Winter Weather in Cottonwood, Minnesota

A combination of widespread wind gusts from 45 to 55 mph and light snow resulted in brief reductions in visibility to around one mile or less, resulting in difficult travel.

Two cold fronts associated with an elongated surface low pressure system swept across southwest Minnesota during the morning and early afternoon of February 18. Periods of sustained winds from 40 to 49 mph with gusts as high as 65 mph were reported across the area. Light snow developed along the Highway 14 corridor where a few areas picked up a half-inch up to two inches of accumulation. Related reductions in visibility were brief.