Northern Itasca storm history

Snowfall totals around the northern part of Itasca County were in the 4 to 8 inch range with a high report of 8.7 inches about 9 miles east-southeast of Northome.

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through most of the month of April. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. All areas of D2 Severe Drought were removed across northern Itasca Coun…

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

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through the month of March. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. No changes in the drought categories were observed over the course of the month…

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

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

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through the month of February. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. No changes in the drought categories were observed over the course of the mo…

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

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through the month of January. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. No changes in the drought categories were observed over the course of the mon…

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through the month of December. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. No changes in the drought categories were observed over the course of the mo…

November began with D2 Severe Drought conditions in place across all of northern Itasca County. Precipitation during the middle of the month lead to a slight improvement in the northeastern corner of the county where it was downgraded to D1 Moderate Drought with the update on the…

D2 Severe Drought conditions began the month across the western quarter 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 the re…

D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Precipitation for the month was near to slightly above normal over the northern part of the county, but it wasn't enough to lead to any i…

Snow began during the early afternoon of the 24th and came down heavy for about 6 hours before a break of around 12 hours. Just over 6 inches of snow fell in some areas during that initial burst of snow. By the time the event ended later on the 25th, snowfall totals of 7 to 10 in…

D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Precipitation for the month was near to slightly below normal over the western third of the northern part of the county with slightly abo…

D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Overall, precipitation for the month was up to one-half inch below normal.

D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Overall, precipitation for the month was up to one-half inch below normal.

D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Overall, precipitation for the month was around an inch above normal.

D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Overall, rainfall for the month was around an inch below normal.

D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. There was some improvement from D1 Moderate Drought to D0 Abnormally Dry across the eastern part of the county, however. Overall, rainfal…

The northern portion of Itasca County was a mix of D2 Severe Drought and D1 Moderate Drought to begin the month. Roughly the western half of northern Itasca County was in D2 Severe Drought. Rainfall for the month was around a inch below normal across most of the area with the far…

The month began with D2 Severe Drought across the far western portion of northern Itasca County. This area expanded a bit to the east with the update on the 22nd and encompassed roughly the western third of the northern part of the county. Very dry conditions were observed throug…

July began with D0 Abnormally Dry conditions across all of Itasca County with D1 Moderate Drought quickly entering the picture for most of the county with the update on the 4th. Continued dry conditions over the month saw the introduction of D2 Severe Drought with the update on t…

Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were recorded across the northern part of Itasca County with a high report of 8 inches about 13 miles north of Bovey.

The storm brought periods of snow, rain and freezing rain to the area with snowfall amounts around 2 inches. Freezing rain amounts to a quarter of an inch were also recorded during the freezing rain.

Snowfall totals were in the 4 to 6 inch range across the northern part of the county with a high report of 6.1 inches 13 miles north of Bovey.

Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were reported across the northern part of the county with a high report of 8 inches just south of Northome.

Wind chills dropped as low as -43F at Effies for around 5 hours during the morning of the 30th.

Wind chills fell below -40F for about 3 hours with the coldest reading of -42F occurring at Effie.

Snowfall amounts of 6 to 11 inches were recorded across the northern portion of Itasca County with a high report of 11.9 north of Bovey.

A heavy burst of snow across northern Itasca County led to reports of 3 to 6 inches across the northern part of the county. A high report of 7.5 inches was recorded near Wirt in about 10 hours.

Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were reported across northern Itasca County with a high report of 8.5 inches near Talmoon.

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

The far northwestern corner of northern Itasca County remained in D2 Severe Drought throughout the month with D1 Moderate Drought in place across the balance of northern Itasca County. Precipitation for the month was near to slightly above normal, but no change in the drought sta…

The far northwestern corner of northern Itasca County remained in D2 Severe Drought throughout the month with D1 Moderate Drought in place across the balance of northern Itasca County. Precipitation for the month was near to slightly below normal, but no change in the drought sta…

The extreme cold wind chills extended into January 1, 2022.

Snowfall totals from the northern part of the county were in the 6 to 10 inch range with a max report of a foot about 16 miles north of Bovey.

Snow totals over the northern portion of the county were in the 4 to 7 inch range with the highest report of 7 inches being recorded northwest of Bovey.

Snowfall reports of 1 to 3 inches were reported across the county. Wind gusts of upwards of 35 mph led to blowing snow and visibilities reduced to under a half mile during the late morning hours of the 16th that led to difficult travel conditions.

Snowfall of 6 to 12 inches was received across the northern portion of the county.

The month began with D2 Severe Drought across all of northern Itasca County. Throughout the month the majority of northern Itasca County received precipitation of 1.5 to 2.25 inches above normal, although the far northern portions of the county only received precipitation of 0.75…

The month began with D2 Severe Drought across the entirety of the northern part of the county. Precipitation was near to very slightly above normal for the month, but no changes in the drought status were observed.

The northern part of the county was in D2 Severe Drought to begin the month. Rainfall for the month ended up around a half inch to an inch above normal. Around 1 to 2 inches of rain fell during the first two weeks of the month but no improvement in the drought category was realiz…

The northern part of the county began the month in D3 Extreme Drought. Rainfall of around a half inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 3 inches and brou…

The northern part of the county began the month with a mix of D3 Extreme Drought across the far northwestern corner of the county with D2 Severe Drought across the remainder. Little rainfall during the first two weeks of the month led to the upgrade of the remainder of the northe…

Rainfall deficits of 3 to 9 inches were observed across Itasca County by the middle of July. Areas of D2 Severe Drought entered the far western reaches of the county on July 6 and spread across the entire county by July 20. The northwestern corner of the county was placed in D3 E…