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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Famous Minnesota Winter Storms (Listed Chronologically)


Oct 31-Nov 3, 1991 Halloween Blizzard. Over 28 inches at MSP, nearly 37
inches at Duluth. Nasty windchill conditions, deep snow drifts harsh
on wildlife, many roads closed for days. Perhaps one of the largest and
longest lasting blizzards in state history.

Really glad this Halloween wasn't like that for the kids.

Harsh winters:
1995-96: Dec 8, 1995 blizzard in WC MN
Jan 10 blizzard in WC MN
Jan 17-18 blizzard in SW MN
Jan 26-29, 1996 blizzard in southern and western counties
Feb 10-11, 1996 blizzard in northern counties, Governor closed schools
Mar 23-25, 1996 blizzard in northern and central counties, Hwy 10 closed

1996-97: Nov 16-17, 1996 Blizzard in NW and WC
Dec 17-19, 1997 Blizzard in western and southern counties
Dec 20-21, 1997 Blizzard in NW
Dec 23, 1997 Blizzard in WC
Dec 31, 1997 New Year's Eve Blizzard in NW
Jan 4-5, 1997 Blizzard in western counties
Jan 9-10, 1997 Blizzard in western and southern counties
Jan 15-16, 1997 Blizzard in western counties
Jan 21-22, 1997 Blizzard in western counties
Mar 4, 1997 Blizzard in WC
Apr 5-6, 1997 Blizzard in western counties during flood fight
Total seasonal snowfall at Fargo-Moorhead 117 inches, set up worst flooding
ever.

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