Late November Winter Storms

Overview

In late November, two winter storms moved across Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The first one was on November 25, and brought heavy snow north of I-94. Winds were also very strong with this system. Most locations had gusts 40 to 50 mph. The snowfall map, storm reports, and wind gusts from this storm is shown on the left.

The second storm was a long duration snowfall event November 28-29. This storm was all snow, and the highest snowfall amounts of 8 to 12 inches was along and south of I-90. The snowfall map, storm reports, and wind gusts from this storm is shown on the right.


Storm 1: Observed snowfall map from November 25, 2025. The heaviest snow from this event fell along and north of I-94.	Storm 2: Observed snowfall map from November 28-29, 2025. The heaviest snow from this event fell along and south of I-94.

Snowfall Reports from Storm 1, November 25, 2025	Snowfall Reports from Storm 2, November 28-29, 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0600 AM Snow 2 SW Long Prairie 45.96N 94.89W 11/26/2025 M7.2 Inch Todd MN CO-OP Observer CO-OP Observer station LNGM5 Long Prairie. 0700 AM Snow 2 SW Oak Grove 45.31N 93.35W 11/26/2025 M5.5 Inch Anoka MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-AA-169 Oak Grove 2.7 SSW. 0600 AM Snow 2 E Alexandria 45.88N 95.34W 11/26/2025 M5.3 Inch Douglas MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-DS-41 Alexandria 1.6 E. 0700 AM Snow 4 E Ham Lake 45.25N 93.16W 11/26/2025 M5.3 Inch Anoka MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-AA-31 Ham Lake 2E. 0645 AM Snow Shoreview 45.08N 93.14W 11/26/2025 M4.5 Inch Ramsey MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-RM-313 Shoreview 0.2 W. 0645 AM Snow 1 SSE Chisago City 45.36N 92.88W 11/26/2025 M4.5 Inch Chisago MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-CG-70 Chisago City 1.6 ENE. 0700 AM Snow 4 ESE Grandy 45.62N 93.12W 11/26/2025 M4.5 Inch Chisago MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-CG-66 Stanchfield 4.7 SE. 0700 AM Snow 3 SE Nowthen 45.30N 93.43W 11/26/2025 M4.5 Inch Anoka MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-AA-76 Nowthen 2.9 SSE. 0700 AM Snow Brandon 45.97N 95.60W 11/26/2025 M6.0 Inch Douglas MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-DS-50 Brandon 0.4 WNW. 0700 AM Snow 2 NNE Brooklyn Park 45.13N 93.34W 11/26/2025 M5.0 Inch Hennepin MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-HN-379 Brooklyn Park 1.5 NNE. 0700 AM Snow 3 SE Orrock 45.41N 93.69W 11/26/2025 M3.5 Inch Sherburne MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-SH-10 Orrock 2SE. 0730 AM Snow 1 W Stacy 45.40N 93.02W 11/26/2025 M3.5 Inch Chisago MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-CG-7 Stacy 1W. 0628 AM Snow 2 SSW Cambridge 45.55N 93.24W 11/26/2025 M3.3 Inch Isanti MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-IS-28 Cambridge 1.3 SW.	..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0700 AM Snow 1 ESE Blue Earth 43.64N 94.09W 11/30/2025 M12.0 Inch Faribault MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-FT-5 Blue Earth 0.6 ESE. 1000 AM Snow 1 S Fairmont 43.64N 94.46W 11/30/2025 M10.5 Inch Martin MN Public Photo report on X. Event total. 