Winter Weather — Mower, Minnesota

2015-02-11 · Mower, Minnesota

Event narrative

The driver of a car was killed when the car was struck by a semi-truck. The driver of the semi-truck lost control of his vehicle on icy roads created by occasional freezing rain that had fallen during the early morning hours of February 11th.

Wider weather episode

One person was killed in a two vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 63 north of Racine (Mower County). The accident occurred on icy roads created by occasional freezing rain that fell through the early morning hours of February 11th. The driver of a semi-truck lost control of his vehicle and struck a car, killing the driver of the car.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 557634. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.