Winter Storm — Benton, Minnesota

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-03 · Benton, Minnesota

Event narrative

An estimated 4 to 8 inches of snow fall across the county, with the bulk of the snow falling on April 2nd across the northwestern portion of the county. The highest reported snowfall total was 8.0 inches in Rice.

Wider weather episode

There were two rounds of heavy snow that occurred from the morning of Tuesday, April 1st through the morning of Thursday, April 3rd. The first round of snow on April 1st led to accumulations around 3-6 inches in central and west-central MN, and around 1-3 inches in central and east-central MN. The second round of snow on April 2 was more intense, with additional accumulations of 3-8 inches in west-central MN.

The highest snowfall amounts over the 48 hours were reported across west-central Minnesota. Some of the highest snowfall amounts were:

13.0 inches near Alexandria, MN (Douglas).

12.5 inches near Garfield, MN (Douglas).

10.5 inches near Melrose, MN (Stearns).

10.3 inches near Eden Valley, MN (Meeker).

10.0 inches near Woodbury, MN (Washington).

10.0 inches in Brandon, MN (Douglas).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256196. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.