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Event Details
| Event | Winter Weather |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | Rock |
| WFO | FSD |
| Begin Date | 03/31/2008 04:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 03/31/2008 15:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/1 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/2 |
| Property Damage | 30.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Widepsread snow produced areas of heavy accumulations over southwest Minnesota during the predawn and daytime hours of March 31st. Accumulations varied from a little under 6 inches to a little over 6 inches. |
| Event Narrative | Snow accumulated 3 to 5 inches. The snow and ice on roads contributed to a fatal vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 75 about 3 miles north of Luverne, where one person died and two others were injured in a head-on collision at about 10 am. |
Event Fatality Details
| Type | Age | Gender | Fatality Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injury | 57 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ROCK (ZONE) | ROCK (ZONE) | MN | 03/31/2008 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K | |
| PIPESTONE (ZONE) | PIPESTONE (ZONE) | MN | 03/31/2008 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NOBLES (ZONE) | NOBLES (ZONE) | MN | 03/31/2008 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MURRAY (ZONE) | MURRAY (ZONE) | MN | 03/31/2008 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LINCOLN (ZONE) | LINCOLN (ZONE) | MN | 03/31/2008 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LYON (ZONE) | LYON (ZONE) | MN | 03/31/2008 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JACKSON (ZONE) | JACKSON (ZONE) | MN | 03/31/2008 | 05:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COTTONWOOD (ZONE) | COTTONWOOD (ZONE) | MN | 03/31/2008 | 05:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
