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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Mandy Thalhuber

April 3, 2025 8:25 AM

Snowfall totals from April Fools' Day storm

Areas in north-central Minnesota and North Shore picked up over a foot

Joe Friedrichs sent MPR News this video of Josh Dix, a worker from the Cook County Highway Department. Josh is one of three people who works to clear snow from the Gunflint Trail in the winter. While most parts of Minnesota are beginning to warm up, the Gunflint experienced over a foot of snow on April 2-3.

Courtesy of Joe Friedrichs, Paddle and Portage media

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The April Fools’ Day snowstorm slammed the Northland, dumping over a month’s worth of heavy, wet snow on the region.

Here are some of the latest snowfall reports:

Hovland, 15.2 inches
Fergus Falls, 15.1 inches
Cormorant, 14.8 inches
Finland, 14.4 inches
Lutsen, 13.1 inches
Garfield, 12.5 inches
Grand Marais, 12.2 inches
Deer Creek, 12 inches
Silver Bay, 11.8 inches
Two Harbors, 11.7 inches
Ulen, 11.5 inches
Bagley, 11 inches
Ottertail, 11 inches
Knife River, 10.5 inches
Detroit Lakes, 10.5 inches
Wadena, 10.3 inches
Hackensack, 9.6 inches
Richville, 8.5 inches
Orr, 8.4 inches
Bemidji, 8 inches

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