Winter Weather — Mower, Minnesota

2018-12-28 · Mower, Minnesota

Event narrative

A two vehicle accident east of Austin resulted in the death of one person. The two vehicles collided at an intersection that was reported by the state police to snow and ice covered. The automated weather observing equipment at the Austin airport reported several hours of light snow along with northwest winds gusting to between 20 and 30 mph that likely created some drifting snow across the roads. COOP observers reported snowfall amounts to be less than a half inch.

Wider weather episode

One person was killed in a two vehicle accident east of Austin (Mower County) after a light snow event on December 28th. The two vehicles collided at an intersection that the state police reported to be snow and ice covered. The automated weather observing equipment at the Austin airport reported several hours of light snow during the morning of the 28th, but snowfall amounts from COOP observers were less than a half inch. Northwest winds were gusting to between 20 and 30 mph and was likely causing some drifting to occur across the roads.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 797347. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.