0600 AM Snow 1 WNW Winnebago 43.77N 94.19W 11/30/2025 M9.8 Inch Faribault MN CO-OP Observer CO-OP Observer station WNNM5 Winnebago. 0700 AM Snow Ellendale 43.87N 93.30W 11/30/2025 M8.4 Inch Steele MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-SE-3 Ellendale 0.3 SW. 0700 AM Snow Northfield 44.45N 93.16W 11/30/2025 M8.0 Inch Rice MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-RC-78 Northfield 0.4 SSW. 0700 AM Snow 1 NNW New Prague 44.56N 93.58W 11/30/2025 M7.5 Inch Scott MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-SC-49 New Prague 1.0 NNW. 0700 AM Snow 2 NE Kasota 44.31N 93.95W 11/30/2025 M7.5 Inch Le Sueur MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-LS-32 Saint Peter 1.6 SSE. 0700 AM Snow New Ulm 44.31N 94.46W 11/30/2025 M7.5 Inch Brown MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-BW-17 New Ulm 0.5 E. 0800 AM Snow 1 ENE Cannon Falls 44.51N 92.90W 11/30/2025 M7.4 Inch Goodhue MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-GH-28 Cannon Falls 0.5 SE. 0700 AM Snow 1 SW Albert Lea 43.64N 93.39W 11/30/2025 M7.0 Inch Freeborn MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-FN-5 Albert Lea 1WSW. 0700 AM Snow 2 ESE Mankato 44.16N 93.95W 11/30/2025 M7.0 Inch Blue Earth MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-BU-23 Mankato 1ESE. 0700 AM Snow 1 NNW New Prague 44.56N 93.58W 11/30/2025 M6.5 Inch Scott MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-SC-49 New Prague 1.0 NNW. 0700 AM Snow 2 N Rosemount 44.76N 93.13W 11/30/2025 M6.5 Inch Dakota MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-DK-11 Rosemount 3WNW. 0800 AM Snow 1 ENE Victoria 44.87N 93.64W 11/30/2025 M6.2 Inch Carver MN Cocorahs Cocorahs station MN-CV-103 Victoria 1.0 ENE. 0745 AM Snow 1 N Prior Lake 44.72N 93.43W 11/30/2025 M6.1 Inch Scott MN NWS Employee Event total. 0144 AM Snow 3 NNE Eau Claire 44.85N 91.48W 11/30/2025 M5.8 Inch Eau Claire WI Cocorahs Cocorahs station WI-EC-43 2 NNE Eau Claire. 0800 AM Snow 1 E Hudson 44.98N 92.74W 11/30/2025 M5.6 Inch St. Croix WI Cocorahs Cocorahs station WI-SC-65 1 E Hudson. 0703 AM Snow 3 S River Falls 44.81N 92.63W 11/30/2025 M5.5 Inch Pierce WI Cocorahs Cocorahs station WI-PC-49 River Falls 3.3 S. The period of the Snow event was 48 hours. 0643 AM Snow 13 S Altoona 44.62N 91.48W 11/30/2025 M5.5 Inch Eau Claire WI Cocorahs Cocorahs station WI-EC-28 Eleva 2.8 NNW. 0800 AM Snow 2 SSW Lund 44.52N 92.22W 11/30/2025 M5.3 Inch Pepin WI Cocorahs Cocorahs station WI-PP-2 Stockholm 2NE.
Observed Wind Gusts from Storm 1, November 25, 2025	Observed Wind Gusts from Storm 2, November 28-29, 2025
