April 4-5 snow, ice and wind reports

By WDIO
Very gray blizzard-like conditions with snow at Canal Park in Duluth.
April 4 storm in Canal Park. (WDIO)

A strong system brought a variety of weather to the Northland Tuesday and Wednesday. Thunderstorms, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and intense winds rocked the region. The following are observations shared from the National Weather Service as of 1 pm Wednesday.

Peak winds:

  • 10:32 PM – 4/4 – Duluth International Airport – 70 mph – St. Louis County
  • 11:55 PM – 4/4 – Duluth Sky Harbor Airport – 63 mph – St. Louis County
  • 3:34 AM – 4/5 – Bay of Grand Marais – 63 mph – Cook County
  • 8:05 PM – 4/4 – I-35 Thompson Hill – 61 mph – St. Louis County
  • 1:40 AM – 4/5 – 1 SSE Silver Bay – 59 mph – Lake County
  • 7:36 PM – 4/4 – Duluth Harbor – 57 mph – St. Louis County
  • 12:40 AM – 4/5 – I-35/Garfield – 56 mph – St. Louis County
  • 8:00 PM – 4/4 – Devils Island – 54 mph – Ashland County
  • 1:16 AM – 4/5 – Two Harbors – 54 mph – Lake County
  • 1:30 AM – 4/5 – I-535/Blatnick South – 54 mph – Douglas County
  • 10:45 PM – 4/4 – Hermantown – 50 mph – St. Louis County
  • 7:13 PM – 4/4 – Ashland Airport – 46 mph – Ashland County
  • 2:56 AM – 4/4 – Grand Marais Airport – 45 mph – Cook County
  • 7:30 PM – 4/4 – Esko – 44 mph – Carlton County
  • 8:00 PM – 4/4 – T.H 210/Tamarack – 44 mph – Aitkin County
  • 12:55 AM – 4/5 – French River – 43 mph – St. Louis County
  • 6:27 PM – 4/4 – Brainerd Airport – 43 mph – Crow Wing County
  • 7:15 PM – 4/4 – Superior Airport – 43 mph – Douglas County
  • 8:05 PM – 4/4 – Duluth – 42 mph – St. Louis County
  • 4:30 AM – 4/5 – Grand Portage – 42 mph – Cook County

Ice Reports:

  • 9:30 AM – 4/5 – Pine River – 0.30 inch – Cass County
  • 10:45 AM – 4/5 – 12 N Grand Rapids – 0.25 inch – Itasca County
  • 7:00 AM – 4/5 – 5 S Libby – 0.20 inch – Aitkin County
  • 8:00 AM – 4/5 – 4 NW Namekagon – 0.20 inch – Bayfield County
  • 8:00 AM – 4/5 – 1 NNW Duquette – 0.10 inch – Pine County
  • 7:30 AM – 4/5 – 4 WNW Red Cliff – 0.10 inch – Bayfield County
  • 7:00 AM – 4/5 – Pence – 0.10 inch – Iron County
  • 7:00 AM – 4/5 – 1 W Solon Springs – 0.05 inch – Douglas County
  • 7:00 AM – 4/5 – 1 S Coleraine – 0.04 inch – Itasca County

Snow Reports:

  • 12:35 AM – 4/5 – Two Harbors – 5.0 inches – Lake County
  • 7:12 AM – 4/5 – 1 W Buyck – 3.5 inches – St. Louis County
  • 7:00 AM – 4/5 – 1 E Lester Park – 3.5 inches – St. Louis County
  • 10:16 PM – 4/4 – 1 WNW Hovland – 3.0 inches – Cook County
  • 7:00 AM – 4/5 – 1 NW International Falls – 3.0 inches – Koochiching County
  • 4:55 AM – 4/5 – 2 ESE Duluth – 3.0 inches – St. Louis County
  • 6:00 AM – 4/5 – 3 E Orr – 2.4 inches – St. Louis County
  • 1:00 PM – 4/5 – NWS Duluth – 2.4 inches – St. Louis County
  • 7:20 AM – 4/5 – 1 SE Cornucopia – 2.0 inches – Bayfield County
  • 1:08 PM – 4/5 – Lutsen – 2.0 inches – Cook County
  • 6:00 AM – 4/5 – Cook – 1.8 inches – St. Louis County
  • 7:00 AM – 4/5 – Coleraine – 1.7 inches – Itasca County
  • 7:30 PM – 4/4 – 5 S Grand Rapids – 1.5 inches – Itasca County
  • 8:00 AM – 4/5 – 1 SW Crosby – 1.4 inches – Crow Wing County
  • 7:00 AM – 4/5 – 7 NNE Mercer – 1.3 inches – Iron County
  • 9:00 PM – 4/4 – 2 ENE Cherry – 1.3 inches – St. Louis County
  • 7:00 PM – 4/4 – International Falls – 1.1 inches – Koochiching County
  • 6:00 AM – 4/5 – 3 SW Butternut – 1.0 inch – Price County
  • 4:10 PM – 4/4 – 8 NNW Bovey – 1.0 inch – Itasca County