Heavy Snow — West Marshall, Minnesota

2025-12-09 · West Marshall, Minnesota

Event narrative

Measurement of 7.5 inches of snow in Warren, MN. Relayed via broadcast media.

Wider weather episode

A clipper type system moved from the Pacific Northwest across the Northern Plains where it deepened and brought a period of light freezing rain less than one quarter of an inch followed by intense bands of heavy snow. The greatest impacts occurred where slick roads combined with heavy snow rates greater than 1 inch per hour causing near zero visibility across northeast North Dakota and parts of northwest and west central Minnesota. No travel advised was issued by the NDDOT with icy and snow covered roads reported by the MNDOT.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1306542. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.