Winter Weather — Dakota, Minnesota

2025-12-22 · Dakota, Minnesota

Event narrative

The AWOS station located at Airlake Airport in Lakeville reported just over an hour of mixed precipitation. Additionally, a CoCoRaHS observer located in Inver Grove Heights reported that their snowboard was covered in a pelletized ice layer that was approximately a tenth of an inch thick.

Wider weather episode

A small band of primarily freezing rain and sleet developed across southwestern Minnesota then tracked east across central and eastern Minnesota. The band of precipitation produced an hour or two of a light wintry mix resulting in minor ice and sleet accumulation before changing into all snow. As a result of the freezing rain, slick travel conditions existed during the morning commute. Travel advisories were issued by MnDOT for portions of south-central MN due to slippery roads.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1307403. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.