Winter Weather — Watonwan, Minnesota

2025-12-06 · Watonwan, Minnesota

Event narrative

Light snow fell across the county during the afternoon and evening hours. Snowfall rates forced visibilities to fall to one half mile at times at the St. James Municipal Airport. Between 1 to 2 inches of snowfall fell across the county.

Wider weather episode

A clipper type system moved across southern Minnesota over the first weekend of December. Periods of light to moderate snow fell mainly south and west of the MN River Valley. Between 1 to 3 inches of snowfall fell across this region with the highest snowfall observations in Martin and Faribault counties.

The top snowfall reports were:

3.1 inches in Fairmont, MN (Martin).

3.0 inches in Blue Earth, MN (Faribault).

2.0 inches in Winnebago, MN (Faribault).

2.0 inches 3 miles SE of Wells, MN (Faribault).

1.8 inches 3 miles E of Clarks Grove, MN (Freeborn).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299663. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.