Event narrative (NOAA)
Local surface observations from trained spotters, combined with web cams, Minnesota Department of Transportation road conditions, and the added spin outs and crashes, blizzard conditions were noted from the afternoon, through the evening of Sunday, January 26th. A 55 year old man perished when he left his stranded car Sunday evening to walk in the storm, probably trying to get home. He was found dead the next morning south of Stewart. Another occupant of the vehicle made it to a neighbor's house. The temperature at Hutchinson at 11 pm was -7 and the wind was 28 mph gusting to 33 mph, yielding a wind chill around -35.
Other notable blizzard events in Minnesota
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.