 30 to 44 mph and spotty gusts as high as 59 mph. This produced a short period of blizzard conditions in portions of southwest Minnesota, mainly near the Buffalo Ridge.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253815. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.