Overview
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A winter storm produced heavy snow, strong winds, and blizzard conditions across parts of the Northland from Tuesday November 26 through Thanksgiving, Thursday November 27. The storm began as a mix of rain and snow during the day Tuesday, transitioning to all snow Tuesday evening. Snowfall rates of over one inch per hour occured in areas from the Brainerd Lakes area to the Twin Ports/I-35 corridor and into northwest Wisconsin, with strong winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph causing blowing snow to reduce visibility and leading to drifting snow even well after the snow ended in northeast Minnesota on Wednesday morning. Lake-effect snow continued in northwest Wisconsin through Wednesday and lingering into Thursday morning, with blizzard conditions at times on Wednesday across parts of northwest Wisconsin - especially eastern Douglas County and the higher elevation terrain of Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron counties. |
 Map depicts the approximate 48 hour snowfall amounts between 6 AM Tuesday November 25 and 6 AM Thursday November 27. |
Snow/Ice
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 1119 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Minnesota... ...Aitkin County... 7 N McGregor 9.1 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.71N/93.29W Tamarack 1.4 SW 9.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.64N/93.15W McGrath 4.3 SE 8.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.21N/93.20W McGrath 5.6 SE 8.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.20N/93.18W Aitkin 14.7 SSE 8.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.35N/93.54W McGregor 7.4 NNW 7.2 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.71N/93.35W Aitkin 0.5 NW T in 0800 AM 11/27 46.54N/93.71W ...Carlton County... Wrenshall 9.7 SSE 10.3 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.49N/92.34W Cloquet 2.1 ESE 9.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.71N/92.45W Cloquet 3.4 ENE 9.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.74N/92.43W 3 E Wright 8.0 in 0600 AM 11/27 46.68N/92.95W ...Cass County... Longville 4.9 S 5.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.92N/94.21W Pine River 8.4 N 4.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.84N/94.37W Hackensack 5.4 NE 3.5 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.98N/94.43W 3 ESE Bena 3.5 in 0800 AM 11/27 47.32N/94.14W Walker 1.0 N 2.8 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.10N/94.59W ...Cook County... Grand Marais 4.4 W 9.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.75N/90.44W Grand Marais 3.8 NNE 8.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.81N/90.31W Hovland 0.1 NE 7.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.84N/89.97W Grand Marais 30.5 NW 7.5 in 0800 AM 11/27 48.10N/90.77W Tofte 4.9 NE 6.7 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.62N/90.76W Hovland 2.8 WNW 5.8 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.86N/90.02W 3 E Sea Gull Lake 3.9 in 0800 AM 11/27 48.14N/90.87W ...Crow Wing County... Brainerd 7.7 in 0730 AM 11/27 46.34N/94.21W Brainerd 11.5 E 7.5 in 0740 AM 11/27 46.39N/93.96W Trommald 6.1 NW 7.0 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.56N/94.12W Fort Ripley 0.8 N 6.9 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.18N/94.37W Pequot Lakes 3.2 N 4.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.63N/94.30W Brainerd 8.3 ESE 1.5 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.30N/94.04W ...Itasca County... Cohasset 7.4 S 5.0 in 0800 AM 11/27 47.13N/93.67W Deer River 3.7 W 4.5 in 0800 AM 11/27 47.34N/93.88W Marcell 0.7 NNW 4.4 in 0830 AM 11/27 47.60N/93.69W Grand Rapids 6.1 N 4.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.31N/93.55W Coleraine 0.7 S 3.6 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.29N/93.43W Grand Rapids 6.2 SSW 3.5 in 0600 AM 11/27 47.14N/93.57W Cohasset 7.6 NNW 3.1 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.34N/93.70W Bovey 3.5 S 2.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.25N/93.40W Marble 0.6 SSW 2.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.32N/93.30W ...Koochiching County... International Falls 5.1 SSW 2.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 48.52N/93.46W Big Falls 1.0 N 2.5 in 0800 AM 11/27 48.19N/93.81W International Falls 0.6 NW 1.3 in 0700 AM 11/27 48.59N/93.42W International Falls 8.8 E 1.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 48.60N/93.22W Indus 1.0 in 0800 AM 11/27 48.62N/93.90W International Falls 1.1 NNW 0.8 in 0800 AM 11/27 48.60N/93.41W ...Lake County... Two Harbors 3.6 WNW 6.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.04N/91.75W Two Harbors 19.8 N 6.3 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.32N/91.67W Wolf Ridge 6.1 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.38N/91.20W Two Harbors 4.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.02N/91.66W Two Harbors 2.0 ENE 4.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.04N/91.64W Ely 25 E 1.0 in 0744 AM 11/27 47.97N/91.45W ...Pine County... Kerrick 3.0 NNE 10.2 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.37N/92.55W Kerrick 3.9 N 10.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.40N/92.59W Sturgeon Lake 7.5 ESE 9.8 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.36N/92.67W Sandstone 15.7 E 8.3 in 0530 AM 11/27 46.13N/92.54W Hinckley 5.3 NNW 8.0 in 0600 AM 11/27 46.09N/92.96W Pine City 0.7 SSW 4.