Winter Storm — Carver, Minnesota

1996-12-23 to 1996-12-24 · Carver, Minnesota

Wider weather episode

General 4 to 10 inch snowfall across much of the area. Heaviest snowfalls of 6 to 10 inches in central and eastern sections of area while snow amounts were in the 4 to 6 inch range in the north. A few snowfalls included 6 to 8 inches across the Twin Cities metro area, 10 inches in Jordan, 8 inches at Cambridge, Forest Lake, Hutchinson and Montevideo, and 6 inches at St. Cloud, Glenwood and Redwood Falls. Strong winds of 20 to 30 mph in the wake of the storm on 12/24 resulted in restricted visibilities in blowing snow. Highway 19 west of Redwood Falls, Highways 7 and 40 at Madison, and Highways 67 and 23 were closed out of Granite Falls. The 6 to 7 inches in Willmar in addition to previous heavy snowfall caused a portion of the historical society's roof to collapse on 12/30. After getting stuck in the snow about one half mile from home, awoman left her vehicle and become disorientated in the winter storm conditions. She was last seen leaving work on 12/23. Her car was found Christmas Eve. Her body was found in a snow covered field by a snowmobiler on 12/26.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5575271. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.