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Winter Weather in Olmsted, Minnesota

Winter Weather January 21, 2008 · Olmsted, Minnesota

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowfall caused difficult traveling conditions, which contributed to a fatal accident on Interstate 90 involving a semi-trailer and a van.

The wider storm

Low pressure moved from the central Plains toward the Ohio Valley and produced widespread snow across the Upper Midwest on January 21. In southeast Minnesota, highest snowfall totals reached around 8 inches. Specific reports from weather observers included 8.2 inches near La Crescent (Houston County) and 8.0 inches near Houston (Houston County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 74257. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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