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 45.82N/92.98W ...St. Louis County... Duluth 9.6 SW 10.7 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.69N/92.26W Wright 9.2 NNE 9.7 in 0530 AM 11/27 46.79N/92.93W Duluth 17.6 NNW 9.6 in 0600 AM 11/27 46.99N/92.31W Duluth 2.0 NNE 8.8 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.81N/92.09W Duluth 8.4 NNE 8.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.89N/92.03W Babbitt 4.4 N 8.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.71N/91.93W Two Harbors 8.4 W 7.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.03N/91.85W Lester Park 7.5 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.84N/92.03W Duluth 12.1 NNW 7.1 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.94N/92.23W Duluth 17.6 NNW 7.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.03N/92.22W Ely Intl Wolf Center 7.0 in 0800 AM 11/27 47.91N/91.83W Duluth 7.4 NNE 6.8 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.88N/92.03W Embarrass 6.3 in 0800 AM 11/27 47.66N/92.20W Brimson 2.0 S 6.1 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.25N/91.86W Brimson 2 S 6.1 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.25N/91.86W Duluth 2.7 NE 6.0 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.81N/92.06W Ely 0.9 WNW 5.8 in 0800 AM 11/27 47.91N/91.87W Ely 6.3 NNW 5.7 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.99N/91.91W Ely 2.5 NW 5.6 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.93N/91.89W Ely 6.4 SSW 5.6 in 0800 AM 11/27 47.82N/91.88W Iron Junction 3.4 NNW 5.5 in 0330 AM 11/27 47.46N/92.63W Ely 1.8 SSW 5.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.88N/91.87W Cotton 3.5 E 5.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.17N/92.40W 4 S Winton 5.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.87N/91.80W Cotton 5.7 ESE 5.0 in 0800 AM 11/27 47.15N/92.36W Canyon 4.6 NNE 4.6 in 0730 AM 11/27 47.10N/92.42W Duluth 1.2 SE 4.5 in 0500 AM 11/27 46.77N/92.09W Biwabik 2.9 NNE 4.4 in 0800 AM 11/27 47.60N/92.30W Winton 0.1 NNE 3.4 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.93N/91.80W Hibbing 2.1 NNE 3.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 47.43N/92.93W Aurora 7.4 S 2.5 in 0715 AM 11/27 47.42N/92.24W Orr 3 E 2.4 in 0600 AM 11/27 48.06N/92.75W Kabetogama 0.7 SSW 2.3 in 0600 AM 11/27 48.43N/93.03W Cook 8NE 1.0 in 0600 AM 11/27 47.85N/92.69W 5.1 N Floodwood T in 0800 AM 11/27 46.92N/92.87W ...Wisconsin... ...Ashland County... Ashland 0.5 WNW 11.6 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.58N/90.88W ...Bayfield County... Mason 11.5 WNW 20.2 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.50N/91.28W Washburn 2.9 WSW 17.5 in 0544 AM 11/27 46.67N/90.95W Bayfield Fish Hatchery 16.8 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.79N/90.86W Washburn 5.7 W 16.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.69N/91.01W Ashland 9.8 W 15.4 in 0600 AM 11/27 46.60N/91.08W Washburn 3.7 WSW 14.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.65N/90.96W Iron River 5.2 ESE 14.0 in 0741 AM 11/27 46.54N/91.30W Cable 10.2 ENE 13.7 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.26N/91.09W Clam Lake 4W 12.9 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.17N/90.98W Mellen 18.6 SW 12.9 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.17N/90.98W 5 SE Iron River 11.6 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.49N/91.36W Bayfield 5.1 NNW 10.0 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.88N/90.86W Herbster 2.8 NE 3.5 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.86N/91.22W ...Burnett County... Danbury 3.9 SE 9.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 45.96N/92.31W ...Douglas County... Brule 0.1 NE 17.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.55N/91.57W 3 W Hawthorne 13.0 in 0721 AM 11/27 46.51N/91.93W Maple 1.0 ENE 12.3 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.60N/91.70W Poplar 2.0 E 12.2 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.58N/91.75W Superior 2 ENE 5.0 in 1158 PM 11/26 46.73N/92.07W ...Iron County... Mercer 2.0 SE 32.3 in 0730 AM 11/27 46.15N/90.03W Hurley 1.0 NE 29.7 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.45N/90.18W Pence 0.1 E 25.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.42N/90.27W Hurley 4.1 SSE 23.1 in 0749 AM 11/27 46.39N/90.17W Mercer 0.4 N 19.3 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.17N/90.06W Mercer 7.0 NNE 16.7 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.27N/90.03W Hurley 12.0 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.46N/90.20W ...Price County... Butternut 5.9 SW 10.6 in 0630 AM 11/27 45.97N/90.60W Butternut 3 SW 10.5 in 0600 AM 11/27 45.98N/90.54W Park Falls 1.3 N 5.0 in 0642 AM 11/27 45.95N/90.45W Phillips 4.8 NW 4.3 in 0700 AM 11/27 45.74N/90.47W Phillips 0.4 SSW 3.8 in 0800 AM 11/27 45.69N/90.40W Phillips 1.3 S 3.2 in 0600 AM 11/27 45.68N/90.40W Brantwood 2.5 S 1.4 in 0700 AM 11/27 45.53N/90.10W ...Sawyer County... Hayward 4.4 SSE 10.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 45.95N/91.44W Hayward 1.0 SW 9.3 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.00N/91.49W Hayward 9.7 NE 8.7 in 0800 AM 11/27 46.12N/91.35W Hayward 9.2 NNE 8.3 in 0600 AM 11/27 46.13N/91.41W Hayward 1.9 W 6.5 in 0700 AM 11/27 46.01N/91.52W ...Washburn County... Sarona 4.9 E 8.0 in 0700 AM 11/27 45.72N/91.71W Sarona 6.8 ENE 8.0 in 0800 AM 11/27 45.75N/91.68W Sarona 4.5 NNE 7.9 in 0700 AM 11/27 45.77N/91.77W Shell Lake 4.3 SW 7.8 in 0800 AM 11/27 45.70N/91.96W Stone Lake 2.0 NW 7.2 in 0700 AM 11/27 45.86N/91.58W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
Wind Reports
The list below reflects peak wind gust reports through the winter storm.
