Wright storm history

Numerous reports from local observers, and county officials indicated a large area of snowfall across the county. Amounts ranged from 12 to 15 inches in the northern portion of the county, to around 6 to 8 inches in the far south. The Minnesota State Patrol reported a car crash d…

Vehicles, homes and businesses damaged. Damage total includes all storm reports from August 24 in Wright County.

Hail damaged roofs and siding of houses, as well as many vehicles. Property damage total includes damage from across all of Wright County from 9-21-05.

Three to seven inches of rain fell on waterlogged Wright County, site of several flash floods earlier in the summer. Several creeks and ditches overflowed, including Willow Creek in Buffalo. Water was two to three feet deep over numerous roads. Basements were flooded in homes and…

Just three days after a heavy rainfall and flash flooding on the 21st, four to seven inches were widespread across Wright County, and there was an unofficial report of ten inches in less than six hours. Dozens of roads were closed, and many experienced washouts. A cabin at Waverl…

Trailer office blown over. Trees also blown over. Estimated windspeed. Damage estimate for entire county.

While several tornadoes converged on the southern edge of town, hurricane force winds battered the northern portions. The intersection of Interstate 94 and highway 25 was hardest hit by downburst winds resulting in extensive roof damage. Every tree in Ellison Park damaged. Roof r…

The combination of falling snow and breezy winds resulted in winter storm conditions throughout the county. Snowfall totals ranged from 5 to 7 inches, and the highest report was 6.5 inches in Otsego. Surface visibilities reported at KMGG in Maple Lake dropped to 1 mile or less fo…

A CoCoRaHS observer miles NNW of Howard Lake reported freezing rain occurring during the pre-dawn hours.

Between 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the county. The highest amounts fell across the northeastern region of the county. CoCoRaHS observers measured 6.7 inches of snow 1.5 miles NNW of South Haven and 6 inches in Dayton. Additionally, the AWOS station at Buffalo Airport repor…

Snowfall totals across the county were estimated around 2 to 4 inches. The snow was generally light and fluffy, and fell over a period longer than 24 hours.

A combination of heavy snow and strong winds impacted the county Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Snowfall amounts around 3 to 5 inches were estimated across the extreme northeastern portion of the county, and wind gusts around 30 to 40 mph were measured throughout the eve…

Tree downed by thunderstorm winds.

Trees down in both Cokato and Howard Lake.

Reports of a tree down between St Michael and Albertville.

Downed tree near 1st street NE and Calder Ave.

Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 65 mph down trees in the city of St. Michael.

Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 65 mph snapped a large snapped way up its trunk.

MnDOT Camera located in Buffalo showed flooded roadway at Hwy 55 and 25 intersection.

Localized roadway flooding occurred in the NW side of Rockford.

Three large trees were downed.

Photo provided via social media.

Over the course of 48 hours, CoCoRaHS observers across the county measured 3 to 6 inches of snowfall. The snow was split into two rounds, with roughly half of the overall total snow falling on the afternoon and evening of April 1 and the other half on the afternoon of April 2. Th…

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 -37 at the Buffalo airport KFCE.

A quick burst of 1 to 3 inches of snowfall was reported across the county. Due to the timing, this led to travel impacts during the evening commute along the I-94 corridor.

An estimated 3 to 5.5 inches of snowfall was measured across the county. The highest snowfall observation was 5.3 inches near St Michael, MN.

The AWOS located at the Buffalo Municipal Airport recorded an extreme wind chill of -44 degrees.

An combination of light freezing drizzle and light snow impacted travel, especially within the Twin Cities metro.

Interpolated snowfall analysis from CoCoRaHS observations showed four to seven inches of snow was measured across the county. The highest snowfall measurements likely occurred across the southwestern portion of the county.

A burst of 0.5 to 1.5 inches fell across the county. 1.6 inches of snow was measured in Maple Lake, MN.

A band of 2 to 5 inches fell across the county. 5.2 inches of snow was measured 3.8 miles NNW of Howard Lake, MN and 4.5 inches of snow was measured 4.3 NNE of Maple, Lake MN.

Photo provided of telephone wire pole down.

County dispatch reported light pole down in Albertville.

A tree was blown down, blocking 10th St. between Keats Ave and County Road 6.

Several trees were downed.