Power Outage in Cottage Grove, MN

This is a continuation of the winter storm that began on March 31. A wintry mix with a couple hours of very heavy snow and strong northwest winds produced hazardous driving conditions. Based on surrounding reports, radar, ASOS observations, and MNDOT road conditions, this event verified at 0100 CST on April 01, before the snow ended during the early morning hours of April 01. Co-op observers measured 13.0 inches and 11.3 inches near Woodbury. In addition to the heavy snow, gusty winds near 40 mph led to periods of whiteout conditions, power outages, and snow covered roads, which verified the winter storm.

A wintry mix with a couple hours of very heavy snow and strong northwest winds produced hazardous driving conditions. Based on surrounding reports, radar, ASOS observations, and MNDOT road conditions, this event verified at 0100 CST on April 01, before the snow ended during the early morning hours of April 01. Co-op observers measured 13.0 inches and 11.3 inches near Woodbury. In addition to the heavy snow, gusty winds near 40 mph led to periods of whiteout conditions, power outages, and snow covered roads, which verified the winter storm.

The city of Forest Lake had a few power lines blown down as a result of branches falling on them.

A few trees and power lines were blown down near Mahtomedi, on the east side of White Bear Lake.

Trees and power lines were knocked down in Cottage Grove.

There were numerous power lines downed, mainly caused by trees falling on the lines. The area along Olson Lake Road from 50th St N to 40th St N was particularly impacted by fallen trees on the lines. There were also a number of trees uprooted, some over 10 inches in diameter, in the area from 50th St N to Stillwater Blvd. Some of the portable tents at the Oakdale Summerfest held at a584 Hadley Ave N. were destroyed by wind.

Scattered large trees were blown down, along with power lines in the northern part of Lake Elmo.

There were isolated trees, large branches and power lines down from the northeastern corner of Grant into the southern part of May Township near Big Carnelian Lake (about six miles north of Stillwater). The wind also peeled heavy gauge steel off of a barn roof and took the large doors off. The south end up of a farm shop was lifted up a few inches, pushing the west wall out and displacing the roof. Power poles were down as well.

Scattered trees were downed across the southern part of Washington County from south of Cottage Grove, northeast to near Afton. In addition, there were sporadic reports of power outages due to power lines downed.

Several trees were blown down, with numerous reports of power outages in the area.

Several large trees and power lines were blown down in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.

Spotters and a local TV station also relayed a damage report of about one dozen 18 diameter trees blown down, along with power lines, on the west edge of Cottage Grove, from 80th Street and Grange, into St Paul Park and Grey Cloud Township, near 96th Street and Highway 61.

Spotters and a local TV station also relayed a damage report of about one dozen 18 diameter trees blown down, along with power lines, on the west edge of Cottage Grove, from 80th Street and Grange, into St Paul Park and Grey Cloud Township, near 96th Street and Highway 61.

Trees and power lines downed in Oak Park Heights.

Trees and power lines down.

Numerous trees and power lines down, including some on vehicles.

Numerous trees were downed. At least one quarter mile of power lines were also downed.

Limbs up to 4 inches in diameter fell onto power lines.

A few trees and power lines were downed.

Trees and power lines were downed in Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Lake Elmo, St. Paul Park, Afton, Lakeland, and Marine on the St. Croix, and Stillwater. In Cottage Grove, one tree was blown down onto a house, and lightning started a shed fire. In Stillwater a garage and pickup truck were damaged by a downed tree. A tree house was also damaged when the large branch it was supported by was ripped from the tree.

Trees and power lines were downed. A silo was damaged.

Numerous large branches down along with a few trees and power lines.

Few trees and power lines down.

Few trees and power lines down.

A powerful storm system that developed across the northern plains Monday, March 6th, produced a swath of large hail and some damaging wind gusts from central Minnesota, southward into the central plains. Three tornadoes were confirmed in east central and southern Minnesota. One near Bricelyn, another near Clarks Grove, and one more near Zimmerman. ||The air mass was unusually mild for early March and it moved northward ahead of a strong cold front that went from western, to eastern Minnesota during the afternoon and early evening hours. Dew points rose into the 50s which is very rare for early March ahead of this cold front. In addition, wind shear was very strong which provided the ample source of severe thunderstorm development and organization. ||Once thunderstorms developed, strong to severe storms developed quickly and produced large hail near Redwood Falls. Other severe thunderstorm developed northeast of Redwood Falls, to near Hutchinson, and produced a cluster of severe hail reports from Hutchinson, to Dassel, Cokato, and west of the Twin Cities area. Several other storms developed north of St. Cloud and produced quarter size hail near Rice. ||The cluster of strong to severe storms that were west of the Twin Cities, produced one tornadic storm near Zimmerman, and moved northward toward Princeton. A storm team confirmed an EF1 tornado produced the damage west of Zimmerman. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the path of this tornado, including roof damage to several homes. ||Another area of severe thunderstorms developed in northern Iowa and moved into south central Minnesota. It produced an EF1 tornado in eastern Faribault County, with a swath of large hail from southeast of Blue Earth, northeast toward Albert Lea, and then to Cannon Falls. Another storm became tornadic near Clarks Grove which also produced an EF1 tornado. These storms moved into parts of west central Wisconsin and produced strong winds and hail but no notable damage.