Pine storm history

The Pine County Sheriff reported that a male was struck by lightning about 4 miles east-southeast of Sturgeon Lake, MN on Alder Loop in a development called Hogan's Acres. The individual passed away from his injuries after being taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake,…

Rain changed to snow during the early afternoon hours of the 31st. The snow ended right at midnight as the new year began. The heaviest totals occured in western Pine County, where 6 to 8 inches fell. Bruno reported 7 inches, while the Hinckley area got 3.7 inches.

Lingering snowpack with a high water content, combined with three heavy rainfall events during the month of April, led to significant flooding and flash flooding across the county, including along parts of the Snake River. Total infrastructure damage was estimated at $1.4 million…

Snowfall totals around the county were in the 3 to 6 inch range for the event. A high report of 7 inches was recorded in Willow River.

D2 Severe Drought covered the northern 2/3rds of the county during the month of December. No changes in drought category were observed over the course of the month. Precipitation for the month was up to 0.25 inches below normal in this area with the dry pattern extending back int…

Snowfall totals for the event were in the 4 to 8 inch range across much of Pine County with the highest totals across the northern part of the county. A high report of 10.2 inches was received from near Kerrick.

D2 Severe Drought conditions were introduced across the northern half of Pine County with the update on the 4th. With the update on the 18th, D2 Severe Drought further expanded covering the northern 2/3rds of the county. No additional changes in drought category were observed ove…

Hail was mainly dime to quarter size with the largest hail stones being 1.5 inches in diameter.

Snowfall across Pine County was generally under 6 inches, but with the very fluffy nature of the snow, some locations around Kerrick received 6 inches for the event.

Wind chills as low as -51F were reported in the county.

November began with D2 Severe Drought conditions across the northeastern half of the county. Precipitation during the end of October into the first part of November led to the almost complete removal of D2 Severe Drought conditions aside from the far northwestern corner of the co…

Several 18 to 20 inch in diameter aspen trees down. About half of them had roots showing and the other half were broken some place half way or lower on the trunk. There were a few trees that had about the top third or higher of the trunk broken off. All of the damage limbs or tru…

Snowfall began during the morning of the 24th and continued into the afternoon of the 25th across Pine County. A dry slot worked into the county and brought an end to snowfall earlier than other nearby areas. Snowfall totals of 8-14 inches were reported with a high report of 16.5…

October began with D2 Severe Drought conditions across northern Pine County with D1 Moderate Drought across southern Pine County. With the update on the 3rd, most of northern Pine County was removed from D2 Severe Drought before all of county was removed from D2 Severe Drought wi…

Pine County began the month with a mix of D3 Moderate Drought and D2 Severe Drought across the area. D2 Severe Drought covered the southern third of the county with D3 Extreme Drought across the northern third. Lingering dry conditions from August led to the expansion of D3 Extre…

A tree six to eight inches in diameter fell during the storm and crushed a canvas tent.

Tree branches four to six inches in diameter were down and the power was flickering off and on.

Pine County began the month with D2 Severe Drought across most of the county along with a small area of D1 Moderate Drought along the St. Croix River. The area of D2 Severe Drought was expanded across the remainder of the county with the update on the morning of the first. Some i…

July began with small areas of D2 Severe Drought across the far northeastern and southwestern corners of Pine County with D1 Moderate Drought elsewhere across the county. Dry conditions over the remainder of the month saw D2 Severe Drought expand across most of the remainder of t…

Following record snowfall over the preceding winter, drought conditions quickly spread across the Northland during the spring. A small sliver of D2 Significant Drought was added to far southwestern Pine County with the update on the 13th and persisted through the remainder of the…

Ice accumulations as high as 0.3 were recorded across the county with the highest report coming for the Finlayson area.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 3 to 5 inch range, but a high report near 9 inches was reported near Patzou.

Snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches were reported across the county with a high report of 13 inches near Sturgeon Lake.