Koochiching storm history

Above normal snowfall for the 2021-2022 season was observed across northern portions of Koochiching and St. Louis counties and much of that remained on the ground into April. Heavy rainfall then fell on top of that above normal snowpack at the end of April and sent abnormally hig…

A gust of 78 mph was recorded by the KINL International Falls Airport ASOS station.

Snowfall totals across the county were in the 3 to 6 inch range with a high report of 7 inches west of Northome.

Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were reported across the county. A high report of 10.4 inches was received from the south side of International Falls.

Snowfall across the northern part of the county ended up in the 6 to 7 inch range with lesser amounts across the remainder of the county. A high report of 7.4 inches was recorded in International Falls.

Snowfall totals in the area were generally in the 1 to 5 inch range. Enhanced snowfall was received across the far southern part of the county with a high report of 8.4 inches southeast of Northome near the county line.

Wind chills as low as -43F were reported in the county.

Wind chills as low as -43F were reported in the county.

Wind chills as low as -46F were reported in the county.

Wind chills as low as -44F were reported in the county.

Wind chills as low as -40F were reported in the county.

Snowfall totals of 5 to 7 inches were reported across Koochiching County with a high report of 7.8 inches at the official NWS observation location in International Falls.

November began with D2 Severe Drought conditions across most of the southern half of the county. Precipitation during the middle of the month led to the removal of D2 Severe Drought across the county with the update on the 26th. Overall precipitation for the month was around 0.5 …

D2 Severe Drought conditions began the month across the southwestern corner of the county with the complete removal of D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 9th. Precipitation for the month was above normal over the county and continued drought improvement was observed over th…

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month across the southwestern corner of the county. Precipitation for the month was near normal over the county and no changes in drought statis were observed other than an expansion of D1 Moderate Drought across the eastern half…

A large spring storm brought heavy snowfall to much of northeastern Minnesota the 24th into the 26th. Dry air at the surface let to a delayed start across Koochiching County, but snow ended up being a bit heavier than expected when temperatures remained cooler and mixed precipita…

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month across the southwestern corner of the county. Precipitation for the month was slightly below normal over the western half of the county with slightly above normal precipitation over the eastern half of the county.

Heavy snowfall fell through the day across Koochiching County as an area of low pressure passed to the south. Snowfall rates of around 1 inch per hour were reported at times and the Indus area received 6 inches of accumulation in a little less than 12 hours before the snow ended.

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month across the southwestern corner of the county. Precipitation for the month was slightly below normal over most of the county with a tiny area of near to slightly above normal precipitation in the far western reaches of the c…

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month across the southwestern corner of the county. Precipitation for the month was around a half inch below normal over most of the county with a tiny area of near normal precipitation in the far northwestern corner.

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month across the southwestern corner of the county. Precipitation for the month was within an inch of normal across the county with northern areas trending slightly below normal with southern areas slightly above normal.

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month across the southwestern corner of the county. Rainfall for the month was below normal across the county with some areas seeing rainfall deficits of 1 to 2 inches.

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month across the southwestern corner of the county. Some improvement was seen from D1 Moderate Drought to D0 Abnormally Dry across the eastern part of the county, however. Rainfall for the month was around 1 to 2 inches above nor…

D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across far southwestern Koochiching County to begin the month. Rainfall for the month was roughly near normal across the county with far northwestern areas trending a bit below normal as much of the remainder of the county saw slightly a…

Hail was mostly dime-sized but a few hailstones were quarter-sized.

August began with a small area of D2 Severe Drought across the far southwestern corner of Koochiching County. This area expanded slightly with the update on the 22nd with no additional worsening of drought conditions over the remainder of the month. Most of the county only receiv…

July began with D0 Abnormally Dry conditions across the county with most of the county then being downgraded to D1 Moderate Drought conditions with the update on the 4th. Continued dry conditions over the month saw D2 Severe Drought introduced with the update on the 18th across t…

Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were reported across the county with a high report of 9.3 inches about 10 miles east of International Falls.

Snowfall totals were in the 4 to 6 inch range across the county with a high report of 6 inches just west of Kabetogama.

Wind chills dropped into the 40s and 50s below zero across the county with a coldest reading of -52F near Birchdale.

Winds chills fell to -42F at the International Falls airport during the early morning hours of the 1st.

Wind chills dropped as low as -41F at International Falls for around 3 hours around sunrise on the 30th.

Windchills fell to -47F at International Falls with -45F reported at Birchdale and persisted for around 11 hours below -40F.

Snowfall amounts of 8 to 10 inches were reported across Koochiching County with a high report of 10.5 inches near International Falls.

Three birch trees snapped in half during the storm.

Numerous trees and powerlines were downed by the winds.

An eighteen inch diameter poplar tree was blown over and blocking a road. There were also several other poplar trees with tops blown off that measured six to eight inches in diameter.

Above normal snowfall for the 2021-2022 season was observed across northern portions of Koochiching and St. Louis counties and much of that remained on the ground into April. Heavy rainfall then fell on top of that above normal snowpack at the end of April and sent abnormally hig…

Trees were reported down near US Highway 71 and State Highway 65.

A large pine tree was down in International Falls.

Above normal snowfall for the 2021-2022 season was observed across northern portions of Koochiching and St. Louis counties and much of that remained on the ground into April. Heavy rainfall then fell on top of that above normal snowpack at the end of April and sent abnormally hig…

International Falls recorded 13.1 inches of snow by the time the storm ended.

Much of the county began the month with D2 Severe Drought in place with a small area of D1 Moderate Drought in place across the far eastern part of the county. Precipitation was generally near to slightly below normal over the course of the month, but, when combined with winter s…