A strong area of low pressure moved from southeastern Colorado into the Upper Mississippi Valley April 4th into April 5th and brought a wintry mix of rain, snow and freezing rain to much of the Northland. Freezing rain was most impactful with this system, especially across areas of northwest Wisconsin adjacent to Lake Superior where up to 0.30 inches of ice accumulated. Northeastern Minnesota saw more of a mix of snow and freezing rain with the Brainerd Lakes area receiving upwards of a quarter of an inch of ice along with a few inches of snow. Areas along the North Shore of Lake Superior received more in the way of snow with just over 6 inches received in areas along the terrain ridge. Strong wind gusts over 60 mph were recorded along the North Shore as well.

Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN LAKE, MINNESOTA
From 04-APR-23 13:00:00 to 05-APR-23 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Snowfall totals of 3 to 5 inches were recorded across the southern portion of the county with a high report of 6.2 in Silver Bay.

High Wind in SOUTHERN LAKE, MINNESOTA
From 05-APR-23 00:00:00 to 05-APR-23 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph were common during the evening and early morning hours at the Silver Bay Harbor with a gust to 59 mph recorded by the SLVM5 Silver Bay Harbor GLOS station at 1:40AM CDT.

Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN COOK, MINNESOTA
From 04-APR-23 15:00:00 to 05-APR-23 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Snowfall totals of 2 to 4 inches were common across the southern part of the county with a high report of 6.1 in Hovland.

High Wind in SOUTHERN COOK, MINNESOTA
From 05-APR-23 02:00:00 to 05-APR-23 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A maximum gust of 63 mph was recorded at the Bay of Grand Marais KGNA ASOS station at 3:34 AM CDT on the morning of the 5th.

Ice Storm in PINE, MINNESOTA
From 04-APR-23 12:00:00 to 05-APR-23 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Ice accumulations as high as 0.3 were recorded across the county with the highest report coming for the Finlayson area.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN CASS, MINNESOTA
From 04-APR-23 09:00:00 to 05-APR-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The winter storm brought a period of snow, rain and freezing rain to the region on the 4th into the 5th. While snowfall totals were around 4 inches or less, the period of freezing rain brought 0.30 of accumulation of ice to the Jenkins area during the morning hours of the 5th.

Winter Storm in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 04-APR-23 09:00:00 to 05-APR-23 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The winter storm brought a period of snow, rain and freezing rain to the region on the 4th into the 5th. While snowfall totals were around 4 inches or less, the period of freezing rain brought 0.30 of accumulation of ice to the Jenkins area during the morning hours of the 5th.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS / CARLTON, MINNESOTA
From 04-APR-23 10:00:00 to 05-APR-23 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

The winter storm brought a period of snow, rain and freezing rain to the region on the 4th into the 5th. While snowfall totals were around 4 inches or less, the period of freezing rain brought 0.25 of accumulation of ice to the Hermantown area during the morning hours of the 5th.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN ITASCA, MINNESOTA
From 04-APR-23 12:00:00 to 05-APR-23 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

The storm brought periods of snow, rain and freezing rain to the area with snowfall amounts around 2 inches. Freezing rain amounts to a quarter of an inch were also recorded during the freezing rain.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN ITASCA, MINNESOTA
From 04-APR-23 13:00:00 to 05-APR-23 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The storm brought periods of snow, rain and freezing rain to the area with snowfall amounts around 2 inches. Freezing rain amounts to a quarter of an inch were also recorded during the freezing rain.

High Wind in SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS / CARLTON, MINNESOTA
From 04-APR-23 19:00:00 to 05-APR-23 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Winds were gusting in excess of 58 mph at the Duluth International Airport KDLH ASOS during the evening hours of the 4th starting around 7PM and continuing to 11PM with a max gust of 68 mph recorded just before 9PM.