Heavy Snow — Southern Aitkin, Minnesota

2019-02-06 to 2019-02-08 · Southern Aitkin, Minnesota

Event narrative

A snowfall report of 9.0 was received from McGregor.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved from southern Minnesota into northern Wisconsin the 6th into the 7th. This track set up an inverted trough and deformation zone across much of the forecast area with widespread heavy snowfall reported. Multiple waves of heavy snowfall occurred along with areas of freezing drizzle in between waves. Most locations saw between 8 and 12 of snow, although the tip of the Minnesota Arrowhead saw less than 6 of snow as they were further away from the low.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 806985. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.