Winter Weather in Yellow Medicine, Minnesota

Winter Weather February 28, 2026 · Yellow Medicine, Minnesota

What the National Weather Service wrote

A narrow band of snow produced 2 to 5 inches across the county with higher amounts occurring in the eastern portion of the county. The highest CoCoRaHS snowfall measurement of 5.1 inches was just over the border in Belview (Redwood).

The wider storm

A narrow band of heavy snow developed across west-central and southern Minnesota. At times, snowfall rates reached near one inch per hour which negatively impacted road conditions and visibility. The strongest support for heavy snow featured a very sharp gradient from high versus low snowfall totals. The snow fell during a 18-22 hour period.

The highest snowfall measurements for this event were:

7.0 inches in St. Peter (Nicollet)

6.5 inches 2 NE Kasota (Le Sueur)

6.0 inches in Mankato (Blue Earth)

5.5 inches in Owatonna (Steele)

5.0 inches 1 SE of Elysian (Waseca).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320380. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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