Sibley storm history

Several media outlets and local officials indicated that an individual died from a fallen tree north of Arlington near Highway 15. The individual was on a four-wheeler in the pasture of his farm and attempted to herd his cattle to safety during a storm. That's when a tree fell on…

Several sources in Sibley County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. Mudslides were going into some residences along the Minnesota River Valley. The City of Henderson was inundated with flood waters with businesses and local resid…

The combination of falling snow and strong winds resulted in blizzard conditions throughout the county. Surface visibilities dropped to 1/4 mile or less for several hours at the RWIS site near Winthrop, and winds gusted around 35 at nearby KULM in New Ulm while snow was falling t…

The nearest AWOS at Glencoe Municipal Airport reported two hours mixed precipitation. A CoCoRaHS observer in Henderson reported a layer of ice on their snowboard.

Light snow combined with strong 30 to 40 mph wind gusts caused blowing snow and whiteout conditions for several hours. Emergency Management reported that poor visibility led to 5 accidents, and over 30 vehicles going off the road. To assist with stranded motorists, 3 emergency sh…

Snowfall totals across the county were estimated around 3 to 6 inches. The highest report was 5.5 inches in Winthrop. The snow was generally light and fluffy, and fell over a period longer than 24 hours.

A combination of snow and strong winds impacted the county Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Snowfall amounts around 1 to 3 inches were estimated across the county, and wind gusts around 30 to 40 mph were measured throughout the event at nearby Glencoe Municipal Airport.

Report of trees down in the town of Gaylord.

Report of trees down in Arlington.

Many 3 to 4 inch branches down, and one tree knocked down west of Arlington.

Interpolated CoCoRaHS measurements indicated that 1 to 3 inches of snowfall fell across the county.

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.

An estimated 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the county with the greatest amounts across the southeast portion. Frequent gusts over 30 mph and heavy snowfall rates resulted in several hours of 3/4 mile visibility or less. These conditions resulted in many roads becoming impassa…

The wind chill dropped to -40 during the morning at the MNDOT RWIS site near Winthrop.

Six to eight inches of snowfall was measured across the county based off of interpolated snowfall analysis. The highest snowfall observation was 7.9 inches in Henderson, MN.

A band of 2 to 4 inches fell across the western part of the county. 4.0 inches of snow was measured within Winthrop, MN.

Multiple trees and branches up to 20 inches in diameter were down.

A trained spotter reported numerous 3 inch diameter branches down as well as a 10 inch diameter pine tree that was uprooted.

Several trees and numerous large branches were down across Winthrop.

There were multiple reports of flooding via the Sibley County dispatch center. Township roads and culverts were damaged.

The storm total was 4.95 inches of rainfall.

A total of 3.25 to 3.50 inches of rain fell in Sibley County near Arlington, MN.

The county ditch system was damaged during the 6-2-24 event.

Multiple bands of snow moved through and produced generally 6 to 8 inches of heavy wet snow and 35 mph wind gusts in the extreme western region of the county.

Three to six inches of heavy snow fell across the county. A CoCoRaHS observer in Henderson, MN measured 6 inches of snow.

Based on surrounding observations, wind chill values were -35 to -40 degrees.

Based on surrounding observations, winds gusted over 30 mph, with blowing snow and reduced visibilities.

Warm environmental temperatures in the mid 90s combined with high dewpoint values in the upper 70s caused high heat indices exceeding 105F for approximately six hours. The ASOS station located at Flying Cloud Airport recorded an apparent temperature of 117F at 3:53 PM (CST). The …

Warm environmental temperatures in the mid 90s combined with high dewpoint values in the mid 70s, caused high heat indices exceeding 105F for approximately three hours. Neighboring county ASOS stations located in Olivia (Renville) recorded an apparent temperature of 107F at 4:35 …

This is a continuation of the winter storm that began on March 31. A wintry mix with a couple hours of very heavy snow and strong northwest winds produced hazardous driving conditions. Based on surrounding reports, radar, ASOS observations, and MNDOT road conditions, this event v…

A wintry mix with a couple hours of very heavy snow and strong northwest winds produced hazardous driving conditions. Based on surrounding reports, radar, ASOS observations, and MNDOT road conditions, this event verified at 0100 CST on April 01, before the snow ended during the e…

Precipitation started as rain and changed over to snow, with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation. Northwest winds increased as well with falling temperatures which led to blowing snow and icy roads.

Multiple bands of snow moved across the county. Sustained winds increased out of the northeast near 15-20 mph with gusts 25-30 mph per the Mankato Airport ASOS observations. Across the county, Interpolated Snowfall Analysis using the National Gridded Snowfall Analysis (NGSA) map …

A heavy band of snow, with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour caused significant travel impacts across the region as it moved through. Snowfall totals were 4 to 7 inches across the region.

Roads were closed and impassable. Friday night was the worst, very windy and cold with whiteout conditions.

Airfield stations in neighboring counties recorded wind-chill temperatures below -42 to -35 for numerous hours. Strongest winds occurred in the late morning at 40-45 mph.