Winter Weather in Benton, Minnesota
Winter Weather February 24, 2026 · Benton, Minnesota
What the National Weather Service wrote
The ASOS station located at St. Cloud Regional Airport observed approximately an hour of freezing rain. There was less than one tenth of ice accretion but did make the morning commute incredibly slippery.
The wider storm
A band of freezing rain moved across portions of central and southern MN. Despite ice accumulations accreting to less than a tenth of an inch, travel conditions were very slippery which results to numerous vehicle accidents and spin outs across the region.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1319100. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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