Morrison storm history

One U. S. Marine Reservist was critically injured, but survived and was released the next afernoon. Twenty four others were treated and released within hours of the strike.

Nearly 30 homes were evacuated in the town of Randall due to flood waters spilling over the banks of the Little Elk River. Numerous roads and bridges were also damaged. The heaviest rainfall occurred before 4 am, but flood waters developed during the morning. Damage totals were p…

County wide flooding. Several periods of heavy rain produced 8 to 12 inched across Morrison county. Highway 371 was flooded between Little Falls and Randall, along with Highway 27 being closed from little Falls to Pierz when a culvert washed away and caused partial collapse of th…

Snowfall reports ranged from 2 to 4 inches, and the highest report was 4.0 inches in Little Falls. Winds became breezy at times, dropping surface visibilities at KLXL to 1 mile or less at times while snow was falling.

CoCoRaHS observer reported the roadways were ice covered 8 miles north of Hillman.

Between 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the county with the highest amounts occurring in the northern region of the county. CoCoRaHS observers measured 7.5 inches of snow 7 miles WSW of Vineland, 6.5 inches in Little Falls, and 4 inches 2 miles west of Upsala.

Snowfall amounts around 6 to 8 inches were reported across the county. The largest report was 8.0 inches from 8 miles north of Hillman. There was also a report of several 6 to 8 inch diameter tree branches down in Little Falls due to the heavy snow.

Large branch snapped off a willow tree in Darling Township.

Multiple power lines were reported down near the intersection of 143rd St and 280th Ave, southeast of Pierz.

An estimated 5 to 10 inches of snow fall across the county, with the bulk of the snow falling on April 2nd. The highest reported snowfall total was 9.6 inches 8 miles NE of Little Falls.

Several hours of light freezing rain resulted in accumulations around 0.1 to 0.2 inches of flat ice across the county. Additional snow accumulations around up to 1 inch fell on top of the ice resulted in hazardous travel conditions Saturday into Sunday.

The wind chill dropped to -42 during the morning at the Lastrup MNDOT RWIS site.

An estimated 2 to 4 inches of snowfall was measured across the county.

An estimated 4 to 5.5 inches of snowfall was measured across the county. The highest snowfall observation was 5.5 inches near Pillager, MN.

The AWOS located at the Little Falls Morrison County Airport recorded an extreme wind chill of -40 degrees.

The vast majority of Morrison County had snowfall of 3 to 5 inches per CoCoRaHS and spotter reports, but there was one report of 6.5 inches in Morrison County, in an isolated location along the Morrison/Cass County.

Boat lift bent as well as 12 oak trees down on the property.

Multiple trees up to two feet in diameter were toppled throughout the Pierz Trailer Park.

Damage to barn and outbuildings.

Trees down in the Little Falls with a measured wind gust of 65 mph.

Funnel cloud photos were provided for an area southwest of Lake Mille Lacs. Time and location were estimated based on radar.

Tree down on the 700 block of 6th St NE. Time estimated via radar.

Reports of trees down on Dove Rd and Bear Rd. Time estimated via radar.

Several trees were toppled onto power lines.

A tree was downed along the road.

A few trees were down, including one on a power line.

A few trees were down, including one on a power line.

Multiple bands of snow moved through and produced generally 9 to 16 inches of heavy wet snow and 35 mph wind gusts. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 16 inches of snow in Little Falls, MN.

A couple bands of snow moved through overnight and produced generally 1 to 3 inches of snow. Temperatures were below freezing, which led to icy roads.

Delayed report of multiple trees down with damage to roofs on southeast side of Lake Alexander.

A combination of record setting seasonal snowfall, high snow water equivalent values, and rapid snow melt led to low lying areas, ditches, and ravines across the county to flood for a prolonged period of time. Road infrastructure such as bridges, gravel roads, and culverts experi…

A band of rain changed over to snow, with visibility dropping to 1/4 mile. Most locations saw 3 to 5 inches of snow, with a few reports of just over 6 inches. Little Falls received 5 inches, with higher amounts to the southeast. Northwest winds increased as the snow was ending, a…

Multiple snowfall reports of 8 to 10 inches of snow across the county.

Multiple bands of snow moved across the county. Sustained winds increased out of the northeast near 10-15 mph with gusts near 25 mph. Across the county, Interpolated Snowfall Analysis using the National Gridded Snowfall Analysis (NGSA) map detailed that at least 1-3 inches fell i…

There were areas of blowing an drifting snow, with reduced visibilities. Northwest wind of 30 to 40 mph, with wind chills near 35 below zero. The conditions were bad, but not as bad as anticipated due to winds around 10 mph less than forecast.

AWOS station at the Morrison County Airport in Little Falls, MN recorded fluctuating wind-chill temperatures below -35 for 3 hours. Strongest winds occurred in the early afternoon between 30-35 mph.

There were multiple reports of 5 to 7 inches across the county within a 12 hour period. This verifies the winter storm warning.

Several inches of snow (4 to 7) were observed in the county, with the highest amounts across the north. Prior to the snow, there was a wintry mix. The combination of a wintry mix followed by several inches of snow verifies the winter storm warning.

One storm in eastern Morrison County had a report of 3/4 inch hail as relayed via mPing.