Winter Weather — Freeborn, Minnesota

2025-12-06 · Freeborn, Minnesota

Event narrative

Light snow fell across the county during the afternoon and evening hours. CoCoRaHS observers measured 1.5 inches one mile SW of Albert Lea.

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 1299667. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.