Southern Lake storm history

Snowfall totals around southern Lake County were in the 4 to 7 inch range with the snow being heavy and wet. A high report of 7.5 inches was recorded about 8 miles northwest of Two Harbors. A man clearing snow was killed when a tree laden with the heavy wet snow snapped in the st…

Two 18 year old males died while cliff jumping at Black Beach in Silver Bay. The two jumped from the cliff just before 1:30PM CDT on the 25th and were seen struggling in the water before slipping beneath the waves. Waves at the time were in the 3 to 6 foot range with northeast wi…

In addition to the prolonged period of blizzard conditions along the MN 61 corridor, snowfall of 7 to 11 inches was reported in the area as well. A high report of 14.4 inches was recorded in Isabella.

Freezing rain was observed along the higher elevation of southern Lake County during the afternoon and evening. A location about 20 miles north of Two Harbors measured 0.33 inches of ice accumulation during the event.

Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were reported across the southern part of Lake County. A high report of 8 inches was received from six miles west-northwest of Two Harbors.

Wind chills as low as -47F were reported in the southern part of the county.

A clipper system brought snowfall to the North Shore starting the afternoon of the 8th and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Lake and terrain enhancement led to snowfall totals of 7 to 11 inches along the North Shore, highest along the terrain ridge near the lake…

November began with D2 Severe Drought conditions across all of southern Lake County. Precipitation during the beginning and middle of the month led to the removal of D2 Severe Drought across the southern part of the county with the update on the 19th, leaving D0 Abnormally Dry co…

Snowfall began the morning of the 24th and continued through the afternoon of the 26th across southern Lake County. Totals were enhanced across the area with both lake and terrain enhancement. Strong wind gusts to around 30 mph lead to near blizzard conditions at times throughout…

A long duration snowfall event occurred starting the morning of the 10th and continued through the afternoon of the 11th. Winds turned easterly off Lake Superior during the late afternoon and brought additional moisture to the area along with terrain effects to keep the snowfall …

A period of northwest katabatic winds were reported along the North Shore during the late afternoon and early evening of the 16th. A maximum wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the SLVM5 Silver Bay GLOS station at 6:20 PM.

Snowfall of 4 to 8 inches was reported along the higher elevations of southern Lake County with a high report of 8.4 inches 7 miles north-northwest of Two Harbors.

September began with a small area of D2 Severe Drought across the southwestern corner of southern Lake County. Lingering dry conditions from August led to the expansion of D2 Severe Drought across all of southern Lake County with the update on the 5th. A heavy rainfall event on S…

August began with just a small area of D2 Severe Drought across the far southwestern corner of southern Lake County. Rainfall for the month was around 50 to 70 percent of normal, but no change in the area of D2 Severe Drought was observed through the month.

After improving to D1 Moderate Drought early in the month, continued dry conditions led to the reintroduction of D2 Severe Drought across the far southeastern corner of southern Lake County with the update on the 25th. These conditions then persisted through the remainder of the …

Rainfall at the end of June was enough to lift the far southwestern corner of southern Lake County out of D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 4th. However, D1 Moderate Drought remained in place.

Following record snowfall over the preceding winter, drought conditions quickly spread across the Northland during the spring. A small area of D2 Significant Drought was added to far southwestern Lake County with the update on the 20th and persisted through the remainder of the m…

Snowfall totals along the terrain ridge of southern Lake County were higher than expected due to lake enhancement. Totals of 5 to 10 inches were reported along the terrain ridge with 2 to 4 inches near Lake Superior. The highest report came from just west of Silver Bay were 15 in…

Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph were common during the evening and early morning hours at the Silver Bay Harbor with a gust to 59 mph recorded by the SLVM5 Silver Bay Harbor GLOS station at 1:40AM CDT.

Snowfall totals of 3 to 5 inches were recorded across the southern portion of the county with a high report of 6.2 in Silver Bay.

Snowfall totals were in the 4 to 6 inch range across the southern part of the county with a high report of 7.6 inches near Silver Bay.

Snowfall totals varied greatly across southern Lake County with only around 2 to 3 inches near Lake Superior to around 18 inches just a few miles away up the terrain ridge. A high report of 18.5 inches was reported about 4 miles west-northwest of Two Harbors.