...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...
Location Speed Time/Date Provider
I-535 - Blatnik Bridge - Mp0 64 MPH 0855 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
Duluth Harbor 61 MPH 0948 AM 11/26 NOS-NWLON
T.h.61 - Grand Portage - Mp 57 MPH 0520 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
Duluth International Airport 54 MPH 1145 AM 11/26 ASOS
U.s.53 - Piedmont Ave - Mp 2 53 MPH 0315 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
Bay Of Grand Marais 51 MPH 0608 AM 11/26 ASOS
Brainerd Airport 47 MPH 0916 AM 11/26 ASOS
U.s.2 - Cass Lake - Mp 131 47 MPH 0810 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
U.s.169 - Waukenabo - Mp 272 47 MPH 0935 PM 11/25 MESOWEST
Hermantown 46 MPH 1115 AM 11/26 CWOP
Ashland Airport 46 MPH 1106 PM 11/25 ASOS
I-35 - Garfield Ave - Mp 255 45 MPH 0920 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
T.h.371 - Nisswa - Mp 46.2 45 MPH 0915 PM 11/25 MESOWEST
1 N Port Wing 45 MPH 0640 AM 11/26 NDBC
Cloquet Airport 44 MPH 0955 AM 11/26 AWOS
Duluth Sky Harbor Airport 44 MPH 0155 AM 11/26 AWOS
I-35 - Thompson Hill - Mp 24 44 MPH 0935 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
I-535 - Blatnik South Abutme 44 MPH 0600 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
U.s.2 - Gowan - Mp 225.1 44 MPH 0220 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
U.s.2 - Cohasset - Mp 174.3 44 MPH 1225 PM 11/26 MESOWEST
T.h.61 Schroeder - Mp 79 44 MPH 1130 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
Aitkin Airport 43 MPH 1015 AM 11/26 AWOS
T.h.61 Grand Marais Mp 110.8 43 MPH 0135 AM 11/26 MESOWEST
DULUTH 42 MPH 0937 AM 11/26 CWOP
T.h.53 - Anderson Road - Mp 42 MPH 1200 PM 11/26 MESOWEST
Northome 41 MPH 0530 AM 11/26 CWOP
Grand Marais Airport 41 MPH 0935 AM 11/26 AWOS
Brainerd RAWS 40 MPH 0206 AM 11/26 RAWS
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport 40 MPH 1202 PM 11/26 ASOS
Two Harbors Airport 40 MPH 1015 AM 11/26 AWOS
T.h.6 - Emily - Mp 29 40 MPH 0845 PM 11/25 MESOWEST
Photos
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| A snowy scene in Mercer after the storm. (Courtesy: Chase Pemble) |
Heavy snow weighing down tree branches near Mercer. (Courtesy: Chase Pemble) |
Road conditions after the storm near Mercer. (Courtesy: Chase Pemble) |
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Environment
A strong (but seasonably normal) low pressure developed in southern Minnesota Tuesday and gradually deepened as it lifted east-northeastward towards the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on Wednesday, continuing to track northeast into eastern Ontario on Thursday. As this low pressure deepened, a broad area of moderate intensity precipitation developed, to the north of the low, initially as rainfall due to above freezing temperatures, but changing over to snow Tuesday night as colder air wrapped in from the north.
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| Figure 1: 12 PM Tuesday Nov 25 | Figure 2: 12 AM Wed Nov 26 | Figure 3: 6 AM Wed Nov 26 |
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| Figure 4: Lake Surface Water Temperature | Figure 5: Water Vapor Satellite Imagery Loop |
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