A powerful spring snowstorm dumped fresh powder across western and northern Minnesota overnight April 4, and by 12:30 p.m. on April 5 Bemidji had received 11 inches of snow. Mahnomen got a foot of snow overnight, Moorhead reported 9 inches, and the National Weather Service kept a winter storm warning in place for much of northwestern Minnesota.
The heaviest band of snow tracked northeast from Moorhead toward International Falls, where a winter storm warning remained in effect until 10 p.m. on April 5. The rest of Koochiching County and northern Itasca County were under the same warning through the evening, while parts of northeastern Minnesota stayed under winter storm warning until 1 a.m. Sunday.
Another 1 to 4 inches could still fall over the region on April 5, keeping road conditions messy as travel in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota remained difficult while snow continued to fall. Those who needed to drive through the storm area could check 511mn.org for the latest road conditions.
The storm missed the Twin Cities entirely, but the region was still in for a cool, wet day and below-average temperatures into next week. That leaves the hard-hit northwest with the biggest cleanup and the longest stretch of lingering winter weather, even as much of the metro waits out the storm on the margins.
