Heavy Snow in Clay, Minnesota

Heavy Snow April 3, 2026 – April 4, 2026 · Clay, Minnesota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Cocorahs stations MN-CY-41 Moorhead MN 6.1 NNW, MN-CY-45 Rollag 4.6 S, and MN-CY-20 Hawley MN 5.2 WNW all measured a storm total snow of 12.8 inches.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system developed over the Northern Plains and tracked across the Upper Midwest. This brought a series of heavy snow bands to eastern ND and Northwest MN from the afternoon of April 3 through the evening of April 4. A large swath of heavy snow was reported across northwest Minnesota, with highest values 10 to 17 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1331162. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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