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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | FREEBORN |
| WFO | MPX |
| Begin Date | 01/29/2008 12:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 01/29/2008 18:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Strong northwesterly winds, frequently gusting to 40-50 mph behind an arctic front, brought blizzard conditions to a small portion of southeast Minnesota. Some snow amounts of note include 2.50 inches in Wanamingo (Goodhue County), 2.0 inches five miles south of Geneva (Freeborn County) and also at Pine Island (Goodhue County). Low visibilities included: only one hundred feet outside of Owatonna, 20 feet or less at times in Geneva (according to Freeborn County Sheriff's Office), zero visibility reported just outside of Pine Island. Southbound Interstate 35 was closed from Owatonna to Albert Lea. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| STEELE (ZONE) | STEELE (ZONE) | MN | 01/29/2008 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FREEBORN (ZONE) | FREEBORN (ZONE) | MN | 01/29/2008 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GOODHUE (ZONE) | GOODHUE (ZONE) | MN | 01/29/2008 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
