Winter Weather — Winona, Minnesota

2017-12-28 · Winona, Minnesota

Event narrative

One person was killed in a two vehicle accident near Dresbach on Interstate 90. The driver of one of the vehicles lost control while attempting to pass a semi truck with limited visibility. The vehicle went through the median, rolled down an embankment, and came to rest on its roof. The automated weather observing equipment at the La Crosse airport reported a visibility of 1.5 miles in light snow at the time of the accident.

Wider weather episode

One person was killed in a two vehicle accident on Interstate 90 near Dresbach (Winona County) on December 28th. The driver was attempting to pass a semi truck and had limited visibility due to snow blowing off the road. The driver then lost control, rolled down an embankment, coming to rest on its roof. Light snow was falling at the time of the accident, likely reducing the visibility as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 728427. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.