...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS NOV 25, 2025... Location Speed Time/Date Provider Fairmont AP 54 MPH 1024 PM 11/25 AWOS St. James AP 54 MPH 0535 AM 11/26 AWOS Madison AP 53 MPH 0855 PM 11/25 AWOS Eden Prairie AP 52 MPH 0815 AM 11/26 ASOS Redwood Falls AP 52 MPH 1048 PM 11/25 ASOS Morris AP 51 MPH 0735 PM 11/25 AWOS Olivia AP 51 MPH 0415 AM 11/26 AWOS Crystal AP 48 MPH 1112 AM 11/26 ASOS St. Paul Dwtn AP 48 MPH 0128 AM 11/26 ASOS Canby AP 48 MPH 0735 PM 11/25 AWOS Mankato AP 48 MPH 0141 AM 11/26 AWOS Montevideo AP 48 MPH 1035 PM 11/25 AWOS New Ulm AP 48 MPH 0535 AM 11/26 AWOS Eau Claire AP 47 MPH 1213 PM 11/26 ASOS Minneapolis-St. Paul AP 47 MPH 1014 AM 11/26 ASOS Granite Falls AP 46 MPH 0755 PM 11/25 AWOS St. Cloud AP 45 MPH 0956 AM 11/26 ASOS Willmar AP 45 MPH 0415 AM 11/26 AWOS Lakeville AP 45 MPH 0855 AM 11/26 AWOS Alexandria MN ASOS 44 MPH 0736 PM 11/25 ASOS Benson AP 44 MPH 0655 PM 11/25 AWOS Waseca AP 43 MPH 0215 AM 11/26 AWOS Albert Lea AP 43 MPH 0230 AM 11/26 AWOS Menomonie AP 43 MPH 0555 AM 11/26 AWOS Owatonna AP 43 MPH 0851 AM 11/26 AWOS Stanton AP 43 MPH 0957 AM 11/26 AWOS Cambridge AP 41 MPH 1219 AM 11/26 AWOS Red Wing AP 41 MPH 0335 AM 11/26 AWOS New Richmond AP 41 MPH 1035 AM 11/26 AWOS Glencoe AP 40 MPH 0955 PM 11/25 AWOS Hutchinson AP 40 MPH 0915 AM 11/26 AWOS Cumberland AP 40 MPH 0315 AM 11/26 AWOS Litchfield AP 39 MPH 0855 PM 11/25 AWOS Maple Lake AP 39 MPH 1135 PM 11/25 AWOS South St. Paul AP 39 MPH 1135 AM 11/26 AWOS Lake Elmo AP 38 MPH 0335 AM 11/26 AWOS Glenwood AP 38 MPH 0817 PM 11/25 AWOS Tony AP 38 MPH 0415 AM 11/26 AWOS	...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS FROM NOV 29, 2025... Location Speed Time/Date Provider Fairmont AP 32 MPH 0446 AM 11/30 AWOS St. James AP 32 MPH 0255 AM 11/30 AWOS Minneapolis-St. Paul AP 31 MPH 0154 PM 11/29 ASOS Eden Prairie AP 30 MPH 0535 AM 11/30 ASOS Redwood Falls AP 29 MPH 1153 PM 11/29 ASOS New Ulm AP 29 MPH 0235 AM 11/30 AWOS Buffalo AP 28 MPH 0215 AM 11/30 AWOS Mankato AP 28 MPH 1204 AM 11/30 AWOS Morris AP 28 MPH 0255 AM 11/30 AWOS Owatonna AP 28 MPH 0835 PM 11/29 AWOS Waseca AP 26 MPH 0315 AM 11/30 AWOS Albert Lea AP 26 MPH 0255 AM 11/30 AWOS Eau Claire AP 26 MPH 0156 PM 11/29 ASOS Maple Lake AP 26 MPH 0135 AM 11/30 AWOS Madison AP 25 MPH 0415 AM 11/30 AWOS Crystal AP 25 MPH 0457 AM 11/30 ASOS Rice Lake AP 25 MPH 0535 AM 11/30 AWOS St. Cloud AP 25 MPH 1253 AM 11/30 ASOS St. Paul Dwtn AP 25 MPH 0328 AM 11/30 ASOS Cambridge AP 24 MPH 0935 AM 11/30 AWOS Canby AP 24 MPH 1235 AM 11/30 AWOS Glencoe AP 24 MPH 0215 AM 11/30 AWOS Hutchinson AP 24 MPH 0835 PM 11/29 AWOS Lakeville AP 24 MPH 0535 AM 11/30 AWOS Montevideo AP 24 MPH 0715 AM 11/30 AWOS Olivia AP 24 MPH 0735 AM 11/30 AWOS Tony AP 24 MPH 1255 AM 11/30 AWOS New Richmond AP 24 MPH 0555 AM 11/30 AWOS Stanton AP 24 MPH 0535 AM 11/30 AWOS Benson AP 23 MPH 0615 AM 11/30 AWOS Faribault AP 23 MPH 0635 AM 11/30 AWOS Granite Falls AP 23 MPH 0815 AM 11/30 AWOS Litchfield AP 23 MPH 0155 AM 11/30 AWOS Princeton AP 23 MPH 0248 AM 11/30 AWOS Cumberland AP 23 MPH 0515 AM 11/30 AWOS Alexandria MN ASOS 22 MPH 0653 AM 11/30 ASOS Willmar AP 22 MPH 1235 PM 11/29 AWOS Sauk Centre AP 22 MPH 0535 AM 11/30 AWOS Menomonie AP 22 MPH 0955 AM 11/30 AWOS Osceola AP 22 MPH 0515 AM 11/30 AWOS Rush City AP 22 MPH 0355 AM 11/30 ASOS South St. Paul AP 22 MPH 0615 AM 11/30 AWOS Chetek AP 22 MPH 0835 AM 11/30 AWOS

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