Winter Storm in Stearns, Minnesota

A combination of heavy snow and strong winds impacted the county Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning. The greatest impacts were in the northern and eastern portions of the county. Snowfall amounts around 2 to 5 inches were reported, and wind gusts around 35 to 45 mph were measured throughout the event at St Cloud Regional Airport.

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).