Winter Weather — Le Sueur, Minnesota

2025-12-22 · Le Sueur, Minnesota

Event narrative

The nearest AWOS located at the Mankato Regional Airport reported an hour of light rain, which made for slippery travel conditions for the morning commute. A CoCoRaHS observer 6 miles south of New Prague reported that freezing rain made roads incredibly slippery, sending cars into the ditch, which led to road closures.

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 1307421. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.