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Snow Squall Warning, Minnesota

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow, gusts up to 20 mph. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind gusts
Up to 20 mph Blowing snow on open roads

Map

Map of Minnesota with this warning The Snow Squall Warning covers Bigfork, Nett Lake, Orr. The weather service drew the area; it is moving east at 33 mph. Moving east at 33 mphUS 2BigforkNett LakeEffieMINNESOTARainy Lake20 mi Moving east at 33 mphUS 2BigforkNett LakeEffieMINNESOTARainy Lake20 mi BigforkNett LakeMINNESOTARainy Lake25 mi BigforkNett LakeMINNESOTA50 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • US highways
  • US border
  • Moving east at 33 mph
Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up to 20 mph.
Squall now
At 11:43 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Crane Lake to 10 miles northeast of Deer River to near Longville, moving east at 35 mph.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. Snow squall will affect US-53.
Places named
Hibbing, Nashwauk, Cook, Marcell, Bigfork, Nett Lake, Orr, Meadow Brook, Ash Lake, Effie, Crane Lake, Gheen, Buyck, Cusson, McCarthy Beach State Park, Scenic State Park, Togo, Pelican Lake, Voyageurs National Park, and Kabetogama Lake.
Seen by
Radar indicated.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. April 8, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. April 8, 2026
  3. Ended for part of the area. April 8, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. April 8, 2026
  5. Snow Squall Warning issued until Wednesday, noon. April 8, 2026