Winter Weather — Winona, Minnesota

2026-01-21 · Winona, Minnesota

Event narrative

Accumulating snow during the morning hours on January 21st resulted in snow covered roadways across Winona County. During this period of accumulating snow, a vehicle slid off the roadway and crashed on Highway 14 resulting in 1 individual receiving non-life threatening injuries.

Wider weather episode

During the morning on January 21st, a weak winter system brought light snow to portions of southeast Minnesota. While accumulations were generally on the lighter side of around 2 inches or less across the region, a few vehicle accidents occurred which resulted in 7 combined non-life threatening injuries.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1313597. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.