Snowfall totals of 3 to 6 inches were reported across southern Lake County with higher reports to around a foot near French River.

Snowfall totals of 10-14 inches were recorded across southern Lake County with a high report of 14.5 near Silver Bay.

A personal weather station near Knife River recorded a minimum wind chill of -42F the morning of the 3rd.

Blizzard conditions were reported for a period of five hours near Beaver Bay with a max wind gust of 47 mph recorded during the event.

Snow Squall. Visibilities quickly dropped to around 1/4 mile or less as the squall passed through the area.

Snow Squall. Visibilities quickly dropped to around 1/4 mile or less as the squall passed through the area.

Blizzard conditions were experienced for a period of eight hours along the shore of Lake Superior during the morning of the 14th. Snowfall totals for the event of 1 to 2 feet were common with a high report of 29 inches in Finland.

A long duration lake-effect snow event led to snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches along the higher terrain up from Lake Superior. A persistent band of lake-effect snow led to a total of just over 27 inches near the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center near Finland by the end of…

Snowfall reports of 4 to 6 inches were received across the area with a high report of 6.5 inches at Wolf Ridge near Finland.

Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were reported near Lake Superior in the southern part of the county through the event with a high total of 13 inches near Silver Bay.

A period of freezing rain along the North Shore was recorded during the early morning hours of the 30th. A quarter of an inch of ice was reported near Castle Danger in about a 6 to 8 hour period.

Snowfall of 3 to 6 inches was received across much of southern Lake County with higher amounts to around 10 inches in the eastern reaches of the county. The highest report was 10.7 inches near Silver Bay.

Snowfall totals of around a foot were received across southern Lake County by the time snowfall ended. The highest report was 14 inches as of 8AM on the 22nd eight miles northeast of Two Harbors, but no additional reports were received from this station after this despite snow co…

Snowfall totals of 2 to 4 inches were common across the county with locally higher report of 7.8 inches near Silver Bay.

Snowfall totals adjacent to Lake Superior in southern Lake County were in the 3 to 6 inch range with a few reports over 6 inches near the Lake/Cook border. The highest report was 6.8 inches 3 miles north-northeast of Finland.

Snowfall totals were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range across southern Lake County, but a few reports to around 6 inches were received from the Two Harbors area.

The eastern half of southern Lake County remained under D2 Severe Drought to begin January with the western portion being in D1 Moderate Drought. Precipitation for the month was within a few tenths of an inch of normal and precipitation at the end of December and beginning of Jan…

Heavy lake and terrain-enhanced snowfall fell across southern Lake County leading to totals of 8 to 12 inches. The highest report was 14 inches 10 miles north of Two Harbors.

Heavy snowfall and gusty winds led to blizzard conditions in areas of southern Lake County near Lake Superior. In addition to the blizzard conditions, snowfall totals of 7 to 12 inches were recorded with the highest report coming from Two Harbors with just over 13 inches.

Heavy snowfall was received in southern Lake County near Lake Superior with both terrain and lake enhancement effects occurring. Snowfall totals of 10 to 14 inches were reported with a high report of 16 near Finland.

The month began with D2 Severe Drought across the eastern portions of the zone with the western half being at D1 Moderate Drought. Throughout the month the area received precipitation of 1.5 to 3.0 inches above the normal. This, however, had no impact on the drought status throug…

Much of the area was under D2 Severe Drought with areas of D3 Extreme Drought across the northeastern tip of the county to begin the month. Several bouts of precipitation were seen through the first half of the month with heavier precipitation the last week of the month. This pus…

Much of the area was under D2 Severe Drought with areas of D3 Extreme Drought across the far northeastern corner of the area to begin the month. Rainfall for the month ended up around 1 to 2 inches below normal, but around an inch of accumulation during the first two weeks of the…

The southern 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 14th-20th totaled almost 3 inches and brou…

The month began with D2 Severe Drought across most of the area along with an area of D1 Moderate Drought in the Two Harbors area. The dry pattern persisted through the month and D2 Severe Drought spread across the remainder of the area by August 17th and then D3 Extreme Drought b…