Winter Storm — Mille Lacs, Minnesota

2025-11-25 to 2025-11-26 · Mille Lacs, Minnesota

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts around 4 to 7 inches were reported across the county. The largest report was 7.1 inches from 8 miles north of Milaca.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure produced a late fall system that brought a round of rain and heavy snow, as well as very gusty winds to the Upper Midwest. The combination of heavy falling snow and northwest winds gusting to around 40 to 50 mph resulted in significant travel impacts, especially across western and central Minnesota where the strongest winds overlapped with falling snow.

The greatest snowfall amounts generally were reported along and north of the I-94 corridor, topping out around 5 to 9 inches.

The top snowfall reports were:

9.5 inches near Camp Ripley, MN (Morrison).

8.1 inches in Bertha, MN (Todd).

8.0 inches southwest of Vineland, MN (Morrison).

7.2 inches in Long Prairie, MN (Todd).

7.1 inches near Bock, MN (Mille Lacs).

7.0 inches in Carlos, MN (Douglas).

7.0 inches in Little Falls, MN (Morrison).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1297379. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.